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Since a few days, German bank Sparkasse, has been blocking cryptocurrency orders, returning money to customers, said Dutch cryptocurrency exchange Anycoin Direct. 
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CoinDesk looks at the five most common cryptocurrency community characters you'll meet wandering the pages of r/bitcoin.
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BITCOIN may well be the world’s worst-performing currency. In 2014 it lost more than half of its value against the dollar, beating even Ukraine’s hryvnia and the Russian rouble. But measured by the number of new books it has inspired, bitcoin is top of the pile. Nearly 200 titles about the crypto-currency came out last year, according to Amazon. Another dozen will hit the shelves in the coming months.
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Poor cryptocurrency devotees would love to know, are they good investments? Or not? Many believe that a few good soldiers—or maybe many—could endure the storm of investments.
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The recent meteoric rise in the dollar price of Bitcoin – from around $12 at the beginning of 2013 to several peaks above $1000 at the end – has brought widespread attention to the prospects for and future of cryptocurrencies. I have no material stake in Bitcoin (although I do accept donations), and this article will not attempt to predict whether the current price of Bitcoin signifies mostly lasting value or a bubble akin to the Dutch tulip mania of the 1630s. Instead of speculation about any particular price level, I hope here to establish a principle pertaining to the purchasing power of cryptocurrencies in general, since Bitcoin is no longer the only one.
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The renowned Libertarian public policy think tank The Cato Institute has a review by Steve H. Hanke of the book “New Private Monies: A Bit Part Player?” by free-banking expert Kevin Dowd, published by the Institute of Economic Affairs. According to Hanke, the book delivers a refreshingly accurate and straightforward assessment of Bitcoin, ignoring the hype that surrounds it.
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eBook, how to thrive in the new digital Wild West of crypto-currencies.
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Expect many more innovations and improvements from cryptocurrency technology. Do not, however, hope for the same from Bitcoin.
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Competition to create digital currencies risks fracturing the still-young Bitcoin system.
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It may be the case that the cryptocurrency is most valuable as a development platform for other products -- products that could ultimately revolutionize the ways we think about and handle data.
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This week's topic is altcoins. Recommended reading: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/the-coming-demise-of-altcoins/ http://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/the-problem-with-altcoins/
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ShapeShift.io is an instant exchange for cryptocurrencies. Buy or sell Bitcoin, Litecoin and other coins easily without an account. API available.
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This week's topic is why Bitcoin has value. Recommended reading: Bitcoin Whitepaper: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/bitcoin/
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Banks and cryptocurrency – that’s not an easy partnership. The most finance institutions are more than doubtful about crypto-currrencies like Bitcoin and other altcoins.
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Munich-based Fidor Bank AG (http://www.fidor.de), Germany's first Web 2.0 Bank, and Kraken are launching an initiative to establish a "specialised bank for crypto-currencies". The initiative aims to set up the world's first fully regulated and licensed financial services entity in this sector. The intention is to pool products and services from various providers of digital assets and to offer a wide range of financial products and other services related to crypto-currencies. Kraken, the leading bitcoin exchange for professionals and institutions, based in San Francisco, acts as co-creator of this initiative.
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Welcome back to another Bitcoin News in Review, where we look at some of the biggest stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News.
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Trucoin, which lets users buy bitcoin with cards, is to expand its US services to more than 30 states.
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This week continues our discussion on the history of money as it applies to Bitcoin with a discussion of Chaum's blinded cash.
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Cryptocurrencies are software-based payment systems which can be used to conduct online transactions. Unlike traditional currencies, these are not issued by any kind government official like a central bank. Cryptocurrencies are also referred to as virtual currencies or digital currencies, and they’re growing in popularity because they offer low fees and commissions. In spite of their decentralized nature, cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Here are 7 of the most popular digital currencies being used around the world.
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Following its remarkable growth last year, many investors have taken note of Bitcoin – an electronic currency made by computers creating a series of unique numbers through complex math problems. The currency is sold on unregulated exchanges and accepted by a growing number of individuals and businesses because of the fast speeds and low transaction costs available.
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Russia is being quick to implement the now-published small print of its anti-cryptocurrency mandate – but some of its policies are altogether more unappetizing.
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Sunday’s bitcoin price panic caused altcoin market caps to evaporate and made most altcoin prices drop as well.
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Dogecoin investors will remember September 2014 fondly because the month brought a 300% increase to the Dogecoin price. However, September has ended and unfortunately so has Dogecoin’s consistent price upswing.
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