Month: November 2012

Download FBI report on Bitcoins

Download FBI report on Bitcoins here Well, it contains most factually accurate information about Bitcoin (in fact, probably the most factually accurate information in a single report – the only glaring error is the statement (on page 14) that bitcoins will cease to be generated in 2033, clearly based on a misinterpretation of the famous […]

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Another intro to Bitcoins #3

Forget most things you’ve heard. People discover BitCoin in a variety of ways, but usually pick up some sort of misconception like “BitCoin gives free money to people with computers” or “in order to use BitCoin I have to use a program that wastes electricity for nothing” along the way. Here is a good summary […]

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WordPress Site now accepts Bitcoins for premium services

This is big news and the price of bitcoins has increased by 3% since the news broke out last week! source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57550845-93/wordpress-begins-accepting-bitcoin-for-service-upgrades/   WordPress has announced it will begin accepting payment for upgrades via the controversial peer-to-peer currency Bitcoin, a move it promises will break down geographical and corporate boundaries. While the popular blogging platform […]

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Bitcoins 101 by Mashable

Here’s what Mashable wrote about bitcoins [source] Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer decentralized digital currency. It differs from traditional, government-backed currencies in that there is no central issuer, and there are no middlemen involved for various transactions. Back in 1998, the concept of crypto-currency was described by Wei Dai on a cypherpunks mailing list. Crypto-currency is […]

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