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LOT Polish Airlines Begins Accepting Bitcoin Payments
• Bitcoin MagazineThis week, LOT Polish Airlines, one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation, has begun accepting bitcoin payments for flight tickets. Travelers all around the world can now purchase tickets to more than 60 destinations in Europe, the Amer
Ethereum Network Begins Thawing Process in Anticipation of the Start of Trading
• Bitcoin MagazineIn a matter of hours, the network will be handling transactions and trading will begin. Ethereum CCO Stephen Tual published a new block post asking miners are asked to update their clients.
Overstock CEO Uses Bitcoin Tech to Spill Wall Street Secret
• WiredThe global stock market spans about $101 trillion in financial securities. And at any given moment, about $1.7 trillion is out on loan.
Host:
Ernest Hancock
08-06-2015 -- Patrick Byrne - Phranq Tamburri - Bernard von NotHaus -- (VIDEO & MP3 LOADED)
Program Date:Patrick Byrne (CEO of Overstock.Com) on Overstock's long awaited blockchain based private and public equities trading platform - Dr. Phranq Tamburri on Trump's campaign - Bernard von NotHaus provides us an update on what he has been doing
Overstock Unveils Blockchain Trading Platform at Nasdaq Event
• CoinDesk.ComThe announcement marked the formal debut of tØ (pronounced tee-zero), Overstock's long awaited blockchain-based private and public equities trading platform first announced in 2014.
Meet Metalith, a Supercharged Bitcoin Vending Machine
• https://www.bitcoin.comThis year at Porcfest, one project stood out in a great way, a fully functional Bitcoin vending machine named The Metalith. Not only does The Metalith offer products for Bitcoin, but also offers them for Fiat currency.
Head Of Collapsed Mt.Gox Exchange Arrested With Half A Billion In Bitcoin Still Unaccounted
• http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-01/head-collBack in its 2013 heyday, when bitcoin soared from below $100 to over $1000 in the span of a few months (in no small part thanks to the collapse of the Cyprus banking system) there was only one real Bitcoin exchange:
The CEO of collapsed bitcoin exchange MtGox has been arrested in Japan
• http://www.businessinsider.com, AFPJapanese police on Saturday arrested Mark Karpeles, CEO of the collapsed MtGox bitcoin exchange, over the loss of nearly $390 million worth of the virtual currency, local media said.
Gold: It's Time to Buy
• LewRockwellI'm what people call a "contrarian" investor. I tend to buy assets that are out of favor with the chattering classes and the talking heads on television.
Host:
Ernest Hancock
07-28-15 -- Ian Freeman - Matt Heineman - Devon Read, Ryan Taylor -- (VIDEO + BONUS LOADED)
Program Date:Ian Freeman, Program Director LRN.FM, talks about the new LRN.FM app for Android/iPhone - Matt Heineman (Director: Cartel Land) on the Mexican Drug Cartels - Devon Read and Ryan Taylor of Blocktech talk about the Decentralized Library of Alexandria
San Francisco Federal Reserve Director Warns Community Banks about Bitcoin Risks
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comWallace Young, the director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, has published an article suggesting community banks should be cautious about Bitcoin firms and consumers.
Winklevoss Twins File Trust Application with NYDFS for Gemini Bitcoin Exchange
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comAccording to a spokesperson, the Gemini exchange will be open to the general public as well as institutional investors once a Certificate of Authorization is issued by the NYDFS. Evan Greebel of Kaye Scholer is advising on this launch.
FBI Arrests Coin.MX Founders For Money Laundering Violations
• Bitcoin MagazineAnthony R. Murgio and Yuri Lebedev of West Palm Beach Florida were arrested today for running an unlicensed bitcoin exchange with the goal of helping individuals launder money.
Blythe Masters to Keynote American Banker's Conference on Digital Currencies/Blockchain
• Bitcoin MagazineOn July 28, 2015, in New York City, American Banker is hosting a conference devoted exclusively to exploring the implications of the digital currencies and blockchain revolution for the banking sector.
BitMesh: Share Bandwidth for Bitcoin
• Bitcoin MagazineBitMesh is a platform that allows users to share their bandwidth or Internet connections with others in exchange for bitcoin. Without the involvement of third-party escrow or contracts, users can achieve a mutual negotiation for the pricing and share
itBit Announces Launch of Global OTC Agency Trading Desk
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comToday, New York-based bitcoin exchange itBit announced that it had launched its Global OTC Agency Trading Desk.
Canada's Shifting Economic and Political Climate May Affect Bitcoin Exchanges' Plans
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comThe Bank of Canada has confirmed that, after two quarters of negative growth, the Canadian economy is technically in a recession although the bank would prefer to call it a "mild contraction." The dollar is at a six-year low, mainly due to the fa
Number of Argentinian Merchants Accepting Bitcoin Doubles Amid Inflation Concerns
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comSince last year, the number of bitcoin merchants in Argentina has doubled, according to the Financial Times. This growth comes primarily from small businesses, which are showing the highest bitcoin growth and adoption rate in all of Latin America.
Luxury Smartwatch Manufacturer Kairos Begins Accepting Bitcoin, Offers Discounts
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comHybrid smartwatch manufacturer, Kairos, has partnered with global Bitcoin payment processor BitPay to accept bitcoin for their smartwatches and wearable devices. The dual US-South Korean company have come a long since launching their idea earlier
Nobody Wins Porcfest
Davi BarkerI understood conceptually why it was good joke from the beginning, but I didn't realize how far we could push the metaphor until people started playing. For example, some people won. That certainly happens in a democracy.
Nobody Wins Porcfest
• http://www.bitcoinnotbombs.com, DaviEvery year at Porcfest we seem to grow. This year we actually spilled over into a second vending site.
Introducing Citicoin, 'Equivalent to Bitcoin'
• http://www.thedailybell.comKen Moore, head of Citi Innovation Labs told IBTimes UK during a technology briefing that the bank has been looking at distributed ledger technology for "the last few years" and has amassed a skilled team.
Factom Team Launches Release Candidate One, Calls for Test Participation
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comHaving recently reached its seed-round fundraising goal of $1 million on Bnk to the Future with Factom Inc., their sister entity the Factom Foundation has now launched a Release Candidate One (RC1), a critical step for launching the Factom network.
Alexandria Uses Block Chain to Preserve World's Knowledge
• https://www.cryptocoinsnews.comThe premise behind tech start-up Blocktech's Alexandria project is pretty simple: the Library of Alexandria wouldn't have been destroyed had there been a back-up unless the back-ups had been destroyed too.
London's first listed bitcoin company is coming and investors are 'curious'
• http://www.businessinsider.comBitcoin and blockchain focused company Coinsilium is planning to list its shares on London's junior stock market AIM later this summer, making it the first bitcoin company to IPO in Britain and one of just a handful in the world.
Xapo Executives' Attempt to Dismiss Lifelock Lawsuit Overruled
• Bitcoin MagazineEarlier in June, billion-dollar security company LifeLock filed a lawsuit against Xapo that might jeopardize the ownership of Xapo's bitcoin wallet technology.
Host:
Ernest Hancock
07-15-15 -- Eric Brakey - Scott Horton - Tone Vays (MP3 & VIDEO + BONUS LOADED)
Program Date:Eric Brakey, state Senator from District 20 in Maine, on getting concealed carry without a permit - Scott Horton (Host of Scott Horton Show) on raffle to Costa Rica - Tone Vays (trader, risk analyst, blogger) provides an update from the Inside of Bit
Bitcoin Could Prevent Future Economic Catastrophes in Greece and Worldwide
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comEuropean leaders announced Monday morning that they had reached a deal meant to resolve Greece's debt crisis, The New York Times reports. The new bailout for Greece would involve both "serious reforms" and "financial support," said Donald T
Bitcoin Companies Weigh in on Digital Currency Regulations for the California Senate
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comThis week leading bitcoin companies including BitGo, Bitnet, Blockstream, Chain.com, Gem, Mirror, Xapo and Blockstream have sent a letter to the California Senate as a response to the recent approval of AB 1326, New York's BitLicense-like document
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