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Bitcoin analysis: Cyprus crisis increases virtual currency interest | BGR

bgr.com 18 Mar '13, 12pm

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Business March 18, 2013 at 8:40 AM by Tero Kuittinen 8:40 AM Interestingly enough, several Bitcoin-related apps started spiking on the Spanish iPhone market over the weekend. Bitcoin Gold shot up in the Spanish iPhone Finance category from 498 to 72 , and another app called Bitcoin Ticker zoomed from 526 to 52 in just one day. A leading service called Bitcoin App jumped from 194 to 151 between Friday and Sunday as Spaniards brooded over the Cyprus crisis. Some vague rumors about possible savings account confiscations have been swirling around Europe over the past couple of months, but they had been shrugged off as American-style crazy conspiracy theories. Now, Europe is facing the reality of governments suddenly swooping in to take a bite out of even small savings accounts. Oddly enough, an EU official named Dijsselbloem rushed to point out on Saturday evening that further...

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@komiska » 31 Mar '13, 10am
@ivucica @klaatu @MrOil just when i thought introducing EURO was the biggest steal [link] [link]
@Paladella » 25 Mar '13, 7am
Several Bitcoin-related apps started spiking on the Spanish iPhone market over the weekend ... [link]
@Politikantika » 24 Mar '13, 12pm
RT @bluemontcapital: Spaniards use of virtual money starting to soar in response to #cyprus [link]
@bluemontcapital » 24 Mar '13, 12pm
Spaniards use of virtual money starting to soar in response to #cyprus [link]
@Tiefseher » 21 Mar '13, 3pm
RT @c0ldcall: .@Tiefseher Aktueller Bitcoin-Boom scheint Ursprung in Spanien zu haben: #Bitcoin apps soar in #Spain - [link]
@c0ldcall » 21 Mar '13, 3pm
.@Tiefseher Aktueller Bitcoin-Boom scheint Ursprung in Spanien zu haben: #Bitcoin apps soar in #Spain - [link]
@guille_arregui » 21 Mar '13, 8am
@pcabestany gracias Pepe, ayer ley lo mismo desde otra fuente [link]
@billg1963 » 21 Mar '13, 4am
El vuelo alto de apps de Bitcoin en España – el cuento horripilante de Chipre empujará monedas virtuales? [link]
@GNULinuxGuy » 20 Mar '13, 3am
RT @homemadecode: @jonflombee Thanks for the retweet, I recommend you also read this article about #Bitcoin apps increase in popularity [link]
@homemadecode » 20 Mar '13, 1am
@jonflombee Thanks for the retweet, I recommend you also read this article about #Bitcoin apps increase in popularity [link]
@homemadecode » 20 Mar '13, 1am
@ajlongshanks Thanks for the retweet, you might want to check out this article about the surge of #Bitcoin apps [link]
@homemadecode » 20 Mar '13, 1am
@blancz Thanks for the retweet. You might also want to check this article about the surge of #Bitcoin apps in Spain. [link]
@ssyreeni » 19 Mar '13, 10pm
Gresham's law, anybody? Well not literally since there's no forced parity, but close enough. [link]
@kittylight » 19 Mar '13, 3pm
RT @Team_Nature: #Local #Open #Source #Currencies Bitcoin apps soar in Spain – will the Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link]
@Alpha_Men_OM300 » 19 Mar '13, 3pm
#Local #Open #Source #Currencies Bitcoin apps soar in Spain – will the Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link]
@PaymentsAtoZ » 19 Mar '13, 1pm
Is this the push that #Bitcoin needed! A crisis in Cyprus! Interesting read #virtual #currencies / #payments [link]
@butchybutch » 19 Mar '13, 12pm
RT @harrievo: Bitcoin apps soar in Spain – will the Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link]
@bekblayton » 19 Mar '13, 6am
Bitcoin apps soar in Spain – will the Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link] #economics (thanks @charles_consult)
@GNULinuxGuy » 19 Mar '13, 4am
RT @tagbond: #Bitcoin creating a Massive Impact on #Spanish #Market! [link] @zeresoft #iPhone #apps #Cyrpus #Crisis
@Tazatator » 19 Mar '13, 3am
RT @LibertarianPoli: Bitcoin apps soar in Spain - will the Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link]
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@dechnostick » 19 Mar '13, 2am
"Bitcoin analysis: Cyprus crisis increases virtual currency interest | BGR" [link]
@Rasheed_Moore » 19 Mar '13, 1am
El #Bitcoin is running like a Bull through the streets of Pamplona [link]
@valero_e » 19 Mar '13, 1am
[link] bitcoin la moneda mas libre del mundo, se hace mas popular en España @AlfredoJalife
@yayayarndiva » 19 Mar '13, 12am
RT @charles_consult: Bitcoin apps soar in Spain – will the Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link] #economics
@AritzA » 18 Mar '13, 11pm
RT @mcontreras: El uso de Bitcoin aumenta en España [link] en @bgr
@mcontreras » 18 Mar '13, 11pm
El uso de Bitcoin aumenta en España [link] en @bgr
@charles_consult » 18 Mar '13, 10pm
Bitcoin apps soar in Spain – will the Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link] #economics
@IainHull » 18 Mar '13, 7pm
#Cyprus debacle triggers #Spanish interest in #Bitcoin"@alaric: @swardley it seems it is! [link]"
@techdelight » 18 Mar '13, 6pm
Bitcoin apps soar in Spain #technology [link]
@Larry_Mullet » 18 Mar '13, 6pm
@AynRand4Lyfe [link] life is fiction.
@itsluncht1me » 18 Mar '13, 6pm
RT @PaulHorwitz: Bitcoin apps soar in #Spain - will the #Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? #money [link]
@pietrom79 » 18 Mar '13, 6pm
RT @giacomozucco: BITCOIN APPS SOAR IN SPAIN – WILL THE CYPRUS SHOCKER BOOST VIRTUAL CURRENCIES? [link]
@shailendersain » 18 Mar '13, 6pm
RT @dadefjam: Cyprus-effect: Spanjaarden zetten euro's om naar bitcoins [link] Daar heeft rupsje nooitgenoeg Dijsselbloem niets te zeggen
@dadefjam » 18 Mar '13, 5pm
Cyprus-effect: Spanjaarden zetten euro's om naar bitcoins [link] Daar heeft rupsje nooitgenoeg Dijsselbloem niets te zeggen
@bensig » 18 Mar '13, 5pm
Bitcoin making headlines (again) [link]
@CrawfordDesign » 18 Mar '13, 4pm
Let's go to the bitcoin. [link]
@BitcoinStarter » 18 Mar '13, 4pm
RT @waspoza: Bitcoin apps soar in Spain – will the Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link] #bitcoin
@swardley » 18 Mar '13, 3pm
RT @alaric: @swardley it seems it is! [link]
@jcantero » 18 Mar '13, 3pm
Bitcoin apps soar in Spain [link] ¿eing? ¿Pero no estaban baneadas las apps de bitcoin de la App Store?
@BlackBis0n » 18 Mar '13, 3pm
Bitcoin Apps heavily downloaded in Spain following Cyprus news: [link]
@WillieSmothers » 18 Mar '13, 3pm
#Bitcoin apps soar in Spain – will the #Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link] #bailout #euro
@mikerugnetta » 18 Mar '13, 3pm
Bitcoin best protection vs threats to European savings accts? [link] /via @lanalana, @amelia_acker
@lanalana » 18 Mar '13, 3pm
RT @amelia_acker: Bitcoin mobile apps soar in Spain [link] cc @lanalana #mobilemoney
@OpenRevolution » 18 Mar '13, 3pm
[BGR] #mobilemoney - Will the Cyprus crisis and EU threat of bank deposit taxes boost #virtualcurrency... [link]
@alaric » 18 Mar '13, 3pm
@swardley it seems it is! [link]
@baileyalexander » 18 Mar '13, 3pm
Damn straight it'll encourage virtual c's. Bitcoin apps soar in Spain/ will Cyprus shocker boost virtual currencies? [link]
@amelia_acker » 18 Mar '13, 2pm
Bitcoin mobile apps soar in Spain [link] cc @lanalana #mobilemoney
@a_revolt_org » 18 Mar '13, 2pm
A bank run all over Southern Europe is announced. Do you understand what for positive effects it might have on... [link]
@alexhern » 18 Mar '13, 2pm
Combining two of today’s posts, Spanish savers *appear* to be moving their money into Bitcoin: [link]