Dwolla Suspends Bitcoin: The On Ramp is Closed!
I recently came on an interesting article by an economics student. The clearly anti-Bitcoin author noted a few of the common criticisms of Bitcoin before launching into her big finale. She claimed that even if Bitcoin where to supplant fiat…
A Bitcoin Warrior Profile of Cups and Cakes Bakery
One Bitcoin accepting merchant that has been getting a lot of press recently is Cups and Cakes Bakery located in San Francisco. Cups and Cakes Bakery was started by Jennifer Emerson after she ran out of cake mix and decided…
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…
Hangtime with Bitcoin: An Interview with Paul Puey of Hangtime Climbing Company
Matthew Childs, in his Ted Talk 9 Life Lessons from Rock Climbing, lays out how lessons learned in rock climbing can apply to life. Some of the lessons he talks about struck me as being applicable to the Bitcoin community…
Bitcoin and the College Student – An Interview with Students For Liberty
In his article The Libertarian Case for Bitcoin, Alex Mayyasi made a claim that Bitcoin is a currency made for libertarians. The argument goes that even banks expect that we will all be using digital currency sooner or later. This…
The Bitcoin Warrior Story Competition — Win .35 Bitcoin!
The Bitcoin Warrior Bitcoin Story Contest: We are giving away .35 bitcoins for the best Bitcoin Story. If you have an entertaining story involving Bitcoin, send it to [email protected] and you’ll get a chance to receive .35 bitcoins. Terms &…
Bitcoin and Africa: An Interview with the Virtual Doctor Project
Florence was admitted as an inpatient to Chanyanya Rural Health Clinic in very poor health, with swelling on her face and neck. She had recently been diagnosed as HIV positive and so had only been taking antiretroviral medication for two weeks….
Bitcoin and the Language Learner: A Profile of Language101.com
I stood in a little Italian café somewhere in Rome at the beginning of my junior year study abroad program. I asked the man behind the counter with a pretty good accent, “Dov’e il bagno?” The man smiled. He clearly…
Bitcoin, the Media, and the Small Business Person
Bitcoin is finally beginning to make a splash in the mainstream media. It is actually becoming commonplace to see articles about it in Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, and even the Economist. The prestigious Economist has written fifteen Bitcoin related…
Introducing CoinChat – Earn Bitcoin by Chatting
CoinChat is a chatroom that is designed to reward its members for taking part in conversations. Rather than just hanging out with one another, you actually earn money while doing it (in the form of Bitcoins)! This adds a whole…