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Top 10 Countdown: Most Popular Bitcoin Stories in October 2013
Here are the top 10 most popular stories On Bitcoin brought you in October 2013.
10. Checkout Using Bitcoin and Google Glass with GlassPay
GlassPay is a mobile app that lets Google Glass users scan items at retail, assemble a shopping cart, and pay using Bitcoin.
9. Bitcoin: Liberating Organic Farmers (Movie)
This short documentary is about how small organic farmers are using bitcoins to reach their customers directly – with no fees and middlemen.
8. Bitcoin Wallet Goes Mobile with New Coinbase iPhone App
To the delight of its userbase, Coinbase announced the availability of the Coinbase iPhone app. Now users can buy, sell, and send Bitcoin on iOS.
7. Bitcoin Breaks $200 in Second Highest Historical Price Peak
The price of Bitcoin starting soaring over the weekend thanks to activity in China and the fall of Silk Road. The rally has continued past $200.
6. Bitcoin Coming to the Big Screen in Silk Road the Movie
The next tech mogul to be profiled by Hollywood may Ross William Ulbricht, the recently arrested founder of Bitcoin drug marketplace Silk Road.
5. Bitcoin Cloud Wallets Comparison: Security and Liquidity
Which site is best for keeping a cloud bitcoin account? Learn about the leading providers and how they compare across security and liquidity.
4. Circle, A High Profile Bitcoin Startup, Raises $9M with Seasoned Team
Jeremy Allaire has raised $9 million for his new venture called Circle, a company that is embracing the Bitcoin revolution to offer lasting services.
3. You May Have a Fortune on Your Hard Drive: Recovering Lost Bitcoin
A Norwegian man finds 5,000 Bitcoin on his hard drive worth $800,000. Do you have lost Bitcoin? Here’s how to recover it.
2. Bitcoin Price Starts Soaring Again Thanks to Chinese Activity
The price of Bitcoin rose to $165, up from $125 a week ago. The downfall of Silk Road and trading activity in China are key factors in the increase.
1. Bitcoin Flash Crash: Real-Time Report of What’s Happening
Read the latest on the Bitcoin Flash Crash of October 2013.
Thanks for reading in October!
Top 10 Countdown: Most Popular Bitcoin Stories in September 2013
Here are the top 10 most popular stories On Bitcoin brought you in September 2013.
10. TradeRush Expands Exclusive Bitcoin Trading on Options Platform
Based in London, TradeRush is the net’s fastest growing binary options platform, launched in 2011 and with expanded Bitcoin trading capabilities.
9. CoinDesk Launches Bitcoin Price Index to Consolidate Exchange Spread
The CoinDesk index represents an average of leading global Bitcoin exchanges.
8. RoboCoin Bitcoin ATM Kiosks Coming to Canadian Retail Store Bitcoiniacs
Last month, RoboCoin ATM Kiosks officially went on sale for $20,000 per unit. Now, a retail store in Canada plans to deploy them across Canada.
7. Bitcoin Mining, An Infographic
This infographic describes Bitcoin mining, what it takes, and the impact it has on the Bitcoin economy and beyond.
6. Bitcoin Experts Winklevoss Twins and Naval Ravikant at TechCrunch Disrupt
A panel of Bitcoin experts, the Winklevoss twins, Naval Ravikant, and Balaji Srinivasan, shared incredible ideas about the future of Bitcoin.
5. Croatian-Based BitKonan Launches Bitcoin Trading Platform
With incumbents like Mt.Gox, Tradehill, and TradeRush, is there room for another Bitcoin trading platform? Croatian-based BitKonan thinks there is.
4. SecondMarket Launches Bitcoin Investment Trust
SecondMarket announced the launch a new investment vehicle called the Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT).
3. The House Doesn’t Always Win in Bitcoin Gambling
One Bitcoin gambler had a rollercoaster ride of a gambling session and ended up on top of the casino.
2. German Artist Creates Bitcoin Art Inspired by Andy Warhol
The Dollar was painted many times, including a famous work by Andy Warhol. Now a German artist has created a Bitcoin work called 200 Bitcoins.
1. Black Arrow Offers Pre-Orders for New Bitcoin Mining Hardware
Black Arrow has launched and is taking pre-orders for its Prospero Bitcoin Mining Machines and its Bitcoin ASIC codenamed “the Minion”.
Thanks for reading in September!
Top 10 Countdown: Most Popular Bitcoin Stories in August 2013
Here are the top 10 most popular stories On Bitcoin brought you in August 2013.
10. Google’s Android Security Team Addresses Bitcoin Vulnerability
It was discovered that a vulnerability in Android may leave users of Bitcoin mobile apps at risk, and Google addressed the concerns.
9. Canadian Startup CoinTap Sells Bitcoin Gift Cards to Help Adoption
CoinTap is the creation of Bitcoin Ventures, a Canadian virtual currency software development company that offers smart solutions for Bitcoin e-commerce.
8. Bitcoin ATM RoboCoin Kiosk Goes on Sale for $20,000
RoboCoin allows buying and selling Bitcoins from a freestanding kiosk that integrates software, bank grade hardware and security.
7. 22 Bitcoin Companies Issued Subpoena by New York Department of Financial Services
The New York State Department of Financial Services has subpoenaed 22 companies to understand the uses and implications of alternative currency Bitcoin.
6. FinCEN Gives Early Guidance on Bitcoin Regulation
The Bitcoin Foundation met with FinCEN, the crime enforcement division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as well as regulators and law enforcement.
5. Chatrooms, Meet Bitcoin – CoinChat Pays You to Chat Online
CoinChat is an innovative new chatroom concept, combining real-time chat with Bitcoin, letting users earn Bitcoins while they chat.
4. Legal Firm Riddell Williams Hires Bitcoin Experts to Lead Payments Practice
Two of the leading legal professionals in the Bitcoin industry have joined Seattle-based Riddell Williams to co-chair the Payments practice area.
3. Analyst Dick Bove Says Buy Bitcoin at $50, Today’s Price above $100
In a statement that seems to be either out of touch or bearish on the current Bitcoin market, banking analyst Dick Bove said he would buy Bitcoin at $50.
2. MasterCoin Proposal to Make Bitcoin More Stable and Secure
J.R. Willett has released a complete specification for building a protocol layer on top of Bitcoin called MasterCoin.
1. Bitcoin Exchange Tradehill Suspends Trading Due to Regulation Concerns
US-based Bitcoin exchange Tradehill has run into troubles, and has suspended trading “due to banking and regulatory issues.”
Thanks for reading in August!
Top 10 Countdown: Most Popular Bitcoin Stories in July 2013
Here are the top 10 most popular stories On Bitcoin brought you in July 2013.
10. Bitbetex Jumps on the Bitcoin Gambling Bandwagon After SatoshiDice Exit
9. Bitcoin Gambling Company SatoshiDice Sold for $11.5 Million
8. Argentina Bitcoin Adoption Jumps in Recent Months
7. Turn Cash into Bitcoins in Seconds with the Lamassu Bitcoin ATM Machine
6. Bitcoin Prediction Market Predictious: Bet on Gender of the Royal Baby
5. Finding Business Model Opportunities in Bitcoin
4. Inside Bitcoins NYC Keynote: Is Bitcoin the New Financial Order?
3. Work in Silicon Valley? Pay with Bitcoin at Coupa Café in Palo Alto
2. Building Bitcoin into the Core Architecture of the Web
1. Cruise Ship Startup Community Blueseed Gets Bitcoin Funding
Thanks for reading in July!
