Bitcoin insurance? A new fund is banking on it
• cnbc.comIf bitcoin is going to survive as a digital currency, it's going to have to convince investors their holdings are safe.
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Cyberspace and the New Economy
Out in the Open: Cyberpunk Builds Bitcoin Wallet That Even Apple Can’t Ban
• http://www.wired.com,By Klint FinleyKyle Drake calls himself a professional cyberpunk. He spends his days on the net, writing computer code and trying to stick it to the man. His latest target: the global banking industry.
Vote for Vermin Supreme
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Decriminalize Sex Work
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Can PayPal Crack the Design Challenge of Digital Wallets?
• http://www.wired.com, By Kyle VanHemertDigital wallets are one of those perennial tech promises that have never quite materialized.
Why The Deep Web Has Washington Worried
• Time.comFrom online drug bazaars to virtual currency tax shelters, the growing anonymous web has many corners of Washington concerned.
Bitcoin and Other Altcoins: A Solution for Millennials
Bob RossAs we as a population face such issues as mounting debt and endless warfare, one oft-reviled generation is really getting a sour deal: the millennials. Those narcissistic, lazy, good-for-nothing louts who played by all the rules only to realize the r
BitcoinStore.com: A Young Entrepreneur Talks Real World Uses
• https://www.youtube.com, ReasonTV"A lot of people think it's basically digital gold because it's so scarce, it holds value well, and you can transfer it instantly," says BitcoinStore.com's Jon Holmquist.
Bitcoin On The PayPal Network
• http://www.forbes.com, Jon MatonisPayPal has recently entertained the notion of accepting and clearing the bitcoin unit on its pervasive platform. It’s a bit like the prince joining the revolution. Is this a good thing?
Cheapest Way to Rob Bank Seen in Cyber Attack Like Hustle
• Jordan Robertson via Bloomberg.comThe hackers often struck late on Fridays, starting about a year ago, sending skeleton crews at more than a dozen European banks rushing to keep bombardments of digital gibberish from crashing their websites.
CISPA Is Dead. Now Let’s Do a Cybersecurity Bill Right
• Julian Sanchez via WIRED.comThe controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) now appears to be dead in the Senate, despite having passed the House by a wide margin earlier this month.
Vast majority of global cyber-espionage emanates from China, report finds
• Craig Timberg via The Washington PostAnalyses of hundreds of documented data breaches found that hackers affiliated with the Chinese government were by far the most energetic and successful cyberspies in the world last year
U.S. and China announce cybersecurity collaboration amid hacking dispute
• The RawStory.comChina and the US, which are embroiled in a bitter dispute over hacking, have agreed to set up a cybersecurity working group, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.
Bitcoin price bubble soars to record as investors grow nervous
• The RawStory.comIn May 2010, a programmer called Laszlo asked an online forum if anyone would buy him a couple of pies in exchange for 10,000 Bitcoins, an experimental online currency launched in 2009.
Q+A Ben Silbermann
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Tom SimonitePinterest’s CEO says that crowds of people are better than algorithms at finding content that consumers care about.
BITPAY FOUNDER: Bitcoin Has Proven It Can Take A Hit
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob WileIn case you missed it, someone bought a Porsche Cayman S for 300 Bitcoin yesterday.
Getting Started with Bitcoin, Part 1: What is a Wallet?
• http://www.dailypaul.com, JixMainstreamSo you're curious about getting into Bitcoins!
Could Amazon’s New Virtual Currency Rival Bitcoin?
• http://govtslaves.info, JP HicksLast week Amazon announced a new way for customers to buy and sell goods on its massive online retail platform: a new virtual currency called Amazon Coins.
Boots on the ground: Obama’s cybersecurity directive could allow military deployment within the US
• RT.comThe White House is being asked by attorneys to explain a top-secret presidential policy directive signed last month that may allow for the domestic deployment of the US military for the sake of so-called cybersecurity.
Kantara floats voluntary-compulsory authentication for social saftey nets
• BeatTheChip.orgNSTIC, the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, is working with Kantara to bring an authentication credential system online for US social service recipients. Kantara's involvement would make transactional monitoring between recipi
Police State North America: The U.S.-Canada Integrated Cybersecurity Agenda
• Dana GabrielAs part of the Beyond the Border initiative, the U.S. and Canada are strengthening cybersecurity cooperation. In a move that received little attention, both countries recently announced a joint cybersecurity action plan. Cyber threats know no nationa
Google Aggressively Pushes Wallet Card
• http://govtslaves.info, Quentin FottrellThis week, the search giant added the “Google Wallet Card ” to the list of devices able to use its Google Wallet mobile payment system.
Amazon Just Took A Big Swipe At Hulu And Netflix
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Kevin SmithAmazon quietly switched its Prime service today, letting subscribers choose between paying $7.99 per month or $79 per year.
SOPA? CISPA? WHATEVER. THE GOVERNMENT’S LONG TERM STRATEGY IS NSTIC
• Associates Mind at redditWe've seen Congress legislation of the week is SOPA, PIPA, CISPA, the Executive Orders and now the UN's run on "cyberterrorism". Those creative distratctions are all leading away from the mother of Brave New World longterm strategy seated.
How The $3 Billion Web Video Business Is Supplanting TV Advertising
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Samantha FelixWho watches TV, on actual TVs, anymore? Sometimes, it feels like no one.
National 'virtual ID card' scheme set for launch (Is there anything that could possibly go w
• http://www.independent.co.uk, Ian BurrellCentral online identity scheme 'will be a target for criminals'
Why Facebook's Search Engine Won't Be Anything Like Google's
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Tom SimoniteTrying to match Google's immense index of the Web would be very costly—but Facebook could instead build search on top of the data we've already given it.
Google Wallet Wins and Fails: Walletless Week 2
• http://www.wired.com, By Christina BonningtonSo it turns out that you don’t need a wallet to buy groceries, at least not in San Francisco.
What Do Google and Goldman Sachs Have in Common? More Than You Think
• http://www.wired.com, By Cade MetzSome people will tell you that Google and Facebook and Amazon are beside the point.
Here's How Facebook Punishes Clients It Doesn't Like
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jim EdwardsWe noted recently that Facebook's list of newly approved "Strategic Preferred Marketing Developers (SPMD)" — client companies and agencies who qualify for early participation in beta ad products and other advanced looks at cool new stuff — contained
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