fun to watch.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/chinas-biggest-secret-bitcoin-mine2:10PM EST
2:52PM EST
http://cointelegraph.com/news/113441/ex-credit-suisse-ceo-invest-in-gold-and-bitcoin-long-term-not-fiat“Capital requirements mean that in future, banks will no longer be in a position to take advantage of their position as market makers,” he explained. “That means that they'll no longer be buying when rates sink, and no longer be selling when they rise. It simply costs too much in terms of capital... Therefore markets can tumble a lot faster than in the past...”
“Central banks can print money limitlessly and these days they are telling us that openly. It's therefore no longer recoverable.”
http://cointelegraph.com/news/113440/forget-price-heres-how-bitcoin-really-performed-in-2014"The biggest investment round came from Xapo, with a whopping US$40 million. Next were BitPay and Blockchain.info, who both received an influx of US$30 million."
http://www.coindesk.com/italian-central-bank-no-aml-requirement-bitcoin-exchanges/“In Italy the purchase, use and acceptance of virtual currency must be considered lawful activity: the parties are free to transact in amounts not expressed in legal tender.”
http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/05/technology/security/bitcoin-silk-road/"Despite all the hype, Bitcoin isn't anonymous. It's electronic cash. And like anything digital, it leaves a trail of bits."
"Bitcoin is all about electronic wallets that send digital cash directly to one another. All you need is a Bitcoin wallet address. You never need to know someone's real name. And at the center of it all is the engine that keeps the system alive: a public record of all transactions called "the blockchain."
It seems anonymous at first -- but only if you keep your wallet address secret. If that's connected to your name, the whole world knows every transaction you've ever made."
