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Lamborghini Newport Beach Gets All-Electronic Currency for All-Electronic Vehicle
I've written before about the Lamborghini dealership in my 'hood--so close that I could reach it sleepwalking on Ambien in about 3 minutes. There are always Italian sportscars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars each in the Lamborghini Newport Beach showroom along Baker Street near Harbor Boulevard in Costa Mesa, where the outdoors lot at times is filled with rides but more often is not.
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Why nobody in their right mind should get into Bitcoin right now
You either need to be really rich, really idealistic, or really crazy to invest in Bitcoin
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Why Wall Street isn't ready for Bitcoin
The biggest organizations in the financial world have been conspicuously silent when it comes to Bitcoin, almost entirely staying out a staying out of a sector that’s been a huge moneymaking opportunity for those lucky enough to get in early.
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Bitcoin is too cheap for its own good
Last week, when Bitcoin’s price hit a new high of $1,240, Bloomberg News compared it to a massive bubble. Then over the weekend, on the news that China’s central banks would be banning...
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927 People Own Half Of All Bitcoins
Finnish entrepreneur Risto Pietilä, an active member of on Bitcointalk.org, has offered an estimate of just how severe this ownership imbalance could be.
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JP Morgan files for anonymous online payment system
US bank JP Morgan Chase has filed for a patent in the US to develop a payment system using "virtual cash", similar to the emerging online currency, Bitcoin. JP Morgan said that, like Bitcoin, the features of the electronic system would let users make payments "completely anonymously".
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Coinbase raises $25 million in Series B round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz
Coinbase, the digital currency wallet and payment processor for merchants, has raised $25 million in a Series B round of funding led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Union Square Ventures and Ribbit Capital also participated in what is described as the largest round of funding for a company that works with digital currency.
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U.S. Government Nastygram Shuts Down One-Man Bitcoin Mint
Mike Caldwell has been minting physical incarnations of bitcoins for several years now. He’s cranked out a lot of them — close to $90 million worth at today’s inflated bitcoin prices. But his run as the premiere minter of the world’s most popular currency may be at an end.
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Europe Warns of Bitcoin Dangers
A European financial watchdog will issue a stern warning Friday about the risks associated with unregulated Internet currencies like Bitcoin.
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This homeless shelter only takes Bitcoin
There's a homeless shelter that only takes Bitcoin.
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EU banking watchdog EBA warns of risks from Bitcoin
EU banking watchdog EBA warns of risks from Bitcoin
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I became a Bitcoin man-whore
The digital currency Bitcoin has been generating a lot of column inches in recent weeks, on the back of the virtual cash’s market value recently shooting past $1,000. This sudden increase has led to much head scratching in the media as learned tech journalists give their earnest thoughts on the cause of the boom in value.
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Bitcoin is so 2013: Dogecoin is the new cryptocurrency on the block
It was only a matter of time before the 2013 meme of the year tried to turn his success into financial gain. Enter Dogecoin: a Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency that seems to have started as a joke and is beginning to actually accumulate some value. As with most things meme, there's a community on Reddit called Dogemarket where users are trading Dogecoin for actual, real-world items — though as of today, a single Dogecoin is worth only $0.00023.
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Bitcoin takes a beating: down nearly 50% as China cracks down
After a record run, Bitcoin prices have tumbled back to earth after the Chinese government announced a series of bans on the currency. Here is a chart and some background.
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Bitcoin's Outlook In China Is Not Looking So Good Right Now
China's crackdown on Bitcoin has begun in earnest, according to Bill Bishop, the editor of the Sinocism newsletter and a New York Times contributor. Bishop is confirming this evening an earlier report from Coindesk.com's Emily Spaven that the People's Bank of China has issued a new ban on third-party payment processors from doing business with Bitcoin exchanges.
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Inside the bustling, dicey world of Bitcoin gambling
Just in case Bitcoin investing isn't risky enough for you.
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Why Bitcoin Inventor 'Satoshi Nakamoto' Is The Most Impressive Person Of 2013
We're going to give our vote to a different person, whose reach has been equally global and whose full influence may yet still be felt: the creator of Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin plummets as China's largest exchange blocks new deposits
The digital cryptocurrency has lost almost 50% of its value overnight after BTC China said it could no longer accept deposits in the Chinese currency following a crackdown on third-party payment firms
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The Bitcoin Swan Dive Was Utterly Predictable
Bitcoin took a pounding in the last 24 hours, dropping below the $500 mark on the popular Mt.Gox exchange before rebounding.
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4chan users are handing out dogecoins like candy
As the price of Bitcoin continues to fall from its height of $1,000, another, lesser-known cryptocurrency is having its day in the sun. It’s called Dogecoin, and while its value is nowhere near Bitcoin’s, its popularity is spiking this week thanks to 4chan users.
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