Nasdaq, Bitcoin, and the failure of financial regulationFortuneAnd the financial landscape gets more complicated if we look at the nascent industry of virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin, which have been backed by high-profile investors including ventu…
I got a chance to chat with the head honcho at Sean’s Outpost a short while after announcing the 13,000th meal to the homeless in Pensacola, Florida, all served through Bitcoin donations. Ruben Alexander: Have you spoken to the homeless you are serving about Bitcoins or how you are able to provide meals and shelter? Jason King: Absolutely. By now, most of them understand that Bitcoin (whatever that may be) is responsible for buying the food they get. There is a pretty large sliding scale about the people who actually give a crap where the food comes from. It ranges from people that don’t even say thank you and complain about what they get to people that are extremely grateful, very […]
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I got a chance to chat with the head honcho at Sean’s Outpost a short while after announcing the 13,000th meal to the homeless in Pensacola, Florida, all served through Bitcoin donations. Ruben Alexander: Have you spoken to the homeless you are serving about Bitcoins or how you are able to provide meals and shelter? Jason King: Absolutely. By now, most of them understand that Bitcoin (whatever that may be) is responsible for buying the food they get. There is a pretty large sliding scale about the people who actually give a crap where the food comes from. It ranges from people that don’t even say thank you and complain about what they get to people that are extremely grateful, very […]
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Seattle-based law firm Riddell Williams just signed two of the bitcoin community’s most prolific legal voices to chair their payments division. While the firm boasts a 100+ year history and more than 60 attorneys on staff, the decision to bring on Ryan Straus and Daniel Friedberg to lead the group makes a strong statement about the firm’s view on the future of financial law. Friedberg has published a number of pieces related to bitcoin regulation, including guest writing for the Bitcoin Foundation. He’s often quoted as a bitcoin legal reference by major news outlets, including recent appearances in Business Insider, Tech Cocktail, and Fox Business. Those more deeply involved in the bitcoin world may recognize him as a panelist at the Bitcoin London conference or from his interview with Tech Feed at Bitcoin 2013 in San Jose. Straus brings similar digital currency credentials to Riddell Williams, having written or been quoted on the topic in leading industry publications, including American Banker and The Hill. Like Friedberg, enthusiasts may recognize him from when…
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Seattle-based law firm Riddell Williams just signed two of the bitcoin community’s most prolific legal voices to chair their payments division. While the firm boasts a 100+ year history and more than 60 attorneys on staff, the decision to bring on Ryan Straus and Daniel Friedberg to lead the group makes a strong statement about the firm’s view on the future of financial law. Friedberg has published a number of pieces related to bitcoin regulation, including guest writing for the Bitcoin Foundation. He’s often quoted as a bitcoin legal reference by major news outlets, including recent appearances in Business Insider, Tech Cocktail, and Fox Business. Those more deeply involved in the bitcoin world may recognize him as a panelist at the Bitcoin London conference or from his interview with Tech Feed at Bitcoin 2013 in San Jose. Straus brings similar digital currency credentials to Riddell Williams, having written or been quoted on the topic in leading industry publications, including American Banker and The Hill. Like Friedberg, enthusiasts may recognize him from when…
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Over the past two years, Berlin has gained a reputation as one of the Bitcoin capitals of the world. Around the city, there are nearly two dozen restaurants and shops accepting the currency, including six concentrated in a single block. Room77, the restaurant that started it all, holds Bitcoin meetups on the first Thursday of every month, and dozens of people attend. The most recent meetup on August 1 saw unusually high attendance, with a number of prominent Bitcoin activists from Europe and around the world attending; stateless political activist Mike Gogulski, Defense Disributed‘s Cody Wilson, Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki, bitcoin.de operator Oliver Flaskamper and Mihai Alisie and myself from Bitcoin Magazine were all present. The story started with Room77, […]
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Over the past two years, Berlin has gained a reputation as one of the Bitcoin capitals of the world. Around the city, there are nearly two dozen restaurants and shops accepting the currency, including six concentrated in a single block. Room77, the restaurant that started it all, holds Bitcoin meetups on the first Thursday of every month, and dozens of people attend. The most recent meetup on August 1 saw unusually high attendance, with a number of prominent Bitcoin activists from Europe and around the world attending; stateless political activist Mike Gogulski, Defense Disributed‘s Cody Wilson, Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki, bitcoin.de operator Oliver Flaskamper and Mihai Alisie and myself from Bitcoin Magazine were all present. The story started with Room77, […]
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