Bitcoin Bolt

Here’s who (probably) did that massive $150000000 Bitcoin transaction
Washington Post (blog)
One of the unique things about Bitcoin is that every transaction on its network is publicly available for anyone to examine. Any time a user sends a payment to another user, that transaction is reflected in the “blockchain,” a global, permanent ledger …
Adventures in buying bitcoins: a ‘how to’ guide, sort ofChristian Science Monitor

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There Is A ‘Very Surprising’ Connection Between Bitcoin’s Creator And The …
Business Insider
The two most important moments in the history of Bitcoin are its creation, and the founding of illicit goods and services site Silk Road, which created the first ever market for the digital currency. Now, two Israeli mathematicians, Dorit Ron and Adi …
Study Suggests Link Between Dread Pirate Roberts and Satoshi NakamotoNew York Times (blog)
Did Satoshi Nakamoto transfer 1000 bitcoins to the Silk Road?PCWorld
Majority of Silk Road’s Bitcoins may remain unseizedThe Guardian
Forbes –International Business Times
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A China Triangle: Bitcoin, Baidu And Beijing
Forbes
Thinking of buying trinkets in Beijing? Don’t forget to bring your Bitcoins. China, in the last few weeks, has gone crazy over the cryptocurrency, which is now accepted by Chinese online retailers, a Shanghai real estate developer, and traders in …
Bitcoin isn’t just for drugs anymore! Here’s what normal people need to knowDigital Trends
Rise of Bitcoin: Is the digital currency a solution or a menace? (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Bitcoin isn’t ready for popular consumption, and it may never be.CNBC.com
The Columbian –The Hindu
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Bitcoin survival guide
Boing Boing
Wired on the future of money. Bitcoin is much more than a money service for illegal operations. It’s a re-imagining of international finance, something that breaks down barriers between countries and frees currency from the control of federal governments.

Bitcoin Is Flawed, But It Will Still Take Over the World
Wired
The digital currency was created by an anonymous computer programmer who many assume is Japanese, and the first big Bitcoin exchange — the web service where so many people bought their first bitcoins — is operated out of a Tokyo office not far from …

Senator says ‘Bitcoins‘ are challenge for regulators
Lawrence Journal World
But he freely admits that nothing in that background prepared him to deal with “Bitcoin,” a new form of currency that exists only on the Internet and which is neither minted nor controlled by any government or central banking system. “It’s a difficult …

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Did Satoshi Nakamoto transfer 1000 bitcoins to the Silk Road?
PCWorld
Two computer scientists in Israel say a bitcoin transaction now worth more than $1 million suggests a possible link between a creator of the virtual currency and Ross William Ulbricht, the 29-year-old accused of running the Silk Road underground online …
There Is A ‘Very Surprising’ Connection Between Bitcoin’s Creator And The …Business Insider
Study Suggests Link Between Dread Pirate Roberts and Satoshi NakamotoNew York Times (blog)
Majority of Silk Road’s Bitcoins may remain unseizedThe Guardian
Forbes –SiliconANGLE (blog)
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Is Bitcoin a Government Conspiracy?
Motherboard (blog)
Bitcoin continues surging towards heady heights, closing in on $1000. Following growing demand in China and US validation after a convivial Senate hearing, the total transaction volume of the futuristic money has now surpassed PayPal. But bitcoin’s …

Study Suggests Link Between Dread Pirate Roberts and Satoshi Nakamoto
New York Times (blog)
Two Israeli computer scientists say they may have uncovered a puzzling financial link between Ross William Ulbricht, the recently arrested operator of the Internet black market known as the Silk Road, and the secretive inventor of bitcoin, the …
There Is A ‘Very Surprising’ Connection Between Bitcoin’s Creator And The …Business Insider
Majority of Silk Road’s Bitcoins may remain unseizedThe Guardian
The Surprising Bitcoin Connection Between Silk Road And Satoshi NakamotoForbes
ITworld.com –SiliconANGLE (blog)
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Why do bitcoin exchanges quote different prices?
Washington Post (blog)
Here’s what I don’t get. There seems to be a large difference between bitcoin prices on the various markets For example at Mt. Gox bit coins are currently trading at $724.80 per bitcoin, while at bitstamp its $846.00 per bitcoin. That seems to be …

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Is the rise of Bitcoin more like the Segway or the PC?
Deseret News
Bitcoin is, in short, the digital currency and platform that may or may not be taking the world by storm. It has been the subject of online public debate since it was first released in 2009. But this week, The Atlantic’s Matthew O’Brien entered the …
No, Bitcoin isn’t the Segway of currenciesWashington Post (blog)

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3 Must-Learn Lessons From Bitcoin’s Surge
Motley Fool
Bitcoin has become a global financial phenomenon, soaring from under $1 less than three years ago to nearly $850 recently. But even if you’ve missed out on the Bitcoin craze, it’s not too late to get valuable insight about the digital currency. In the …

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The Surprising Bitcoin Connection Between Silk Road And Satoshi Nakamoto
Forbes
It’s not surprising that there is a Bitcoin connection between the Silk Road website and Satoshi Nakamoto of course. One is the inventor of the crypto-currency and the other is a site that used it as the medium of exchange. So, as I say, not all that …
For Bitcoin, a successful charm offensive on the HillWashington Post
Value of virtual currency bitcoin skyrocketsSouth China Morning Post
A Bitcoin Insider On Crime, Congress And Satoshi NakamotoNPR (blog)
MarketWatch (blog) –MINING.com –Motley Fool
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5 Amazing Things You Can Do With 1 Bitcoin
Motley Fool
Puff Daddy rapped about “the Benjamins” because U.S. currency is great for purchasing the things we want — Cristal, diamonds, Versace, suits…. you know, the necessities. But when it comes to the digital currency Bitcoin, one of the big questions has …

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