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…
Bitcoin Price Not and an Indicator of Its Value
By Mark Norton: [email protected] 7/28/2014 I have a confession to make: Before becoming interested in Bitcoin, I hardly ever read the financial pages or took an interest in price predictions. It was the promise of Bitcoin that got me researching…
Seizure of Cypriot Bank Shows the Need for Bitcoin
For the majority of people, money is the equivalent of food and water – access to it is life itself. If the money spigot is shut off, a lot of us would very quickly find ourselves wondering how we…
A Red Flag for Bitcoin
By Mark Norton: [email protected] 7/22/2014 In the late 1900s, just as the car was starting to appear on the streets of the nation, legislators took on the responsibility of regulating these threats to life and property. A common form…
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…
How to Keep My Bitcoins Safe – An Open Letter to New Bitcoiners
After months of hearing about Bitcoin, you’ve finally taken the plunge and gotten yourself a Bitcoin or two. Welcome to the club! From my perspective, Bitcoin is a bet on the future in troubled times. There are a lot…
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…