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- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:27:23 -0400
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> Please dont post followups about individual news articles to this > thread. Please spawn a new thread for such topics. virtual currency news for Saturday 10/12/2013 - Friday 10/18/2013 ********************************************************** Saturday-Monday 10/12-14/2013 The post–Silk Road Bitcoin crash is over http://www.dailydot.com/business/bitcoin-crash-is-over/ As govt gears up against digital attacks, Mukesh Ambani's RIL bets big on cyber security sector http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-13/news/42993130_1_ril-cyber-security-sector-homeland-security CoinX Is A New Bitcoin Exchange That Actually Takes Financial Compliance Seriously http://www.businessinsider.com/coinx-bitcoin-exchange-2013-10 Grilled cheese meets Bitcoin: Why this food truck is embracing digital currency http://www.geekwire.com/2013/seattle-foodtruck-bitcoin-accept-payments-grilled-cheese-sandwiches/ Walker: Despite shutdown of site, Silk Road’s currency may prove new financial rule of order http://dailyorange.com/2013/10/walker-despite-silk-roads-shutdown-its-currency-may-prove-new-financial-rule-of-order/ Capital One closes commemorative bitcoin coin maker's account http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=25317 The Internet Is a Universal Human Right. Just Ask the Homeless http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/homeless-but-wired/all Ven gets SMART http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst//Ven_ValidSoft_SMART.php FACEBOOK buys Israeli mobile player -- MICROSOFT's Windows Phone update -- NETFLIX on the cable clicker? -- Senior TWITTER dev earns, um, $10M http://www.infoworld.com/t/technology-business/facebook-buys-israeli-mobile-player-microsofts-windows-phone-update-netflix-the-cable-clicker-senior-tw A Jail Visit with the Alleged Dread Pirate Roberts http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/jail-visit-the-alleged-dread-pirate-roberts Bitcoin - the Virtual Currency Facilitating Cybercriminals, Hitmen and Drug Dealers http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/513742/20131015/bitcoin-virtual-currency-facilitating-cybercrime-hitman-network.htm McAfee exposes scope of digitally funded crime extends to contract killings http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240207164/McAfee-exposes-scope-of-digitally-funded-crime-extends-to-contract-killings http://news.techworld.com/security/3473654/bitcoin-virtual-currencies-being-undermined-by-rising-criminality-says-mcafee/ Net swindlers stymied by ‘funny money’ http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/internet/net-swindlers-stymied-by-funny-money-1.1591778 Bitcoin Fever: The Virtual Money Everybody May Use Someday http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2013/10/14/bitcoin-fever-the-virtual-money-everybody-may-use-someday-a-404373.html Leading Economist Predicts Governments and Big Banks Will Attack Bitcoin (Good small article with existing known points) http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/10/leading-economist-predicts-governments.html Xoom Launches a New Tracking Service for Filipino Money Transfer Recipients http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131014-907782.html 'StripCoin' — Literally, Bitcoin For Strippers — Gets Rid Of Those Embarrasing Credit Card Bills http://www.businessinsider.com/stripcoin-bitcoin-for-strippers-2013-10 Caracotsios: Silk Road shows need for authorities http://dailynorthwestern.com/2013/10/14/opinion/caracotsios-silk-road-shows-need-for-authorities/ ********************************************************** Tuesday 10/15/2013 US government shutdown: Doing away with the dollar http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24406-us-government-shutdown-doing-away-with-the-dollar.html http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-10/13/c_132794246.htm China's Google Is Now Accepting Bitcoin http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-google-is-now-accepting-bitcoin-2013-10 Worst virus ever locks your files, demands Bitcoin ransom http://www.dailydot.com/crime/cryptolocker-virus-ransom-bitcoin/ Why Bitcoin Prices Are At a Five-month High http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/15/why-bitcoin-prices-are-at-a-five-month-high/ Bitcoin Mining Rush Means Real Cash for Makers of Hardware http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-15/bitcoin-mining-rush-means-real-cash-for-hardware-makers.html Big Bang X... Disruption and Innovation http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-pollack/big-bang-xdisruption-and-_b_4086013.html Five hot FinTech innovations you need to know about http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/tech/mike-laven-five-hot-fintech-innovations-you-need-to-know-about/6536.article FBI Silk Road shutdown will have little impact on Bitcoin cyber rackets http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2300433/fbi-silk-road-shutdown-will-have-little-impact-on-bitcoin-cyber-rackets Bitcoin may be let loose now Silk Road has been shut down http://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/2013/10/bitcoin-may-be-let-loose-now-silk-road-has-been-shut-down You Can Buy Pot Here: WeedPortal.com and Marijuana’s Lawless Online Frontier http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/15/you-can-buy-pot-here-weedportal-com-and-marijuana-s-lawless-online-frontier.html Silk Road’s alleged mastermind ‘not excessively concerned’ about future http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/15/silk-road-ross-ulbricht-alleged-mastermind McAfee claim virtual currencies like Bitcoin suffer rising criminality http://www.cio.co.uk/news/security/mcafee-claim-virtual-currencies-like-bitcoin-suffer-rising-criminality/ Xoom launches text update service for money transfer users in the Philippines http://www.thepaypers.com/online-payments/xoom-launches-text-update-service-for-money-transfer-users-in-the-philippines/752861-3 NASAA Expands Annual Top Investor Threat List http://www.nasaa.org/27012/nasaa-expands-annual-top-investor-threats-list/ 1 Investing Guru’s Take on the Future of Bitcoin http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/10/13/1-investing-gurus-take-on-the-future-of-bitcoin.aspx How technology is improving the world of money http://www.resourceinvestor.com/2013/10/15/how-technology-is-improving-the-world-of-money Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian: ‘I’m cautiously optimistic about Bitcoin’ http://www.geekwire.com/2013/reddit-cofounder-alexis-ohanian-bitcoin-excited-dad-starts-talking/ State, provincial regulators raise red flags on virtual currency http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=OBR&date=20131015&id=17001221 From cash to code: the silent rise of digital currency http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/10/16/technology/cash-code-silent-rise-digital-currency San Diego company cashing in on virtual currency http://www.utsandiego.com//news/2013/oct/15/cashie-commerce-marketplace-bitcoin-bitdazzle//all/?print ********************************************************** Wednesday 10/16/2013 RedBottle Design Brings GlassPay Purchasing App for Google Glass, Android, and Bitcoins to DEMO Fall 2013 http://search.sys-con.com/node/2835441 Digital money transfers now easily tracked http://technology.inquirer.net/30489/digital-money-transfers-now-easily-tracked Alleged Silk Road Creator's New Lawyer Defended Guantanamo Detainee, NSA Target http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/10/16/alleged-silk-road-creators-new-lawyer-defended-guantanamo-detainee-nsa-target/ Bitcoin Weekly 2013 October 16: MtGox Upgrades Its Game, Economist Predicts Backlash, Dwolla Throws in the Bitcoin Towel http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/10/16/bitcoin-weekly-2013-october-16-mtgox-upgrades-its-game-economist-predicts-backlash-dwolla-throws-in-the-bitcoin-towel/ Pilot puts aviation career on hold to work on Bitcoin startup http://www.techinasia.com/pilot-puts-aviation-career-hold-work-bitcoin-startup/ Chinese Demand Rallies Bitcoin Prices, Online Services to Replace Silk Road http://forexmagnates.com/chinese-demand-rallies-bitcoin-prices-online-services-to-replace-silk-road/ Yes, you can buy drugs with bitcoins. You can also buy them with cash. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/16/yes-you-can-buy-drugs-with-bitcoins-you-can-also-buy-them-with-cash/ Greenwald Joins Forces With Ebay Founder http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/10/16/slatest_pm_greenwald_joins_forces_with_ebay_founder.html Bitcoin: I’m Not Dead Yet! http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/10/silk_road_shutdown_does_not_spell_the_end_for_bitcoin.html ********************************************************** Thursday 10/17/2013 SoftTouch POS Integrates Bitcoin Virtual Currency Payment Processing http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/softtouch-pos-integrates-bitcoin-virtual-currency-payment-processing-1842277.htm China's Google Is Now Accepting Bitcoin http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-google-is-now-accepting-bitcoin-2013-10 Hitman Network Says It Accepts Bitcoins to Murder for Hire http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/17/hitman-network-says-it-accepts-bitcoins-to-murder-for-hire.html How mystery DDoSers tried to take down Bitcoin exchange with 100Gbps crapflood http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/17/bitcoin_exchange_ddos_flood/ U.S. Shutdown Ends; JPM and CFTC Make 'Whale' Settlement Official http://www.americanbanker.com/bankthink/us-shutdown-ends-jpm-and-cftc-make-whale-settlement-official-1062895-1.html About that Bitcoin “bubble” http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=24189 You’re infected—if you want to see your data again, pay us $300 in Bitcoins http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/youre-infected-if-you-want-to-see-your-data-again-pay-us-300-in-bitcoins/ 'BlackMarket Reloaded' Online Drug Bazaar Reopens After Code Leak http://mashable.com/2013/10/17/blackmarket-reloaded-down/ Sea Sonic and HashFast Sign Deal To Power Next Generation of Bitcoin Mining Equipment http://www.seasonic.com.tw/new/twevent20131018.htm Why Bitcoin Boomed During the Government Shutdown http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/10/17/2310210/why-bitcoin-boomed-during-the-government-shutdown ********************************************************** Friday 10/18/2013 Victoria retailer Hemp & Co. dabbles in virtual currency Bitcoin http://www.timescolonist.com/news/victoria-retailer-hemp-co-dabbles-in-virtual-currency-bitcoin-1.663764 Fiendish CryptoLocker ransomware: Whatever you do, don't PAY http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/18/cryptolocker_ransmware/ Google Glass dominates wearable tech session at DEMO Fall 2013 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/101813-demo-google-glass-274991.html Deep Web's biggest gun marketplace reloads http://www.dailydot.com/crime/black-market-reloaded-shut-down-backopy-silk-relaunch/ Bitcoin’s road from perdition: What will hurt and help the controversial digital currency http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/18/bitcoins-road-from-perdition-what-will-hurt-and-help-the-controversial-digital-currency/ The gravest threat to investors now http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-gravest-threat-to-investors-now-2013-10-18 Bitcoin And The Silk Road http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/bitcoin-and-the-silk-road-95228/ The Secrets of Online Money Laundering http://www.technologyreview.com/view/520501/the-secrets-of-online-money-laundering/ Netherlands Bar Accepts Bitcoins For Beer http://www.inquisitr.com/998309/netherlands-bar-accepts-bitcoins-for-beer/ IT IS TIME: Move Your Money Out of the US Banking System http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/robert-wenzel/get-your-money-out-of-the-banks-3/ Gold versus Bitcoin http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/10/gold-versus-bitcoin.html
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