Lawsky and the NYDFS released the final version of the Bitlicense today. While bitcoin community members have been internet fighting over regulation, the bottom line is that it was coming one way or another, deal with it. If individual companies feel that the current framework is too restrictive, Lawsky stated that the NYDFS would be […]
no… not the TA kind. Another day, another fun filled piece of OK Coin drama. Luckily we are just reporting on the actual events taking place, because we couldn’t make this shit up if we tried. When we left off, OKC had fired the last shot – presenting their research from Ben McGinnes to the […]
The last thing you want to do when it’s really nice outside is sit and read through/analyze documents. Even worse, is when you finish, and realize you just wasted hours of your life that you will never get back. If you haven’t guessed, yes… this is related to OK Coin. Today, they took their turn […]
In a dramatic turn of events over the weekend, the OKC/Ver situation that had “gone nuclear” on Friday, appears to be more of a long lasting Fukushima type incident than an atoll test. Read our overview of part 1 and part 2 if you aren’t all caught up. We thought the story couldn’t get any […]
Less than 24 hours after the latest OKC drama came to light, things have escalated significantly. A cache of e-mails between Roger Ver, OKC and other involved parties has been released by Reddit user la0ban – link to the post here – link to the imgur of the emails here. As if things couldn’t get […]
Some people are still pissed off at Roger for his Mt. Gox audit, but given the actions of government employees leading up to the questionable seizure of Mt. Gox bank accounts, we don’t think its really fair to place blame on anyone until all of the details are revealed. So if we can all agree […]
A running joke amongst Bitcoin traders is that “we just draw lines and steal each others money all day”. Sadly, this isn’t far from the truth, but there is one important piece that most people miss out on. “We” aren’t just stealing each others money, but the market makers are constantly taking money from traders […]
Short but interesting post. We read through these e-mails today, and they definitely offer some great insight into Bitcoin’s earliest days. Came across this Reddit post the other day, which had a link to the e-mails – (along with an interesting post). Click Here for the full PDF of e-mails that Hal Finney sent to […]
The Swedish Bitcoin ETN launched today on the Nasdaq OMX Nordic market. This ETN tracks the price of Bitcoin via 3 exchange quotes, and each unit/share is equal to .005 BTC. Shares are quoted in SEK though (Swedish Krona), even though the prices are derived in other currencies from the Bitcoin exchanges. The Bitcoin Tracker […]
For those of you new to the Bitcoin scene, we bring you some weekend viewing from over a year ago. Interesting and thought provoking, this video is still extremely relevant today.