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Another week, another big retailer adopting bitcoin. The news is a vote of confidence for the virtual currency, but it still doesn’t answer the question of when — or if –… Read more »
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Another week, another big retailer adopting bitcoin. The news is a vote of confidence for the virtual currency, but it still doesn’t answer the question of when — or if –… Read more »
A leaked list suggests some familiar names will participate in an upcoming bitcoin auction by the US government. This raises the question of why people would participate in a currency auction… Read more »
Do you have spare millions lying around that you want to invest in something new? The U.S. government will be auctioning off blocks of 3000 bitcoins later this month. Read more »
Expedia is letting consumers book hotels with bitcoin but will anyone do so? The travel industry may make more sense than others as a category for consumers to use virtual currency. Read more »
The SEC announced charges against the operator of SatoshiDice and a bitcoin marketing site for selling unregistered securities and taking bitcoin as payment. Read more »
A change to Apple’s terms of service suggest a possible thaw in the company’s long-standing hostility to virtual currencies. Read more »
The well-funded bitcoin startup Circle has been cagey about its plans for months. On Friday, it finally unveiled one of its products: an online banking interface for non-tech types. Read more »
Students at hundreds of colleges can get $10 worth of bitcoin if they open a Coinbase account. But will they find a (legal) way to spend it? Read more »
Well-known tech investor Chris Dixon, speaking in New York, shared some thoughts on virtual currency and where the innovation and the economy are going. Here’s a short summary. Read more »
In another move to the mainstream for bitcoin, financial information giant Bloomberg will now show prices and social media news on its terminals. Read more »