US Commodities Regulator to Hold Public Bitcoin Hearing

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that it will hold a public meeting to discuss digital currencies on 9th October in Washington, DC.Created in 1975, the US CFTC is an independent federal agency that regulates the country’s futures and options markets. The meeting will be presided by the CFTC’s Global Market Advisory Committee, a group that advises the organisation on issues related to market integrity and competitiveness.The...

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Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne to Keynote Inside Bitcoins Las Vegas – Get 10% OFF

by Adam Hofman on September 24, 2014 { } Inside Bitcoins Conference and Expo will be returning to Las Vegas on October 5-7! The event will feature 35 informational sessions, over 70 speakers, 4 keynotes, and a half day of workshops!Taking place at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, the conference will cover a wide range of topics including mainstream adoption, compliance, bitcoin startups, investing, mining, altcoins, equipment, and more. An impressive...

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PayPal Embraces Bitcoin: Is It Only the Beginning?

PayPal announced a monumental partnership today that will likely play a large part in the adoption of bitcoin throughout the world. The company has partnered with BitPay, Coinbase, and GoCoin to provide bitcoin support to the millions of PayPal users.The first project consists of integrating with the company’s Payments Hub, which is likely to be a small piece of the puzzle in the future relationship between PayPal and the leading Bitcoin payment...

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Network Visibility Product Incorporates Bitcoin Pooled Mining Detection

Bitcoin is gaining popularity. Although the price has declined, people are still asking about and joining the ‘mining frenzy’ with increasingly capable hardware. In fact, the current aggregate hashrate of the Bitcoin network is topping a staggering >200,000,000 GH/s.Remember that the profitability of mining depends on not only the necessary investment in hardware, but, most importantly, in the recurring cost of the energy required to power mining...

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Kryptokit releases Video-Based Contest to Showcase the Power of Bitcoin Brainwallets

With 2 bitcoins available to be won, Kryptokit contest tests new blockchain based marketing ideasTORONTO, CANADA – SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 – Today Kryptokit, the makers of the instant bitcoin wallet RushWallet, launched a video with a twist: embedded in the humorous video is a series of clues that lead viewers to 30 hidden brainwallets filled with bitcoins. Once viewers decipher the clues they are invited to claim the wallets and transfer any bitcoins...

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