Bitcoin Domains in the Spotlight Coin Desk did a piece on the boom in Bitcoin related domain names, Ron Jackson was quoted in the story. The story covers BTCS.com as well as BitcoinWallet.com which was sold for $250,000 by Niko Younts. Niko talks in the article about prices rising for Bitcoin related domain names. BTCS.com apparently was purchased for $12,250. From the article: Bitcoin … [Read more...]
California Governor Signs Into Law The Use of Alternative Currencies Such as Bitcoin
We wrote a couple days ago about an alternative currency bill that was off to Governor Jerry Brown of California for his signature. Governor Brown has signed it into law. NewsBtc.com reported" We’ve been discussing a bill that’s been making its rounds through the legal system in California, and as of this weekend, it’s been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown just days after the news that … [Read more...]
Bitcoin as a Legal Currency in Currency Bill is Off to Governor Brown for Signing
The bill looking to make Bitcoin a legal currency in California is now going to the Governor Mike Shedlock and investment adviser with Sitka Pacific Capital Management, covered the bill on his blog. From the article: California Bill AB-129 Lawful Money passed the California Senate on June 19, and the Assembly on June 23. The bill now awaits signing by Governor Jerry Brown. Existing … [Read more...]
Bitcoin Stock Winners
Money Morning put out an article on who they see as likely winners in the market as relates to Bitcoin. Among their Bitcoin stock winners are companies such as Overstock.com and Tiger Direct. These were a couple of the early movers when it comes to accepting Bitcoin on the retail level. From the article: Just because Bitcoin is a disruptive technology doesn't mean we won't see some Bitcoin … [Read more...]
Isle of Mann is Bitcoin Friendly and Ghash.io gets DDOS’d
Isle of Mann is Bitcoin Friendly Andrew Moran wrote an interesting piece about the Isle of Mann and their creation of an incubator for Bitcoin startups. From the article: The Isle of Man government announced that it would be monitoring and assessing innovations in the cryptocurrency industry. Essentially, it is becoming a hub for bitcoins and the virtual currency market as it will not … [Read more...]
Domain Guardians To Broker BTC.com
Domain Guardians put out a press release on the domain BTC.com going up for sale. In the currency markets USD of course stands for the U.S. Dollar, JPY, Japanese Yen, AUD Australian Dollar, etc... In cryptocurrency markets the symbol for Bitcoin is BTC. From the release: The term “BTC” is the commonly used abbreviation for the crypto-currency Bitcoin. As such, this rare domain asset provides … [Read more...]
Dish Network Set to be the largest company in the world that accepts Bitcoin
In a piece on Reason.com, Paul Best took a look at some recent news related to companies who are now embracing Bitcoin. From Apple to Facebook to Dish Networks. From the article: As government agencies have started assessing ways to regulate Bitcoin, big companies nationwide have begun to warm up to the decentralized, cryptographic currency. Facebook can now be used to send or receive … [Read more...]