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Rome wasn’t built in a day, and today’s money mechanics certainly didn’t come in a single treaty. Our global financial system, like any human...

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Really Gets Bitcoin

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis recently held a “Dialog with the Fed” on bitcoin basics. The events are “designed to address the...

People’s Bank of China Bans April Fools Jokes

Wu Zhengfu, a top-level official in the People's Bank of China, has made a public announcement that April Fools day jokes are now officially...

Why Bitcoin Really Does Represent the Democratization of Money

Bitcoin is commonly regarded as a truly democratic form of money. Interestingly enough, however, there seem to be various explanations supporting this characterization. Furthermore,...

First Egyptian Business to Accept Bitcoin

Bitcoin related news out of the Middle-East is rare on all fronts: merchant services, finance and technology. However, a quick search of coinmap.org reveals...

Bitcoin’s Actual Privilege Problems

ThinkProgress has published a blistering critique of bitcoin called Bitcoin: By The Privileged, For The Privileged. It’s full of misunderstandings, misinformation, and, most distressingly,...

Bitcoin’s Deadwood Days Are Numbered

"We're illegal. Our whole goal is to get annexed by the United f*****' States." -Al Swearengen, "Deadwood"Monday, February 10th is starting to look like...

California Bill to Legalize Bitcoin

A Bill (act to amend Section 107 of the Corporations Code, relating to business associations) introduced by California State Assembly member and Chairman on...

Does Bitcoin Need a John Law?

Jamie Dimon opened his mouth in Davos about bitcoin and nonsense came out. “It’s a terrible store of value,” Dimon told CNBC’s Andrew Ross...

Bitcoin Regulatory Update- 01/17/14

On Tuesday, January 14, Wells Fargo’s anti-money laundering unit organized a meeting in San Francisco to discuss “rules of engagement” for Bitcoin. Reportedly in...