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EFF Opposes California's Impractical Bitcoin Regulation BitLicense

EFF Opposes California's Impractical Bitcoin Regulation BitLicense

MAY 04, 2017 | Joseph Young

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the leading non-profit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world since 1990, is opposing California’s impractical Bitcoin regulation proposed as A.B. 1123.

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California Considers Banning Bitcoin For Charity Raffles, Troubling Attitude to Crypto Revealed

California Considers Banning Bitcoin For Charity Raffles, Troubling Attitude to Crypto Revealed

FEB 22, 2017 | William Suberg

California’s Senate is considering a bill which would ban sales of raffle tickets in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

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Say Whaaat? The US Twitter Map Shows California Can’t Shut Up About Bitcoin

Say Whaaat? The US Twitter Map Shows California Can’t Shut Up About Bitcoin

DEC 16, 2016 | William Suberg

Bitcoin-related tweet data show California, Oregon and Nevada comfortably beating the East Coast and other Bitcoin melting pots such as Austin, Texas.

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Coachella Shifts Towards Cashless Payments, Fans Request Bitcoin

Coachella Shifts Towards Cashless Payments, Fans Request Bitcoin

APR 19, 2016 | Niall Maye

The California-based annual Coachella music and arts festival began the shift towards cashless payments in 2014. This year the transition continued with all vendors accepting Android Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

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CoinSource Brings New Bitcoin ATMs to California and Texas

CoinSource Brings New Bitcoin ATMs to California and Texas

DEC 16, 2015 | Nina Lyon

Bitcoin ATM network company CoinSource announced instalment of two BTMs: in California and Texas.

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California's Version of New York's Infamous ‘BitLicense’ Defeated in State Legislature

California's Version of New York's Infamous ‘BitLicense’ Defeated in State Legislature

SEP 16, 2015 | Evander Smart

Just weeks after New York officially drove several major Bitcoin businesses out of the state through regulation California chose a freer path forward for digital currency in The Golden State.

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SEP 3 DIGEST: Proposed California Bitcoin Bill Adds New Reporting Requirements and Coinbase Expands to Singapore

SEP 3 DIGEST: Proposed California Bitcoin Bill Adds New Reporting Requirements and Coinbase Expands to Singapore

SEP 03, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The latest version of California's “BitLicense” adds new reporting requirements to licensed businesses, Coinbase expands its services to Singapore, and more top stories for September 3.

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AUG 31 DIGEST: Barclays to Enable Charitable Bitcoin Donations; Coinbase Expands to Canada

AUG 31 DIGEST: Barclays to Enable Charitable Bitcoin Donations; Coinbase Expands to Canada

AUG 31, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Barclays announced that it will allow people to make donations to charities in bitcoin; bitcoin exchanges and wallet companies are developing strategies to deal with the CoinWallet's upcoming “stress test”, and more news

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AUG 27 DIGEST: Patrick Byrne Brings Bitcoin Tech to Wall St. with $30M Deal; California Seeks to Avoid a Repeat BitLicense Exodus

AUG 27 DIGEST: Patrick Byrne Brings Bitcoin Tech to Wall St. with $30M Deal; California Seeks to Avoid a Repeat BitLicense Exodus

AUG 27, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

California is working to stop businesses from moving out of the state in its version of the BitLicense; Patrick Byrne signs US$30M deal to bridge the gap between Bitcoin technology and Wall Street; and more news

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AUGUST 14 DIGEST: itBit Won't Use Bitcoin for its Banking Project and 22 Bitcoin Companies Have Applied for the BitLicense

AUGUST 14 DIGEST: itBit Won't Use Bitcoin for its Banking Project and 22 Bitcoin Companies Have Applied for the BitLicense

AUG 14, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

New York-based Bitcoin exchange itBit has revealed that it won't use Bitcoin for its upcoming Bankchain project, the NYDFS has so far received 22 BitLicense applications, and more news

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JUL 9 DIGEST: Brain Wallets Are Not Hacker-Proof; Blockchain Will Be Used to Verify Artwork Authenticity

JUL 9 DIGEST: Brain Wallets Are Not Hacker-Proof; Blockchain Will Be Used to Verify Artwork Authenticity

JUL 09, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

A security expert is expected to unveil a new app that is able to crack remembered passphrases, Los Angeles startup Verisart will use the Blockchain to verify artwork authenticity, and more news

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Internet Speed and Smartphone Batteries to Make Quantum Leaps Forward

Internet Speed and Smartphone Batteries to Make Quantum Leaps Forward

JUL 02, 2015 | Evander Smart

Two major breakthroughs in fiber optic technology and smartphone batteries are set to make high speed internet and thus, digital currency, more accessible to the global population, enabling underdeveloped countries to leapfrog current technologies.

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JUN 4 DIGEST: California Approves Bitcoin Bill; Kim Dotcom Beats the US in Court

JUN 4 DIGEST: California Approves Bitcoin Bill; Kim Dotcom Beats the US in Court

JUN 04, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

The state of California has approved a bill to regulate digital currency businesses, Kim Dotcom’s wins court decision against US authorities, BlockTrail Acquires SendChat, and more news

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Patchwork Regulation Could Mean EU Steals Show From ItBit And US

Patchwork Regulation Could Mean EU Steals Show From ItBit And US

MAY 11, 2015 | Charlie Richards

ItBit becomes the first US regulated exchange, but the EU might be about to harmonize digital currency law for 500 million people.

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APRIL 28 DIGEST: Silk Road Judge Denies Retrial and Richard Branson Will Host Bitcoin Summit on Private Island

APRIL 28 DIGEST: Silk Road Judge Denies Retrial and Richard Branson Will Host Bitcoin Summit on Private Island

APR 28, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The judge in the Silk Road trial denied a motion from Ross Ulbricht’s defense for a new trial despite federal agents’ alleged corruption, Richard Branson will organize a summit to discuss Bitcoin and more news

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EFF Opposes California's Impractical Bitcoin Regulation BitLicense

EFF Opposes California's Impractical Bitcoin Regulation BitLicense

MAY 04, 2017 | Joseph Young

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the leading non-profit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world since 1990, is opposing California’s impractical Bitcoin regulation proposed as A.B. 1123.

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California Considers Banning Bitcoin For Charity Raffles, Troubling Attitude to Crypto Revealed

California Considers Banning Bitcoin For Charity Raffles, Troubling Attitude to Crypto Revealed

FEB 22, 2017 | William Suberg

California’s Senate is considering a bill which would ban sales of raffle tickets in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

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Say Whaaat? The US Twitter Map Shows California Can’t Shut Up About Bitcoin

Say Whaaat? The US Twitter Map Shows California Can’t Shut Up About Bitcoin

DEC 16, 2016 | William Suberg

Bitcoin-related tweet data show California, Oregon and Nevada comfortably beating the East Coast and other Bitcoin melting pots such as Austin, Texas.

 3340
Coachella Shifts Towards Cashless Payments, Fans Request Bitcoin

Coachella Shifts Towards Cashless Payments, Fans Request Bitcoin

APR 19, 2016 | Niall Maye

The California-based annual Coachella music and arts festival began the shift towards cashless payments in 2014. This year the transition continued with all vendors accepting Android Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

 1587
CoinSource Brings New Bitcoin ATMs to California and Texas

CoinSource Brings New Bitcoin ATMs to California and Texas

DEC 16, 2015 | Nina Lyon

Bitcoin ATM network company CoinSource announced instalment of two BTMs: in California and Texas.

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California's Version of New York's Infamous ‘BitLicense’ Defeated in State Legislature

California's Version of New York's Infamous ‘BitLicense’ Defeated in State Legislature

SEP 16, 2015 | Evander Smart

Just weeks after New York officially drove several major Bitcoin businesses out of the state through regulation California chose a freer path forward for digital currency in The Golden State.

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AUG 27 DIGEST: Patrick Byrne Brings Bitcoin Tech to Wall St. with $30M Deal; California Seeks to Avoid a Repeat BitLicense Exodus

AUG 27 DIGEST: Patrick Byrne Brings Bitcoin Tech to Wall St. with $30M Deal; California Seeks to Avoid a Repeat BitLicense Exodus

AUG 27, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

California is working to stop businesses from moving out of the state in its version of the BitLicense; Patrick Byrne signs US$30M deal to bridge the gap between Bitcoin technology and Wall Street; and more news

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SEP 3 DIGEST: Proposed California Bitcoin Bill Adds New Reporting Requirements and Coinbase Expands to Singapore

SEP 3 DIGEST: Proposed California Bitcoin Bill Adds New Reporting Requirements and Coinbase Expands to Singapore

SEP 03, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The latest version of California's “BitLicense” adds new reporting requirements to licensed businesses, Coinbase expands its services to Singapore, and more top stories for September 3.

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AUGUST 14 DIGEST: itBit Won't Use Bitcoin for its Banking Project and 22 Bitcoin Companies Have Applied for the BitLicense

AUGUST 14 DIGEST: itBit Won't Use Bitcoin for its Banking Project and 22 Bitcoin Companies Have Applied for the BitLicense

AUG 14, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

New York-based Bitcoin exchange itBit has revealed that it won't use Bitcoin for its upcoming Bankchain project, the NYDFS has so far received 22 BitLicense applications, and more news

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Internet Speed and Smartphone Batteries to Make Quantum Leaps Forward

Internet Speed and Smartphone Batteries to Make Quantum Leaps Forward

JUL 02, 2015 | Evander Smart

Two major breakthroughs in fiber optic technology and smartphone batteries are set to make high speed internet and thus, digital currency, more accessible to the global population, enabling underdeveloped countries to leapfrog current technologies.

 200
Patchwork Regulation Could Mean EU Steals Show From ItBit And US

Patchwork Regulation Could Mean EU Steals Show From ItBit And US

MAY 11, 2015 | Charlie Richards

ItBit becomes the first US regulated exchange, but the EU might be about to harmonize digital currency law for 500 million people.

 34
JUL 9 DIGEST: Brain Wallets Are Not Hacker-Proof; Blockchain Will Be Used to Verify Artwork Authenticity

JUL 9 DIGEST: Brain Wallets Are Not Hacker-Proof; Blockchain Will Be Used to Verify Artwork Authenticity

JUL 09, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

A security expert is expected to unveil a new app that is able to crack remembered passphrases, Los Angeles startup Verisart will use the Blockchain to verify artwork authenticity, and more news

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JUN 4 DIGEST: California Approves Bitcoin Bill; Kim Dotcom Beats the US in Court

JUN 4 DIGEST: California Approves Bitcoin Bill; Kim Dotcom Beats the US in Court

JUN 04, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

The state of California has approved a bill to regulate digital currency businesses, Kim Dotcom’s wins court decision against US authorities, BlockTrail Acquires SendChat, and more news

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AUG 31 DIGEST: Barclays to Enable Charitable Bitcoin Donations; Coinbase Expands to Canada

AUG 31 DIGEST: Barclays to Enable Charitable Bitcoin Donations; Coinbase Expands to Canada

AUG 31, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Barclays announced that it will allow people to make donations to charities in bitcoin; bitcoin exchanges and wallet companies are developing strategies to deal with the CoinWallet's upcoming “stress test”, and more news

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APRIL 28 DIGEST: Silk Road Judge Denies Retrial and Richard Branson Will Host Bitcoin Summit on Private Island

APRIL 28 DIGEST: Silk Road Judge Denies Retrial and Richard Branson Will Host Bitcoin Summit on Private Island

APR 28, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The judge in the Silk Road trial denied a motion from Ross Ulbricht’s defense for a new trial despite federal agents’ alleged corruption, Richard Branson will organize a summit to discuss Bitcoin and more news

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EFF Opposes California's Impractical Bitcoin Regulation BitLicense

EFF Opposes California's Impractical Bitcoin Regulation BitLicense

MAY 04, 2017 | Joseph Young

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the leading non-profit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world since 1990, is opposing California’s impractical Bitcoin regulation proposed as A.B. 1123.

 7229   |    2
California Considers Banning Bitcoin For Charity Raffles, Troubling Attitude to Crypto Revealed

California Considers Banning Bitcoin For Charity Raffles, Troubling Attitude to Crypto Revealed

FEB 22, 2017 | William Suberg

California’s Senate is considering a bill which would ban sales of raffle tickets in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

 4376   |    1
Internet Speed and Smartphone Batteries to Make Quantum Leaps Forward

Internet Speed and Smartphone Batteries to Make Quantum Leaps Forward

JUL 02, 2015 | Evander Smart

Two major breakthroughs in fiber optic technology and smartphone batteries are set to make high speed internet and thus, digital currency, more accessible to the global population, enabling underdeveloped countries to leapfrog current technologies.

 200
Say Whaaat? The US Twitter Map Shows California Can’t Shut Up About Bitcoin

Say Whaaat? The US Twitter Map Shows California Can’t Shut Up About Bitcoin

DEC 16, 2016 | William Suberg

Bitcoin-related tweet data show California, Oregon and Nevada comfortably beating the East Coast and other Bitcoin melting pots such as Austin, Texas.

 3340
AUGUST 14 DIGEST: itBit Won't Use Bitcoin for its Banking Project and 22 Bitcoin Companies Have Applied for the BitLicense

AUGUST 14 DIGEST: itBit Won't Use Bitcoin for its Banking Project and 22 Bitcoin Companies Have Applied for the BitLicense

AUG 14, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

New York-based Bitcoin exchange itBit has revealed that it won't use Bitcoin for its upcoming Bankchain project, the NYDFS has so far received 22 BitLicense applications, and more news

 82
Coachella Shifts Towards Cashless Payments, Fans Request Bitcoin

Coachella Shifts Towards Cashless Payments, Fans Request Bitcoin

APR 19, 2016 | Niall Maye

The California-based annual Coachella music and arts festival began the shift towards cashless payments in 2014. This year the transition continued with all vendors accepting Android Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

 1587
Patchwork Regulation Could Mean EU Steals Show From ItBit And US

Patchwork Regulation Could Mean EU Steals Show From ItBit And US

MAY 11, 2015 | Charlie Richards

ItBit becomes the first US regulated exchange, but the EU might be about to harmonize digital currency law for 500 million people.

 34
CoinSource Brings New Bitcoin ATMs to California and Texas

CoinSource Brings New Bitcoin ATMs to California and Texas

DEC 16, 2015 | Nina Lyon

Bitcoin ATM network company CoinSource announced instalment of two BTMs: in California and Texas.

 218
AUG 27 DIGEST: Patrick Byrne Brings Bitcoin Tech to Wall St. with $30M Deal; California Seeks to Avoid a Repeat BitLicense Exodus

AUG 27 DIGEST: Patrick Byrne Brings Bitcoin Tech to Wall St. with $30M Deal; California Seeks to Avoid a Repeat BitLicense Exodus

AUG 27, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

California is working to stop businesses from moving out of the state in its version of the BitLicense; Patrick Byrne signs US$30M deal to bridge the gap between Bitcoin technology and Wall Street; and more news

 128
California's Version of New York's Infamous ‘BitLicense’ Defeated in State Legislature

California's Version of New York's Infamous ‘BitLicense’ Defeated in State Legislature

SEP 16, 2015 | Evander Smart

Just weeks after New York officially drove several major Bitcoin businesses out of the state through regulation California chose a freer path forward for digital currency in The Golden State.

 217
JUL 9 DIGEST: Brain Wallets Are Not Hacker-Proof; Blockchain Will Be Used to Verify Artwork Authenticity

JUL 9 DIGEST: Brain Wallets Are Not Hacker-Proof; Blockchain Will Be Used to Verify Artwork Authenticity

JUL 09, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

A security expert is expected to unveil a new app that is able to crack remembered passphrases, Los Angeles startup Verisart will use the Blockchain to verify artwork authenticity, and more news

 136
SEP 3 DIGEST: Proposed California Bitcoin Bill Adds New Reporting Requirements and Coinbase Expands to Singapore

SEP 3 DIGEST: Proposed California Bitcoin Bill Adds New Reporting Requirements and Coinbase Expands to Singapore

SEP 03, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The latest version of California's “BitLicense” adds new reporting requirements to licensed businesses, Coinbase expands its services to Singapore, and more top stories for September 3.

 88
JUN 4 DIGEST: California Approves Bitcoin Bill; Kim Dotcom Beats the US in Court

JUN 4 DIGEST: California Approves Bitcoin Bill; Kim Dotcom Beats the US in Court

JUN 04, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

The state of California has approved a bill to regulate digital currency businesses, Kim Dotcom’s wins court decision against US authorities, BlockTrail Acquires SendChat, and more news

 88
AUG 31 DIGEST: Barclays to Enable Charitable Bitcoin Donations; Coinbase Expands to Canada

AUG 31 DIGEST: Barclays to Enable Charitable Bitcoin Donations; Coinbase Expands to Canada

AUG 31, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Barclays announced that it will allow people to make donations to charities in bitcoin; bitcoin exchanges and wallet companies are developing strategies to deal with the CoinWallet's upcoming “stress test”, and more news

 77
APRIL 28 DIGEST: Silk Road Judge Denies Retrial and Richard Branson Will Host Bitcoin Summit on Private Island

APRIL 28 DIGEST: Silk Road Judge Denies Retrial and Richard Branson Will Host Bitcoin Summit on Private Island

APR 28, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The judge in the Silk Road trial denied a motion from Ross Ulbricht’s defense for a new trial despite federal agents’ alleged corruption, Richard Branson will organize a summit to discuss Bitcoin and more news

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