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Bitcoin has fluctuated wildly in value, but it could indirectly point the way toward a system of better pricing and risk management. (Interesting piece from Shiller on virtual/alternative currencies.
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The recent attention given to Bitcoin and Coin - the two newest stars in the financial technology world – vividly illustrates that there exists a major demand to simplify the financial lives of consumers. Coin packages up to eight cards(debit, reward, membership, etc.) into one “Coin” swipeable card. Bitcoin is the Internet of Money and makes online purchases anywhere faster, simpler andanonymous.
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As Bitcoin rolls out and its usefulness as an everyday currency and store of value becomes apparent, many consider that cryptocurrency’s appearance on the world stage of currency and value transmission is unprecedented. Some argue that cryptocurrency’s rise is a direct result of it’s appeal to people’s age-old sense of fair transaction and value exchange. A look at the tiny trade bead’s role as token of value sheds light on its unexpected modern incarnation with some interesting implications.
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Welcome to the weird, wild world of cybercurrencies, where Bitcoin is king and Catcoin, BBQcoin, Sexcoin, Coinye, and HoboNickels form the palace court. (Well, maybe not HoboNickels.) There are now more than 70 Bitcoin alternatives, according to one list, a financial marketplace worth more than $12 billion.
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Unless you completely avoided any tech and business news in the second half of 2013, you’ve heard about bitcoin, the digital currency that skyrocketed in value and mainstream consciousness. The cryptocurrency iscurrently trading at a value of $930, and more businesses around the world are accepting bitcoins.
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Bitcoin and its sister currency, Litecoin, are undoubtedly the hottest developments in money this century, and both are rapidly gaining worldwide attention.
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Bitcoin's reputation continue to grow. The cryptocurrency's value could go up and down in the range of more than ten percent in a day. Nevertheless, it is increasingly recognized as even Zynga, the most popular social gaming company, recently accept it as payment option. Until the end of 2013, more than 20000 online merchant and 1000 brick-and-mortar businesses accept payment in bitcoins. Opinions on bitcoins among analysts are quite divided. Some called bitcoins as a 'bubble' that is going to explode sometime soon. Some other says that bitcoins is the future of world currency, by referring to bitcoins increasing value against major currencies, particularly USD. So, is this the time to invest in the cryptocurrency?
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Ever go to a site like http://blockchain.info and just wonder what all those numbers mean? Well, wonder no more! This guide will have you exploring the block chain like a pro. This guide is separated into two main sections – a brief, high level overview of transactions and blocks, followed by a deep inspection of a single block, and the transactions within it.
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The United States has been marred in slow economic growth and a weak recovery for years now. Unemployment remains high. This is despite extraordinary efforts by the Federal Reserve to stimulate the economy. This drawn out period of low inflation and high unemployment has gotten more and more people talking about a "new normal" of mediocre growth.
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The newest successor to Bitcoin is inspired by rapper Kanye West. According to an interview with Noisey, an anonymous cabal of anarcho-financiers are preparing to release a "cryptocurrency for the masses" called Coinye West.
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Named ‘Coinye West’, the idea wasn't put forward by the rapper but instead was created by an anonymous group who want to launch a ‘cryptocurrency for the masses’.
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The currency will officially launch on Jan. 11, underpinned by a common-sense goal: To make digital currencies more accessible to a less technical audience. The Coinye West system, its developers said, will use a different algorithm from Bitcoin’s that will let people use their home computers to acquire Coinye West coins instead of having to go out and buy expensive, specialized hardware.
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“Coinye West,” scheduled to launch on Jan. 11, is — as the name implies — a digital Kanye-themed currency. Its creators aren’t revealing their names, perhaps because the whole project surely constitutes copyright infringement. But they were, in an interview with Vice, forthcoming on their motives: “Coinye West is a cryptocurrency for the masses. Bitcoin is for hardcore money-hoarders, and Dogecoin was more for the Internet-meme crowds … Our goal with Coinye West is to make it easier for people to use cryptocurrency.”
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With Dogecoin - a crypto-currency based on a meme about a dog - we thought we had seen the craziest virtual currency of all, but just a month after that launched, along comes Coinye West, a crypto-currency based on a mixture of bitcoin and rapper Kanye West.
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In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss whether or not 2014 will be one of economic and financial fallout from the 2013 Year of Bitcoin and Snowden. They look at Paul Krugman's claim that Bitcoin is evil because it's not backed by men with guns and the latest in the financial fallout from Snowden's NSA revelations in terms of contractual demands that data never enter the US. In the second half, Max interviews Barb Jacobson of basicincome2013.eu about the European Citizens Initiative for Unconditional Basic Income. Max compares it to the basic income provided to bankers through policies like quantitative easing.
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Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Matt Miller reports on crypto-currencies and bitcoin competition.
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The total value of these 67 digital currencies in circulation over internet has reached nearly $ 13 billion (over Rs. 80,000 crore), out of which bitcoin alone accounts for over $ nine billion, according to market estimates.
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By now, most people have heard of Bitcoin, the peer-to-peer currency whose value has soared over the past couple of years. But more recently there's been growing press attention to Bitcoin alternatives with silly names like Dogecoin, sexcoin and Hobo Nickels. Is this all a big joke, or should people take some of these Bitcoin competitors seriously? Read on to find out.
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Cryptographic currency's rising value makes it an appealing target for cybercrime gangs and crimeware toolkit developers.
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Crypto currencies like Bitcoin have been populating the news for the better part of 2013 as their popularity and value continue to increase.
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Numerous altcoins are riding on bitcoin's coattails: some designed to improve upon bitcoin and others designed for specific purposes.
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