Announcing ZeroBlock for Android
I have been using ZeroBlock’s real-time market data and news aggregator almost since I became serious about Bitcoin. It is the pretty much the first app I look at in the morning…
Bitcoin’s Killer App is Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s killer app just hasn’t arrived yet, suggested Dylan Love in an article for Business Insider recently. Bitcoin is still in its infancy, and although it has a lot of potential, it still needs time to develop the great…
Logan Fairfax Law: Civil Liberties Legal Services for Bitcoin
A Ramona couple was ordered Thursday to stand trial on charges of illegally cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale, despite their claims that they were growing the plants for medical use, which is allowed under state law. …
Bitcoin and Taxes
With bitcoin (briefly) hitting a landmark figure of $1000 per bitcoin on some exchanges following the green light seemingly given by the US Senate Hearings, cryptocurrency is here to stay. The transition to a bitcoin economy will see nation states…
Bitcoin and Agorism: an Interview with Jillian Batty of Stateless Sweets
Bitcoin is disruptive. When it hits its stride, it is going to cause a major shakeup of the world financial and political structures. It is going to force a rethinking about how a lot of things are done. And with…
Why the case for Bitcoin at $340 is not that crazy after all
By Michael Carney On November 8, 2013Bitcoin went on another massive price run yesterday, hitting an all-time intraday high of $328 on the Mt. Gox exchange, and closing the day at $310, up nearly 17.5 percent. Today, it’s already up another 11 percent…
CoinLenders: RIP
UPDATE: 11/08/2013 Unfortunately, Coinlenders’ sister site, Inputs.io has been hacked and 4,100 bitcoin have been stolen. This appears to be the end of both Coinlenders and Inputs.io. It is unfortunate, but alas expected, that criminals will exploit any weakness to…
A New Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange: An Interview with Coingrounds’ Saif Altimimi
Editors Note: As has happened all too often, Coingrounds fell victim to a falling out between its partners and also a hack. The project is now defunct. Although this site never saw the light of day, Bitcoin Warrior remains committed…
The American Dream 2013: Surviving
When survival is touted as a job goal, self-sacrifice becomes a virtue. These people– A lawyer, a computer scientist, a military analyst, and a teacher–have something in common that fifteen years ago would’ve been unimaginable; they are trained…