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![What Can I Buy With Bitcoin? [MakeUseOf Explains]](http://static.openruby.com/assets/pages/2b/33/2b334cf6129d5cb6705b10abf0aa495e_100.jpg)
If you’ve never heard of Bitcoin before, then don’t worry because you’re in the majority. Let’s just say that it’s a virtual currency (meaning you’ll never be able to hold an actual Bitcoin in your hands) and leave it at that. For some people, that might sound silly. For others, Bitco...
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Virtual currencies, or digital currencies if you prefer, have been in the news a lot lately. Not just the technology news channels either, as even the mainstream news channels have picked up on them. Bitcoin has driven this new and renewed interest in these currencies that are very di...
Quite recently, I wrote an article revealing the disadvantages to Bitcoin mining . More precisely, a major disadvantage to the actual Bitcoin mining process is the cost vs. revenue battle, where you may be spending more money on generating bitcoins than you are earning with the bitcoi...
![Currency Of The Revolution, Or Tool For Online Vendors? The Many Faces Of Bitcoin [Feature]](http://static.openruby.com/assets/pages/84/30/8430542744cefda6336d8e50f2d3043d_100.jpg)
Around the world organizations shut out by traditional merchant processors – Wikileaks, lulzsec and the creator of a 3D printable gun, for example – are turning to the digital currency for donations. And online casinos based entirely around Bitcoin are bringing in serious revenue . A ...
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Bitcoin , a virtual form of currency, has known its share of controversy – mainly around being used for illicit activities. But now the cyber-currency has gotten a much needed boost in legitimacy, with WordPress.com accepting it as a form of payment just like PayPal or credit cards. T...
