Bitstamp suspends its services after confirming wallet problems
Bitstamp, a major bitcoin exchange, has temporarirly suspended services, reports the company’s official Twitter account.
Tim Draper suggests buying bitcoins for rubles
Tim Draper posted on Twitter saying that now is the time to exchange rubles for Bitcoin. He did not comment or specify any reason for his suggestion. Other users met the idea with scepticism.
Bitcoin drops below $280
The price of bitcoin reached $276.27 at 4 a.m. GMT on January 4, as the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index shows. The price of bitcoin has been falling since around midnight GMT on January 3.
New California legislation makes bitcoin an “alternative currency”
A bill has come into force in the state of California which specifies that bitcoin is not under any ban of issuance or circulation and, therefore, is legal for payments and transactions. The comments section of the bill clarifies what bitcoin is and how it operates.
Bitcoin war: Reddit users attack sponsor of North American Bitcoin Conference Josh Garza
The North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami will begin in two weeks. A group of Reddit users has launched a campaign against one of its sponsors, Josh Garza
Crypto-anarchist offers to disband the Bitcoin Foundation
Cody Wilson, a candidate for the Bitcoin Foundation Board Election in 2015, has launched a campaign to dismantle the Foundation if elected. Wilson claims the Foundation should be “destroyed” for collaborating with authorities instead of promoting the revolutionary concepts of technological libertarianism.
Bitcoin price dips below $300 for the first time since 2013
According to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index, the price of bitcoin has fallen to around $300 in the first exchange rate shift of 2015. The price of bitcoin fell by about $15 on January 3, reaching a low of $297.87.
Almost half of all bitcoin operations took place in 2014
The number of bitcoin operations is constantly growing. The past year saw 45.5% of all bitcoin operations in history.
Forbes: block chain necessary for the 21st century global economy
Anthony Kosner at Forbes suggests that bitcoin should be seen as a “necessary building block” in the future of the world economy.
Japanese Newspaper: Mt. Gox became target of internal theft
99% of Mt Gox bitcoins went missing through internal manipulation, not due to an external cyber attack, a Japanese newspaper reports. The newspaper cites an insider source and the Metropolitan Police Department.
Predictions of bitcoin growth in 2014 did not come true
The anniversary of the bitcoin boom of 2013 has seen the publication of many articles on the topic. In one of them, the MONEY portal of The Time Inc. observes that those who predicted fast growth for bitcoin were wrong.
Warren Buffet: Bitcoin is convenient but not valuable
One of the best-known investors in the world explains how to invest: never stop studying, make long-term investments in reliable funds and avoid Bitcoin.
Fortune magazine believes in the future of the Internet of Things
The block chain makes all kinds of innovations possible, says Fortune magazine.
The U. S. Federal Reserve Bank issues a report on Bitcoin
The United States Federal Reserve Bank has published a report titled _Bitcoin: Technical Background and Data Analysis_, which contains a technical analysis of Bitcoin and the Bitcoin protocol.
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