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Is Segregated Witness Active? Almost!
SegWit for Litecoin has successfully locked in! A big thank you to the Litecoin/Bitcoin communities, the Litecoin/Bitcoin developers and the miners for making this possible! After activation period 7, SegWit for Litecoin will be active. Check the Status here: http://litecoinblockhalf.com/segwit.php
At the time of this post there are currently 7869 blocks left until SegWit is active.
The Problem With Blockchain Assets
Blockchain assets (also called digital currency or cryptocurrency) are a young, fragmented new frontier. New people buy bitcoin and miss out on exciting, new opportunities. Diversifying means learning about keys, seeds, wallets, blockchains, mining fees, cold storage, and more.
Not only do you give up control of your identity, privacy and money; everything quickly turns overwhelming with too much to learn.
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Market Cap for Cryptos Grows!
Bitcoin in the News – Episode 02 Phil Calfee
Storj.io Cloud Services
Do you dropbox? Here is some [solid] competition. Behold an open source, peer to peer cloud file sharing service, Storj.io! Check it out today, they are giving away 25GB for free for 12 months!
End-to-End Encryption – Distributed infrastructure – Blazing Fast – Peer-to-peer technology – Higher Availability – 99.99999%
Bitcoin in the News – A Video Compilation – Episode 01 Phil Calfee
Hacked Exchanges | Ep 4 – BitcoinNe.ws
Bter.com was added to the list of exchanges being hacked, be careful when storing your coins in an online exchange!
Bitcoin Regulation | Ep 2 Sat Morning Coffee – BitcoinNe.ws
Here we talk about Bitcoin and some false assumptions with when it comes to Bitcoin not being regulated!
Newegg Is Officially Participating in Bitcoin Black Friday
It’s official, Bitcoin Black Friday is a big deal. Remembering back to when this thing started I wasn’t sure anyone of note would participate. Today the idea of any Bitcoin-accepting business not capitalizing on Bitcoin’s own massive holiday sale is inconceivable. There has been a lot of anticipation leading up to this year’s Bitcoin Black Friday: A lot of new businesses have jumped on the Bitcoin bandwagon and the idea of some of the bigger ones taking part in BBF 2014 has many of us salivating. I’m happy to announce that one of those drool-inducing dreams has in fact come true! According to organizer Jon Holmquist, Newegg is officially participating in Bitcoin Black Friday.
More: http://codinginmysleep.com/newegg-is-officially-participating-in-bitcoin-black-friday/
3 Easy Steps: Creating your new bitcoin wallet with our Android app
Being able t
o send and receive bitcoins is only seconds away, after you’ve downloaded and installed Blockchain’s bitcoin wallet for Android.
Did you know that you can also use our wallet on your Android tablet? In this guide, we’ll show you how to create a new wallet using your Nexus 7 tablet, with tips included on how to ensure your wallet is safe and secure.
The wallet creation process should be identical (or very close to it) for any Android device.
Another slam dunk from @aantonop!
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Bitcoin for Oil?
On today’s podcast, Jerry comments on a new Kuwaiti proposal to shift the payment method for Gulf oil exports from U.S. dollars to Bitcoin.
Dogecoin mining halves in <5 days!
#Bitcoin Ne.ws: Less than 5 days before #Dogecoin halves!!! #ToTheMoon!
See the updates countdown here: http://www.csullender.com/dogecoin/
Student Submissions in MIT’s Bitcomp. Here are some of the ideas…
The MIT Bitcoin Project team plans to announce the three winners from Round 1 – the elevator pitch – of its BitComp tomorrow morning. I had a chance to review some of the 45 entries as a judge, and will say I was incredibly impressed.
Read more here: Impressive Round 1 Student Submissions in MIT’s Bitcomp.
Yahoo Finance adds BTC/USD! Google Follows Suit.
Yes, now you can add the price of a Bitcoin to your preinstalled yahoo finance app on your phone or visit it online!
This is exciting news! Shortly after, none other than Google Finance has followed along offering Bitcoin under their currency lists as well.
Both of them lack a serious amount of history of the bitcoin price, for that we recommend BitcoinWisdom.com which offeres live charts for a veriety of exchanges and digital currencies.
DISH Network becomes the largest company to accept Bitcoin
The bitcoin merchant processor Bitpay has teamed up with the largest business so far to accept bitcoin, worth over $27B:
We’re excited to announce that DISH will accept bitcoin and has chosen Coinbase as their bitcoin payment processor.
DISH today announced they are the largest company and first subscription model pay-TV provider to accept bitcoin, marking a large step forward in the growing momentum of customers paying companies in bitcoin for things we do every day, like watching premium TV. Continue reading
Circle, taking the product out of stealth mode
“We’re bringing Bitcoin to the mainstream with transactions that are instant, free, global, and secure.” – CEO Jeremy Allaire
For more information and Bitcoin news, check out their website: www.circle.com
Bitcoin approved for political donations*
The US Government has approved the use of Bitcoin for campaign donations, but that comes with a grocery list of requirements and breaches in privacy:
*Donate with Bitcoin, as long as you:
- Don’t exceed $100 worth
- List your name and address
- List your occupation and employer
- Prove you own them
- Married: Get spouses approval
- Prove you are not a foreign national
- Account for capital gains
Otherwise:
“Using bitcoin as payment for PACs, therefore makes PACs subject to IRS search warrants to catch individuals avoiding taxes illegally. And given what we have seen in Switzerland in cracking down on tax avoidance, we should fully expect the IRS to use this to justify PAC search warrants, whether politically motivated or not.”
RT has more details: http://rt.com/usa/157764-fec-okays-bitcoin-for-pacs/
