http://www.coindesk.com/california-bill-bitcoin-lawful-money/
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Anyone know about the standard bank news?? Will I be able to send BTC to that bank from sweden and store them safe??
Changed my opinion.http://www.coindesk.com/africas-largest-bank-trials-bitcoin-integration-system/
If anything comes of it it will need SA Reserve Bank approval. SA has a exchange controls more stringent than China.
Anyone know about the standard bank news?? Will I be able to send BTC to that bank from sweden and store them safe??
pretty cool coming from a Citigroup strategist....
http://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2014/02/reflections-on-bitcoin.html
http://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2014/02/reflections-on-bitcoin.html
western union sinking like the titanic
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/western-union-profit-falls-27-211111068.html
The irony is these compliance costs (partially responsible for the losses) were lobbied for to keep competition out. Just the cost of maintaining a monopoly. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/western-union-profit-falls-27-211111068.html
western union sinking like the titanic
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/western-union-profit-falls-27-211111068.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/western-union-profit-falls-27-211111068.html
I miss this TL/DR thread of bitcoin.
For those who have been too busy watching the Olympics to keep up with bitcoin since February 6th:
Over the weekend Mt Gox halted BTC withdrawals, effectively cutting themselves off completely, which made their price fall below those of the other exchanges and also be irrelevant.
https://www.mtgox.com/press_release_20140207.html
On Monday they blamed their withdrawal problems on the malleability of bitcoin transaction ids and said they wouldn't give back their clients coins until the "bug" was fixed.
https://www.mtgox.com/press_release_20140210.html
It turns out that somebody is broadcasting duplicate transactions with different ids to the bitcoin network, either to be malicious or simply to correct transactions that do not conform to the most recent protocol rules. Mt Gox appear to be the only people whose wallet software can't handle this.
http://beforeitsnews.com/eu/2014/02/the-embarrassing-fact-mtgox-left-out-of-their-press-release-their-bad-code-hygiene-was-the-direct-cause-of-problems-2550398.html
Meanwhile people are panicking, exchanges are halting withdrawals, random market orders are causing flash-crashes to $100/BTC.
You know... Tuesday.
For those who have been too busy watching the Olympics to keep up with bitcoin since February 6th:
Over the weekend Mt Gox halted BTC withdrawals, effectively cutting themselves off completely, which made their price fall below those of the other exchanges and also be irrelevant.
https://www.mtgox.com/press_release_20140207.html
On Monday they blamed their withdrawal problems on the malleability of bitcoin transaction ids and said they wouldn't give back their clients coins until the "bug" was fixed.
https://www.mtgox.com/press_release_20140210.html
It turns out that somebody is broadcasting duplicate transactions with different ids to the bitcoin network, either to be malicious or simply to correct transactions that do not conform to the most recent protocol rules. Mt Gox appear to be the only people whose wallet software can't handle this.
http://beforeitsnews.com/eu/2014/02/the-embarrassing-fact-mtgox-left-out-of-their-press-release-their-bad-code-hygiene-was-the-direct-cause-of-problems-2550398.html
Meanwhile people are panicking, exchanges are halting withdrawals, random market orders are causing flash-crashes to $100/BTC.
You know... Tuesday.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/high-speed-link-provider-perseus-to-accept-bitcoin-2014-02-06?link=MW_latest_news
"Bitcoin has taken another step toward inserting itself into the global financial system as Perseus Telecom, a provider of heavy-bandwidth telecommunications connections for securities exchanges and their customers, said it will accept payments in the digital currency."
"Bitcoin has taken another step toward inserting itself into the global financial system as Perseus Telecom, a provider of heavy-bandwidth telecommunications connections for securities exchanges and their customers, said it will accept payments in the digital currency."
Montreal just got an ATM machine.
You Can Now Pay Cash For Bitcoin at 28,000 UK Stores
http://www.coindesk.com/can-now-pay-cash-bitcoin-28000-uk-stores/
http://www.coindesk.com/can-now-pay-cash-bitcoin-28000-uk-stores/
Wall Street Journal Debuts Dedicated Bitcoin Coverage
http://bitcoinmagazine.com/9927/wall-street-journal-debuts-dedicated-bitcoin-coverage/
http://bitcoinmagazine.com/9927/wall-street-journal-debuts-dedicated-bitcoin-coverage/
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3147952575001/regulations-coming-to-bitcoin/#sp=show-clips
Ben Lawsky is starting to get it - I'd say this is good news....
Ben Lawsky is starting to get it - I'd say this is good news....
Yes. Now its just a matter of whether they get those regulations out in 2 months or 10. I'm rooting for 2.
http://playwithcoin.com/a-land-based-casino-in-cyprus-is-now-accepting-bitcoin/
a casino could also function as an exchange.
a casino could also function as an exchange.
living the american dream
Wage slave? More like a nightmare.
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3147952575001/regulations-coming-to-bitcoin/#sp=show-clips
Ben Lawsky is starting to get it - I'd say this is good news....
Ben Lawsky is starting to get it - I'd say this is good news....
wow, good old ben sounds like a btc enthusiast. when did he buy ? 2011 ?
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3147952575001/regulations-coming-to-bitcoin/#sp=show-clips
Ben Lawsky is starting to get it - I'd say this is good news....
Ben Lawsky is starting to get it - I'd say this is good news....
http://www.coindesk.com/government-report-not-lagging-bitcoin/
no "we will ban it" rap here. in fact it sounds more like an approval.
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The chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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“This report has some good news – namely that the United States may not be as far behind the curve on virtual currencies as some have argued,” Carper said. “In fact, the United States might be leading the way for a number of nations when it comes to addressing this growing technology.”
no "we will ban it" rap here. in fact it sounds more like an approval.
I'm not much of a thread starter, so please go ahead. In the meantime this might also be interesting (if true):
Patrick Byrne retracts statement that Overstock.com will not hold bitcoins, also announces personal investment
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1wl7xp/patrick_byrne_retracts_statement_that/
Patrick Byrne retracts statement that Overstock.com will not hold bitcoins, also announces personal investment
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1wl7xp/patrick_byrne_retracts_statement_that/
reddit is blocked by my employer for some reason
can anyone cut and paste?
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/can-bitcoin-save-the-post-office-iQx5kWnzQI~iWL2ZmNNm0A.html
Could be huge......
Could be huge......
USPS accepting Bitcoin as a financial service will be massive. But maybe 2015 not this year
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