Bitcoin brings hope to Africa: an interview with Alakanani Itireleng
By Mark Norton: Editor @ BitcoinWarrior.net 8/10/14 “Bitcoin is not political,” a growing number of people are saying as it grows in popular usage. Initially, Bitcoin found a home among the libertarian crowd because of its decentralized nature and…
A Chat with Harry of Bytecoin, an Anonymous, Egalitarian Cryptocoin
By Mark Norton: Editor @ BitcoinWarrior.net 8/6/2014 In one of Satoshi Nakamoto’s final emails just before going silent, he said he was moving on to other things. Some, with no good evidence but a little good fun, have proposed that…
Virtex.com: A Lithuanian Exchange with Global Aspirations
By Mark Norton 7/30/2014 The end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 was a brutal time for Bitcoin businesses: BitInstant, BitFloor, Coinlenders and Input.io, Silkroad, Neo and Bee, and finally, the massive crash of Mt. Gox. For a little…
SCI Brings Bitcoin to the Philippines: An Interview with Luis Buenaventura
Policymakers can do much more to maximize the positive impact of remittances by making them less costly and more productive for both the individual and the recipient country. –Dilip Ratha, Manager of the Migration and Remittances Team at the World…
State Senator Branden Petersen Starts Non-Profit to Promote Bitcoin
A recent post on Reddit talked about the experience of one redditor who lost his wallet while travelling in Seattle. Fortunately for him, he didn’t have to throw himself on the mercy of his friends there, but just by…
The History of Mining and an Interview with Nanok Bie, CMO of KnCMiner
In Roman Britain circa 100 CE, miners take a final look at a damn holding back the water that had been laboriously collected for months via aqueduct. In a few minutes, that damn will be opened and the ensuing…
CryptoConnecta: Crypto Social Networking for a Crypto Community
Right now, looking around the Bitcoin space, it feels a little like early morning on the day of the school fair. Everyone involved in the fair is out and about doing what they need to be doing – some are…
KLIPPT: Bitcoin/Colored Coin IPOs Get Started with a Hair Cut
There is a little bit of a feeling of ‘hurry up and wait’ about Bitcoin. On the one hand, it’s a revolutionary technology with huge potential as a currency, an asset, and as a decentralized method to do all…
Verso Cards Brings Swiss Banking to Bitcoin
As more and more people get into Bitcoin, the question of how to hold and use them securely is going to be one of the real make-or-break issues surrounding Bitcoin. The new cryptocurrency is not something that you can hold…
Passing Bitcoin Around the World: Next Event – February 8, 2014
This is a repost of the article we ran about the Passing Bitcoin Around the World last October. The next event is Saturday, February 8, 2014. Hope to see you there! _________________________________________________ The velocity of Bitcoin made the news a few…