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Top Bitcoin News Last Week: Bubble, Winklevoss Twins, Mt. Gox Attacks
Bitcoin News
A roundup of the top Bitcoin news from April 8 to April 14:
Monday, April 8
Tuesday, April 9
Thursday, April 11
Friday, April 12
- Did the Bitcoin Bubble Burst Already?
- Winklevii Bitcoin: Twins Secretly Own 1% of the Bitcoin Economy
Sunday, April 14
Top Bitcoin News Last Week: Market Cap, VCs, Skype Virus, Pizza
Bitcoin News
A roundup of the top Bitcoin news from April 1 to April 7:
Tuesday, April 2
- Can Bitcoin Be Trusted as the Global Economy’s Safe Haven?
- Video: Max Keiser Predicts Bitcoin Market Growth to $1 Million Per BTC
Wednesday, April 3
Thursday, April 4
- Is Bitcoin Hype or Reality? Real, And Also Controversial
- Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox DDoS Attack: It’s Been an Epic Few Days
- Bitcoin Hits the Front Page of the Financial Times
Friday, April 5
Saturday, April 6
Sunday, April 7
Bitcoin Market Cap Shoots Past $2 Billion in Historic Milestone
Bitcoin Market Cap Exceeds $2 Billion
Bitcoin market cap has been on a tear lately and there seems to be no end in sight as the alternative currency passed $2 billion in market value over night.
Here are some of the top Tweets about this new milestone.
Market cap for BTC shoots past $2 bn. A $10 bn. market cap will INCREASE demand for BTC as institutions pour into this asset class.
— Max Keiser (@maxkeiser) April 8, 2013
Days it took for Bitcoin to reach first billion dollars of total dollar valuation (TDV): 1,545.Days to reach 2nd billion TDV: 11 #Bitcoin
— Bitcoin Trader (@bitcointrader) April 8, 2013
#Bitcoin has hit $2 Billion, up from $1B a week ago. It has gotten ridiculous. This demonstrates no faith in banking + finance.
— Navraj Ghataura (@navraj) April 8, 2013
Bitcoin Market Cap: Cash Currency That Crosses Borders
Bitcoin Market Cap
Bitcoins, then, are like cash — but they take the idea a step further than has ever been possible. If you give me a $100 bill, the transaction is anonymous and untraceable, but we both need to be in the same place at the same time. And it helps if we both live in a country where the US dollar is an accepted unit of currency.
With bitcoins, transfers can take place across continents and timezones with no problems, no timelags, and only minuscule transaction fees. No banks are involved; no central bank controls the money supply; no taxes ever need to be paid. Once you’ve obtained a stash of bitcoins, they’re yours to do with as you like.
Read more… medium.com.
