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Mozilla Now Accepting Bitcoin
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Mozilla, the open-source development community behind the popular Firefox web browser, is now accepting bitcoin donations. The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit entity that provides …

UK Government Calling for Information on Digital Currencies
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UK’s HM Treasury invites views and evidence on the risks and benefits of digital currencies in a Call for Information. UK’s economic and finance …

Hungary to impose world’s first internet tax
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Hungary is preparing to impose the world’s first tax on internet usage in the latest example of the unorthodox economic policies being pursued by …

Earn Bitcoin by Turning Your Android Device into a Tor Node
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Because it is open-source, the TOR network is free to use for anyone who wants to make sure his or her privacy is respected. …

Bitcoin Software Developers do not need BitLicense
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The New York “BitLicense” proposal is most certainly controversial at the very least. There are of course many people who feel that Bitcoin should …

Venezuelans turn to bitcoins to bypass socialist currency controls
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(Reuters) Tech-savvy Venezuelans looking to bypass dysfunctional economic controls are turning to the bitcoin virtual currency to obtain dollars, make Internet purchases — and …

Australian Senate Launches Inquiry into Bitcoin and Digital Currencies
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Australian Senate Launches Inquiry into Bitcoin and Digital Currencies

The Australian Senate’s Economics References Committee announced this week it would hold an inquiry into bitcoin and digital currency implications, aiming to present its …

Why Bitcoin and War Don’t Mix
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Conflict gives Bitcoin an opportunity, the traditional perspective goes – but in the current world of conflict, it could well be argued that economics …

As the Fed’s secrets are revealed, will the world turn to Bitcoin?
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On Friday secret tapes of correspondence from Goldman Sachs and the Federal Reserve were released. The truth is not pretty and it may be …

Isle of Man Residents Could Soon Settle Tax Bills in Bitcoin
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Isle of Man residents and businesses could soon have the option to pay their taxes in bitcoin, according to a government representative who indicated the option …

5 US States Poised to Promote Bitcoin
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Given the recent critiques of New York and its proposed framework for bitcoin businesses, many of the law’s opponents are no doubt hoping the …

Ecuador: The First Nation to Create its own Digital Currency
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Over the weekend, CCN reported on the government of Ecuador’s decision to ban Bitcoin, along with all other cryptocurrencies, via a National Assembly majority …