“GIVE me control of a nation’s money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” So said Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. What would he make of Bitcoin, an online currency with no issuing authority whatsoever? Despite being written off following a s...
It was an idea that first emerged at the end of the heyday of cyber-utopianism: Bitcoin , the virtual and universal currency that could be exchanged for goods and services online, the brainchild of a mysterious pseudonymous cryptographer. Since its formal launch in 2009, Bitcoin has b...
It was an idea that first emerged at the end of the heyday of cyber-utopianism: Bitcoin , the virtual and universal currency that could be exchanged for goods and services online, the brainchild of a mysterious pseudonymous cryptographer. Since its formal launch in 2009, Bitcoin has b...
and developer of the custom system which Hansen uses to accept donations, intends for Bitcoin to go even further. He believes that “Bitcoin is perfect for campaign contributions because of its ability to do micro-transactions at low-to-no cost”, and to that end, has offered Hansen’s s...
Hard times open doors for new ideas New currencies are in high demand these days, especially in those communities most paralyzed by the financial crisis. Spaniards, who face a 25 percent unemployment rate in their country, have become particularly adventurous. In Barcelona, people hav...
2 October 2012 Last updated at 23:00 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Digital currency: Brave new world or criminal haven? By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service Bitcoins are kept in an online wallet and can be exch...
“GIVE me control of a nation’s money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” So said Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. What would he make of Bitcoin, an online currency with no issuing authority whatsoever? Despite being written off following a s...
It was an idea that first emerged at the end of the heyday of cyber-utopianism: Bitcoin , the virtual and universal currency that could be exchanged for goods and services online, the brainchild of a mysterious pseudonymous cryptographer. Since its formal launch in 2009, Bitcoin has b...
Estimated around the end of this year, the amount of Bitcoins mined per day will be halved according to the schedule. If I understand correctly, this means that the cost to mine one BTC will double, roughly, if the mining capacity stays the same.On top of that, some companies are, or ...
Schuhe, Schmuck, Handtaschen, Kaffee oder Cognac - wer online auf Einkaufstour geht, muss nicht mit Euro oder Dollar bezahlen. Seit ein paar Jahren gibt es mit der digitalen Währung Bitcoin eine Alternative zum herkömmlichen Geld. Das 2009 von Satoshi Nakamoto konzipierte System kommt...
Is money an unnecessary medium between human beings & our resources? Eli Sklar is the founder of Safebit, a new type of open-source Bitcoin wallet designed to introduce elegance to the world of Bitcoin by allowing users to easily access their Bitcoins anywhere in the world from almost...
I used the open-source version control visualization software Gource (http://code.google.com/p/gour<wbr>ce/) to visualize the history of Bitcoin from day 1 to present (well, close to present. I realized after the fact that my local repo was a couple months behind, but close enough). P...
В последнее время у Bitcoin сложилась крайне плохая репутация: все новости о BTC связаны только с киберпреступностью, ботнетами, торговлей наркотиками и кражами кошельков в обменниках. Среди фанатов Bitcoin даже появилась теория заговора, что «мировое закулисье» проводит намеренную ка...
In fact I would not be surprised if the EFF DID withdraw from social networks at some time in the future, given their recent stand on bitcoin. I believe that the EFF has stepped back from bitcoin, less over its legality but more from its political implications. Does the EFF want to el...
