Bitcoin-Artikel in englischer Sprache

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Kein Artikel... aber es gibt offensichtlich eine neue Börse in Indien:

 

https://btcxindia.com

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What Does the Future Hold for the Price of Bitcoin? April 12, 2014

http://www.coindesk.com/whither-price-bitcoin/

 

 

Is Bitcoin Really the Next Internet?

http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-really-next-internet/

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Cleveland Heights merchants banking on Bitcoin Boulevard to draw global spotlight; skeptics warn of risks

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/04/cleveland_heights_merchants_banking_on_bitcoin_boulevard_to_draw_global_spotlight.html

 

On Friday, the Ohio Department of Public Safety ruled that "Bitcoin cannot be accepted as payment for alcohol in the State of Ohio." The decision came in response to an inquiry from the Bottlehouse Brewing Co. about whether accepting bitcoin would jeopardize its liquor license.

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Bitcoin exchange halts consumer deposits tied to China Merchants Bank

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-exchange-halts-deposits-from-chinese-bank-2014-04-28

 

 

The move by the exchange, which had been the largest bitcoin dealer in the world for a brief period last year, is the latest indication of the Chinese central bank’s clampdown on trading of the virtual currency.

 

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Pantera BitFlash

Bitcoin’s volume-weighted price on the Bitstamp exchange fell 10% over the last seven days, to $446 yesterday, with most of the loss occurring on April 25th and the 27th, as uncertainty over Bitcoin’s legal status in China continued. Other major news of the week included the Federal Election Commission deciding on guidelines for bitcoin donations to political campaigns, and Xapo introducing their Bitcoin debit-card that can be used anywhere that accepts normal debit cards.

 

Pantera Update: In order to be more timely and thorough, analysis and in-depth research previously published in the BitFlash Weekly Review will now be published in Pantera's periodic White Papers, which will also appear on our website.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Bitcoin enthusiasts may soon be able to use the digital currency to support political campaigns. The Federal Election Commission will consider a request this Wednesday that could open the door for donors to make political contributions in Bitcoin in the upcoming mid-term elections. [CNN]

 

How Bitcoin derivatives could curb Bitcoin volatility. [Equities]

 

Butterfly Labs, a prominent Bitcoin miner maker, is increasingly under legal pressure. A new lawsuit filed in early April 2014 accuses BFL of engaging in “deceptive and unconscionable business practices.” [ARS]

 

A group of merchants in Cleveland have joined together to create the first “Bitcoin Boulevard” in the United States. [Washington Post]

 

Opinion – Bitcoin is a potential solution for one of the 10 “billion dollar problems” of 2014. [bI]

 

Opinion – Despite all the misinformation, resistance, and doomsday prognostication along the way, Bitcoin has and will continue to defiantly weather the storm. [Huffington Post]

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

A Bitcoin start-up in New York City is partnering with a small but fully registered stock market, the National Stock Exchange, in hopes of expediting the regulatory process required for launching a U.S.-based Bitcoin exchange. [Wall Street Journal]

 

One of the Bitcoin core developers and a company called Deep Space Industries are launching an initiative called BitSat, whereby they plan to attach nodes running the Bitcoin client onto satellites, so there will always be Blockchain data broadcasting, even in the event of terrestrial disruptions. [PRLOG]

 

The start-up accelerator 500 Start-Ups is funding five new Bitcoin-related companies going through their program with $100,000 each. The companies will work with the accelerator over the course of about a year to get their products to market. Some of the five start-ups include a Bitcoin gift card, a reputation and rating system for Bitcoin users, and a new Bitcoin wallet. [Coin Report]

 

New Enterprise Associations, the largest VC firm in the world, is backing Bitcoin. [Crypto-Crimson]

 

The Bitcoin Foundation commenced voting this week to elect two new board members to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. The two open seats were previously occupied by Charles Shrem and Mark Karpeles. [Coin Desk]

 

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Xapo, until now known for their Bitcoin wallet service that stores bitcoin deposits in underground vaults, is rolling out a Bitcoin debit card. The card will function like any other debit card – depending on which payment network (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, etc.) Xapo partners with, the card will allow you to spend bitcoins anywhere that accepts MasterCard or Visa or Discover debit cards. Xapo CEO Wences Casares has indicated they are leaning towards partnering with MasterCard. [Tech Crunch] [Wired]

 

Bloomberg covers the status and potential merits of an alternative digital currency – Litecoin. [bloomberg]

 

CoinDesk’s “State of Bitcoin” report for the first quarter of 2014 compares VC investment in the Bitcoin ecosystem with a similar stage of the internet, plus regulatory developments and leading start-ups. [Coin Desk]

 

Oakland Mayoral candidate Bryan Parker argues that Bitcoin can be a way to enable people without bank accounts to track their finances and start saving. He is also one of the few politicians accepting bitcoin campaign donations. [sF Chronicle]

 

Stanford and MIT both have Bitcoin groups on campus that are growing in size and official status, with ambitious product development goals and established faculty involvement. [stanford Bitcoin Group] [MIT Bitcoin Club] MIT’s Bitcoin Club is hosting a major workshop next week. [boston Magazine]

 

Opinion: Mohamed El-Erian writes about the “democratizing elements” and “disruptive innovations” facing the world of finance, highlighting Bitcoin and other peer-to-peer initiatives that threaten existing financial paradigms. [The Guardian]

 

Friday, April 25, 2014

French Tax Authorities speak on Bitcoin’s tax treatment. For now, there is no reporting requirement for Bitcoin. [Lemonde.fr]

 

One place where Bitcoin is gaining a lot of attention is Africa, a continent where over 300 million people lack access to basic banking services. [uSA Today]

 

A coalition of banks in the UK have embraced a service called “paym” that allows a mobile-phone user to send up payment to another mobile phone. [Telegraph]

 

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Bitcoin prices fell $40 yesterday. Most explanations of the price drop point to a news story out of China reporting the PBoC had held meetings with commercial banks, in which they advised banks to avoid doing business with Bitcoin-related companies. [WSJ Bit-Beat]

 

Three CEO's of Bitcoin start-ups discuss secure storage solutions employed by their companies. Bitcoin storage has been a hot topic lately, with the news of the "heart-bleed" bug and large funding rounds for Bitcoin vault companies. [Forbes]

 

Ben Horowitz, general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, speaks to Charlie Rose about Bitcoin, focusing on the "pseudonymous" nature of Bitcoin and how the fears of criminal use are overblown. [Charlie Rose]

 

A few large-scale Bitcoin mining operations are opening up in central Washington, where public utility districts offer very low power rates for industrial customers. The electricity is generally the cheapest in the country. Electricity is usually the largest cost of running a Bitcoin mine. [The Spokesman Review]

 

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Chinese Bitcoin exchange BTC China announced an end to Chinese RMB deposits on their website, for now. For other Chinese Bitcoin exchanges, the previous source of Chinese RMB recharges/deposits - recharge codes and other work-arounds - have since dried up. [CCN]

 

Broadly speaking, there are three main areas of risk when it comes to Bitcoin: theft, regulation, and technological failure. Bitcoin's core protocol has so far proven resistant to attempts to hack it, but the digital wallets and exchanges that store Bitcoins have occasionally proved less robust. [FT]

 

Video – Bitcoin for Dummies. [MSN]

 

Video – What is Bitcoin? [CNN]

 

Monday, April 28, 2014

Two U.S. states issued guidance and opinions on Bitcoin. [Coin Desk] Maryland’s Commissioner of Financial Regulation issued guidance for consumers using virtual currencies, clarifying that Maryland does not officially regulate virtual currencies and thus consumers don’t have legal protections from losses and other risks. [Maryland]

 

BTC China stopped accepting local-currency deposits from China Merchants Bank. [Tech Crunch] They indicated on Twitter last night, “Attn: all: we have just received a formal notification from China Merchants Bank. We have stopped accepting customer deposits at this bank.” They also indicated they are still accepting deposits and withdrawals, just not with that specific bank.

 

Venture capital investments in Bitcoin start-ups were small on average compared with VC funding for companies in other sectors like biotech or software. [WSJ MarketWatch]

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Now on Yelp: Businesses that Accept Bitcoin

http://officialblog.yelp.com/2014/04/now-on-yelp-businesses-that-accept-bitcoin.html

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Stung bitcoin investors plan Mt.Gox resurrection

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101623121

 

 

"This is the customers' best option and the only chance they have for full restitution," said Jay Edelson of U.S.-based law firm Edelson PC, in Monday's press release. "Liquidation, on the other hand, would be a disaster for customers, making them endure a long wait only to recover an immaterial percentage of their losses. The customers want and deserve a real opportunity to be made whole, and we are hopeful that their wishes are respected."

 

 

 

Bitcoin traders settle class actions over failed Mt. Gox Exchange

http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/4/29/Bitcoin-traders-settle-class-actions-over-failed-Mt-Gox-exchange.aspx

 

 

"Der Weiße Ritter rückt näher"

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Report: Is the People’s Bank of China too big to correctly handle bitcoin?

http://www.bitcoinx.com/report-is-china-too-big-to-correctly-handle-bitcoin/

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BitX Targets Developing Countries With Global Expansion Plan

http://www.coindesk.com/bitx-targets-developing-countries-global-expansion-plan/

 

 

New Mobile Payment System ‘Paym’ Poses Challenge for Bitcoin

http://www.coindesk.com/new-mobile-payment-system-paym-poses-challenge-bitcoin/

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http://www.coindesk.com/mit-students-distribute-500000-bitcoin-undergraduates/

 

Das ist genau der richtige Platz für die Verbreitung der Bitcoin-Ideen. Wirkt sich zwar erst in ein paar Jahren aus, dann aber um so stärker.

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Tax Office consulting with Bitcoin industry

The Australian Taxation Office is set to consult with key figures in the growing Bitcoin industry for the first time as it prepares guidelines for how to recognise and tax it and other virtual currencies.

ATO officials will meet several ­Australian-based Bitcoin-related companies in Sydney on Tuesday, as well as accounting and tax experts, ahead of releasing a draft discussion paper next week. It is expected to make public the taxation guidelines on June 30.

http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/tax_office_consulting_with_bitcoin_vxNShnNpJRomyzV9c7poJK

[Dietmar]

http://www.coindesk.com/mit-students-distribute-500000-bitcoin-undergraduates/

 

Das ist genau der richtige Platz für die Verbreitung der Bitcoin-Ideen. Wirkt sich zwar erst in ein paar Jahren aus, dann aber um so stärker.

 

Super Projekt.

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Investors and Creditors Unite in Push for Mt. Gox Revival

http://www.coindesk.com/investors-creditors-unite-push-mt-gox-revival/

 

 

MtGox Class Action Plaintiffs Agree to Settle Lawsuit

https://coinreport.net/mtgox-class-action-plaintiffs-settle/

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MasterCard lobbying on digital currency bitcoin

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/204733-mastercard-lobbying-on-bitcoin

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Dark Wallet’ Is About to Make Bitcoin Money Laundering Easier Than Ever

http://www.wired.com/2014/04/dark-wallet

 

 

 

Is Bitcoin ready to replace Western Union?

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/04/29/dr-bitcoin-replace-western-union/

 

 

 

Bitcoin Now on Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/now/2014-04-30/bitcoin-now-bloomberg/

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Bitcoin traders settle class actions over failed Mt. Gox Exchange

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-bitcoin-mtgox-settlement-idUSBREA3S02W20140429

 

 

London’s New Bitcoin Exchange Hopes to Avoid Mt. Gox Fate

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/30/londons-new-bitcoin-exchange-hopes-to-avoid-mt-gox-fate/?mod=rss_Technology

 

 

 

Silk Road Prosecutor Says IRS is Wrong, Bitcoin is Money

http://www.activistpost.com/2014/04/silk-road-prosecutor-contradicts-irs.html?m=1

 

 

When the Internal Revenue Service issued tax guidance stating Bitcoin is not money, Ulbricht's attorney immediately filed a motion to dismiss money laundering charges. The argument being if bitcoin is not considered a "monetary instrument", money laundering charges cannot apply.

 

However, yesterday the prosecutor responded to the motion to dismiss by directly contradicting the IRS guidance claiming that bitcoin fits "comfortably" in the government's "broad definition" of "funds".

 

"Bitcoin transactions comfortably fit within the broad language of the definition," wrote Assistant U.S. Attorney Serrin Turner. "as Bitcoins are 'funds', and Bitcoin transactions, which are conducted via the Internet, therefore involve 'the movement of funds by wire or other means.'"

 

Turner's best legal argument that bitcoin transactions fall "within the broad language of the definition" seems flimsy compared to IRS's official guidance. It is obvious to anyone who uses bitcoin that it acts as a currency, but if the U.S. government claims otherwise, then money laundering charges should be dropped or the IRS must reconsider bitcoin's classification.

Das wird spannend werden. Mal sehen ,ob die IRS sich bewegt und BTC als Währung anerkennt.

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Bitcoin as a killer application for charities and fund-raising: Small but thriving Philippine Bitcoin community raises 1.8 BTC (and counting) in three days to help in a baby's liver transplant.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/24d0ey/bitcoin_as_a_killer_application_for_charities_and/

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MasterCard lobbying on digital currency bitcoin

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/204733-mastercard-lobbying-on-bitcoin

 

Es ist nur nicht klar ,ob für oder gegen Bitcoin

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Es ist nur nicht klar ,ob für oder gegen Bitcoin

 

Ja... habs gelesen. Das Gute dabei ist aber: Mastercard ist zu klein, um alleine Bitcoin wirklich gefährlich zu werden. Da wird es auf andere Größen ankommen und vor allem: Es wäre einfach absolut keine Überraschung wenn Master Card gegen Bitcoin ist. Sollten sie aber tatsächlich für Bitcoin sein, würde das durchaus Aufmerksamkeit erzeugen. 

 

Negativ ist: Rein logisch betrachtet müsste eigentlich die gesamte Finanzindustrie eher ein Problem mit Bitcoin haben. 

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Canadian Central Bank Not Worried by Bitcoin

http://www.coindesk.com/canadian-central-bank-worried-bitcoin/

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Hyper-Anonymising Bitcoin Service ‘Dark Wallet’ Launches Today

http://www.coindesk.com/hyper-anonymising-bitcoin-service-dark-wallet-launches-today/

Ob das für die BTC-Entwicklung auf politischer Ebene gut ist?

Mit gefällt das nicht.

 

 

Former Obama Advisor Larry Summers to Critics: Don’t ‘Write Off’ Bitcoin

http://www.coindesk.com/former-obama-advisor-larry-summers-critics-dont-write-bitcoin/

 

 

 

US Lawyer: Mt. Gox Settlement Proposal Could Make Former Users Whole

http://www.coindesk.com/us-lawyer-mt-gox-settlement-proposal-could-make-former-users-whole/

 

 

Sen Rand Paul in Support of Bitcoin But Would Change One Thing

http://cryptocrimson.com/2014/05/sen-rand-paul-support-bitcoin-change-one-thing/

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Five Economies That Could Actually Use Bitcoin

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/five-economies-that-could-actually-use-bitcoin?trk_source=homepage-lede

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Hyper-Anonymising Bitcoin Service ‘Dark Wallet’ Launches Today

http://www.coindesk.com/hyper-anonymising-bitcoin-service-dark-wallet-launches-today/

Ob das für die BTC-Entwicklung auf politischer Ebene gut ist?

Mit gefällt das nicht. 

 

Sehe ich ähnlich, ist aber unvermeidbar das sich auch solche Bereiche entwickeln. 

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Five Economies That Could Actually Use Bitcoin

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/five-economies-that-could-actually-use-bitcoin?trk_source=homepage-lede

 

Hier ein spannender Artikel speziell zu Argentinien, das eine der 5 oben erwähnten Volkswirtschaften ist:

 

https://medium.com/p/6bb828a1bf2

 

Kernaussagen:

 

 - Starke Inflation in Argentinien (ca. 100% im letzten Jahr, ca. 5000% in 1989)

 - Argentinier horten 50 Mrd US $ in bar versteckt in Wänden und in Sofakissen

 - US $ ist bisher quasi zweite Landeswährung

 - Buenos Aires ist führend bei der Anzahl von Bitcoin-Akzeptanzstellen (siehe Coinmap):

   6,1 pro 1 Million Einwohner, zum Vergleich New York: 4,7 pro 1 Million Einwohner

 - Bitcoin-Nutzung verbreitet sich langsam als Alternative zum US $

 - Bitcoins werden vor allem über lokale Schwarzmarkt-Transaktionen gegen Pesos gekauft,

   dabei werden erhebliche Aufschläge gegenüber dem Bitcoin-Kurs in US $ akzeptiert

[ngt]

Eine sehr interessante Neuigkeit zu Robocoin-ATMs:

 

http://newsbtc.com/2014/05/01/robocoin-introduces-robocoin-bank-will-convert-bitcoin-atms-local-branches/

 

Zitat:

 

Key things to take away from the announcement (as noted by Robocoin):

1. Robocoin Kiosks become Robocoin Bank Branches.
2. Buying and Selling become Depositing and Withdrawing.
3. Sending bitcoin to a public address becomes sending money to a phone number.
4. Private keys and public addresses become Robocoin accounts–store and access your wealth with just your phone number, pin number, and palm scan.

Im Klartext: Mit Hilfe der Robocoin ATMs kann Geld sehr einfach weltweit versendet werden.

 

Verfahren:

 - Zahle beim Robocoin-Automaten mit lokaler Währung ein (z.B. [zukünftig] in Dubai).
   Das Geld ist damit in Form von Bitcoins auf Deinem Online-Konto (gesichert über Telefonnummer, PIN, Handflächen-Scan)

   und von jedem anderen Automaten weltweit zugänglich.

 - Versende Teile Deines Guthaben an eine Telefon-Nummer.

   Das Geld kann dann in lokaler Währung vom Empfänger an einem lokalen Automaten abgehoben werden

   (z.B. von Deiner Familie in [zukünftig] Indien).   

 - 12 Währungen und 13 Länder werden bereits unterstützt

 

Siehe auch Robocoin-Website: http://www.roboco.in/

 

Klingt äußerst vielversprechend, allerdings ist noch nichts über Gebühren bekannt (weniger als Western Union?) und so manche regulatorische Hürde dürfte auch noch zu überwinden sein.

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