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Europe’s Pirate Parties are sinking, but they’ve already won
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The 2014 European elections haven’t been kind to the various Pirate Parties, which campaign for digital rights, free speech and decriminalisation of filesharing. In …

Spanish Government: Bitcoin is Considered Cash for Tax Purposes
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The Spanish tax authority, the Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (AEAT), is “monitoring” digital currencies to ensure they are not used for illicit purposes such as …

A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
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Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of …

Chinese government tries to censor media coverage of bitcoin
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Chinese media outlets have been issued censorship instructions by government authorities, mandating that no coverage be provided for the upcoming Global Bitcoin Summit, a …

Meet Ireland’s first bitcoin politician
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Meet Ireland’s first bitcoin politician

A candidate for Dun Laoghaire in next month’s Irish local elections, Ossian Smyth, has become the first politician on the island of Ireland to …

Bitcoin Donations now accepted by the Libertarian Party of Texas
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In conjunction with their 2014 Libertarian State Convention, the Libertarian Party of Texas announces that supporters may now give donations in the form of …

Bitcoins For Marijuana
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Bitcoin isn’t the only digital currency changing the way we pay for things. Two new cryptocurrencies aimed at allowing people to safely buy drugs, …

Criticism against cyber currency…
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Criticism against cyber currency…

Well, today I want to submit to your attention a very critic article about cryptocurrencies. I completely disagree with that point of view, but I …

Scared Cyprus government issues Bitcoin warning
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Bitcoin has seen its popularity go up tremendously in the past year. Some argue that this is due to the worldwide financial crisis. This is …

Australian Tax Office explains Bitcoin, intends to tax it
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The Australian Tax Office has provided businesses with some more guidelines on how it intends to deal with bitcoin, stating that income and profits …

FBI: One of the largest holder’s of Bitcoins
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Newseek’s Leah McGrath Goodman just published a long and juicy article, claiming among other things to have found the real Satoshi Nakamoto. I particularly liked the …

HMRC scraps VAT on virtual currency Bitcoin
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The UK’s tax authority has scrapped plans to charge value added tax (VAT) on Bitcoin trading. In new guidance, HM Revenue & Customs also …