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<title><![CDATA[Re: [ANN][BEE]BeeCoin - Launched/5 EXCHANGES]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=461550.msg5614693#msg5614693]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=461550.msg5614622#msg5614622">Quote from: cryptohunter on <b>Today</b> at 01:38:10 AM</a></div><div><div><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=461550.msg5614272#msg5614272">Quote from: hualehua on <b>Today</b> at 01:01:59 AM</a></div><div><div><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=461550.msg5611889#msg5611889">Quote from: venmo on March 09, 2014, 10:12:41 PM</a></div><div>Go read the...</div></div></div>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$10 Amazon code, $8 bitcoin.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=508772.msg5614692#msg5614692]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Title says it all, want to get some bitcoin, only have amazon code. If you're interested, PM me.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: Atomic Trade&amp;#65306;you should refund 2.39btc to me]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=503200.msg5614691#msg5614691]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[BTC Deposit&nbsp; address must be valid, because before the last recharge has many successful records<br><a href="https://blockchain.info/tx/9d6954351046749e817e6091401128d94ad0b3b3834b215753071ac3fc93bf01" target="_blank">https://blockchain.info/tx/9d6954351046749e817e6091401128d94ad0b3b3834b215753071ac3fc93bf01</a> <br><a href="https://blockchain.info/tx/14401f8c556a619beb6aeeddb22d1b4b908" target="_blank">https://blockchain.info/tx/14401f8c556a619beb6aeeddb22d1b4b908</a>...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: Bitcoin is nothing but a chain of digital signatures...]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=507533.msg5614690#msg5614690]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[yup.. i was pretty sure but google search wasn't helping.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: &amp;#9608;&amp;#9608;[MZC] MazaCoin - National Currency - now @ RussiaToday, Independent, Telegraph]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=494105.msg5614689#msg5614689]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=494105.msg5614509#msg5614509">Quote from: Herp on <b>Today</b> at 01:25:23 AM</a></div><div><div><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=494105.msg5614407#msg5614407">Quote from: FryguyUK on <b>Today</b> at 01:14:45 AM</a></div><div><br>I am SO glad I know what the next actualy big thing is and have an incredible opportunity to get...</div></div>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jimmy Wales is playing with Bitcoin]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/200bx9/jimmy_wales_is_playing_with_bitcoin/]]></link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I bought $20 worth of Bitcoin last March (0.2 BTC). I also put $20 in to a checking account. The checking account is now -$35 ($20 account maintenance fee that put my account into overdraft)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2008nw/i_bought_20_worth_of_bitcoin_last_march_02_btc_i/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>With a $35 overdraft fee, I actually have now lost $55 by keeping it in the bank.</p> <p>It's ok because my 0.2 BTC is now worth over $100. It's just a pain because I now have to drive to the bank to close my account. They are only open from 9am to 4pm Monday through Friday. (I have to take off of work to close it) </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/mastermind1228"> mastermind1228 </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2008nw/i_bought_20_worth_of_bitcoin_last_march_02_btc_i/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2008nw/i_bought_20_worth_of_bitcoin_last_march_02_btc_i/">[26 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TIL that a distributed, p2p mony transferring system has existed since the 8th century]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2007xd/til_that_a_distributed_p2p_mony_transferring/]]></link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How do I set up a free Bitcoin eStore]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/23309/how-do-i-set-up-a-free-bitcoin-estore]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I want to sell digital products (eBooks) using Bitcoin, and I want products to be instantly available after purchase. What could I do?</p>]]></description>
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<author>user14339</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opinions on an article arguing it is easier to conduct a 51% attack on PoS than PoW]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/23308/opinions-on-an-article-arguing-it-is-easier-to-conduct-a-51-attack-on-pos-than]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>For those who are not familiar, one of the main selling points of proof-of-stake is that it makes it more difficult to conduct a 51% attack. The reasoning is that to conduct a 51% attack on a proof-of-work coin, you just need to get enough hashpower. But to conduct a 51% on a PoS coin, you need to own 51% of the coins, meaning that you'd be heavily invested in the coin, so you would be disincentivized from performing an action that could jeopardize the value of your coins. Even if somebody (e.g. the government) simply wanted to kill the coin without regard to financial incentives, it would still be much more expensive to buy 51% of the coins than to buy enough miners to get you up to 51% hashrate, especially given that you would be eating up the orderbook and paying much more than market price.</p>

<p>I recently read an intriguing article titled <a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2393940" rel="nofollow">It Will Cost You Nothing to 'Kill' a Proof-of-Stake Crypto-Currency</a>. In the article, the author argues the opposite: a 51% attack on PoS is actually very cheap when done by a credible entity such as the government. The attacker could announce their intention to kill the coin and offer to buy up everyone's coin for a price far below market price. Since the attacker is credible, holders of the coin will know that if they hold on to their coins, the attacker will acquire 51% of the coins and, using this 51% stake, prevent any transactions from being confirmed, killing the coin. (If your coins can't be sent, then you can't spend or sell them, so they're worthless.) Therefore, people will be willing to sell their coins to the attacker at that price, to at least get some value for their coins before they become worthless.</p>

<p>What are your thoughts on this?</p>]]></description>
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<author>Tony</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[111k coins just moved - any information on this transaction?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2004fg/111k_coins_just_moved_any_information_on_this/]]></link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitcoin could be worth 1000x today's value within two years, or it could be worth nothing given the community's trajectory lately. Here are my two millibits on our possible future(s).]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/20044n/bitcoin_could_be_worth_1000x_todays_value_within/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>It's not the community's fault, by the way.</p> <p>Bitcoin is getting attacked in complex, sophisticated ways we will only understand fully much later. Glenn Greenwald's <a href="https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/">latest scoop</a>, which went largely 'unnoticed' by the corporate media, was that GCHQ/NSA use trolls to harass, intimidate, derail online communities, and destroy the lives of 'hacktivists' (i.e. tech savvy activists) the surveillance agency dislikes. </p> <p>Based on my preliminary research, the Bitcoin community is falling victim to nearly identical tactics.</p> <p>There is no need for us to point fingers at each other or give in to paranoia - in fact, that's one of the intended outcomes of online <em>provocateurs</em> in the first place. </p> <p>We are all aware, however, that some individuals have tried their best to make Bitcoin look very bad in the eyes of the public, and some members of the media have tried their damnedest to keep their viewers from ever wanting to explore the "seedy," "dangerous," "unregulated," world of the scary "bitcorn".</p> <p>My background dictates that I look very closely not only at forensics, but at motives. I see tremendous motive from vested interests around the world - governments, banks, some payment processors, investing opportunists - to attack Bitcoin now, with everything they've got.</p> <p>Again, no need to finger point, because <strong>Bitcoin is a battle you folks win.</strong></p> <p>In fact, you've already won, on paper at least. Bitcoin is a much better <em>technology</em> than the credit card in your wallet or your checking account. That is fact. Your credit card is basically a private key exposed, half-assed department store financial product designed 60 years ago (actually, that's exactly what a credit card is). And your Too Big To Fail checking account is a Mt. Gox account with a better PR department. </p> <p>They can spread a lot of fear - and they are doing so - but a time will come when consumers take a sober look at cryptocurrency face to face with its "competition". And the choice is clear. This is a Pepsi Challenge you all win any day of the week, without fail.</p> <p><strong>Crypto is better, the only way it can be destroyed is to prevent it from gaining critical mass.</strong></p> <p>You have to understand - that's the motive here. </p> <p>How do you beat a technology that's clearly better, faster, cheaper than yours, in every single way? <strong>You destroy its reputation. You peddle fear. You make something that was initially tempting scary and unwelcome.</strong></p> <p>If Bitcoin loses in the court of public opinion, which it is rapidly doing, Bitcoin loses. Forever.</p> <p>You can be the best accountant in the world. If your neighbors spread the rumor that you might be killing kittens in your backyard, no one will want to hire you. <strong>A reputational loss, therefore, CAN destroy an otherwise superior product or service.</strong></p> <p>Cryptocurrency can survive another Mark Karpeles, or ten more if need be, but it can't survive a public that no longer has any use for it. </p> <p>The solution is first of all, to be more savvy as a community. Don't upvote every blogger's traffic hungry bullshit. Don't peddle unfounded fear yourself. Verify your information. Don't use exchange services with no track record, when there are now services operating with a decent track record, full compliance, and credible financial backers. </p> <p><strong>And second of all, the solution is to use Bitcoin constantly.</strong> </p> <p>CONSTANTLY!</p> <p>That's how you will see a 100x or 1000x gain over time, if making money is your thing. </p> <p>As transaction volume scales, demand must in turn scale. And the various scarcity elements of Bitcoin will kick into overdrive once this becomes a household means of paying friends, buying products online, tipping musicians you like on Soundcloud, etc. </p> <p>Some finance and lawyer types have snuck into the Bitcoin world, and they sound like they are completely full of shit. They don't "get" Bitcoin or the tremendous changes that decentralized personal finance will bring. They just see Bitcoin as a new ETF type thing for them to make a quick 30% from and maybe some fat consulting fees or book deal. Nothing <em>too</em> wrong with that, I guess, but certainly not who you want to prop up as spokespeople for the community. They want to talk regulation all day and beg for establishment adoption. That's, again, how you get a 30% gain. Not how you get a 1,000% or 10,000% gain.</p> <p>The only spokesperson type I trust here is Andreas Antonopoulos, everything he says is pretty much a more intelligent version of what I would want to say in a similar situation. And I think even Andreas would agree the instant he starts talking shit or harming Bitcoin, you should abandon him, or anyone else who becomes a liability to the community's long-term aims. </p> <p>Huge gains will only come from true widespread adoption, not from convincing a bunch of thoroughly boring assholes to dip their hedge fund toes into the crypto pond. </p> <p>The Bitcoin community is accused of "fanaticism" by the mainstream press from time to time. </p> <p>If your product is better, if your worldview is more sane and more efficient for all stakeholders, <strong>it's OK to be fanatical.</strong></p> <p>In fact, you'd better be, or those with an inferior product and superior marketing muscle will talk you right out of business.</p> <p>That's exactly what is happening now, with all the bullshit people in this subreddit who don't own any coin, but constantly complain, constantly accuse the rest of us of "circle jerking".</p> <p>Some of these people are idiots. Some of them are angry they missed the boat on Bitcoin's first couple big jumps. And I believe some of them are more coordinated, professional forms of manipulation. In the case of the professional manipulation, the aim isn't to troll you or me. It's to create a "negative image" around the community itself - that we're complainers, not a fun place to browse, not a fun product to use. Check their comment histories: either brand new accounts, or accounts that exclusively spread anti-Bitcoin content. You have to ask yourself what's going on.</p> <p>The solution here is probably to have more active mods. Don't be ashamed to delete and ban manipulators. Freedom of speech is sacrosanct, but it doesn't extend to a forum where users of a cryptocurrency are trying to help each other improve that currency and enhance its reach. Block them without regret - there's a difference between honest questioning or criticism of Bitcoin's "power structure" and overt, repeated manipulation.</p> <p>Anyway, I have to leave it here as I am already late for work. Hope someone enjoyed reading this.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/CryptoDonDraper"> CryptoDonDraper </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/20044n/bitcoin_could_be_worth_1000x_todays_value_within/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/20044n/bitcoin_could_be_worth_1000x_todays_value_within/">[103 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Btc-e and Cryptsy and CEX.io Trading Bots]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://www.bitcoinforum.com/technical-analysis-trading-discussion/btc-e-and-cryptsy-and-cex-io-trading-bots-4487/msg8122/#msg8122]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Hey guys i found this bot it was mainly got mt Gox but it works on other simlar trading sites such as BTC-E Cryptsy and Cex.io. I been personally using it on BTC-E and it works great! if you guys want to check it out there is a very short video showing...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Btc-e and Cryptsy and Cex.io Trading Bots]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://www.bitcoinforum.com/bitcoin-exchange/btc-e-and-cryptsy-and-cex-io-trading-bots/msg8121/#msg8121]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Hey guys i found this bot it was mainly got mt Gox but it works on other simlar trading sites such as BTC-E Cryptsy and Cex.io. I been personally using it on BTC-E and it works great! if you guys want to check it out there is a very short video showing...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ponzicoin operator steals money; investors get upset]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzzq0/ponzicoin_operator_steals_money_investors_get/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>This is pure comedy gold. Operator of a bitcoin ponzi website has decided to pull a runner without paying people out:</p> <p><a href="http://ponzicoin.co/">http://ponzicoin.co/</a></p> <p>Reactions: <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=474730.1240">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=474730.1240</a></p> <p>I usually don't laugh at other people's misfortune but it's kind of hard not to laugh when someone knowingly invests in a ponzi scheme, loses money and then gets upset.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/BookstoreProwler"> BookstoreProwler </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzzq0/ponzicoin_operator_steals_money_investors_get/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzzq0/ponzicoin_operator_steals_money_investors_get/">[40 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HASHING CROWD LTD, FOR THE CHEAPEST MINING CONTRACTS]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://www.bitcoinforum.com/bitcoin-mining/hashing-crowd-ltd-for-the-cheapest-mining-contracts/msg8120/#msg8120]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<div align="center"><span><span>THE HASHING CROWD FOR THE CHEAPEST MINING CONTRACTS</span></span></div><div align="center"><span><span>* And Even Cheaper to Come*</span></span></div><div align="center"><span><span> </span></span></div>[font=...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[5gpu 2psu scrypt mining rig shuts down 1hour later]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/23305/5gpu-2psu-scrypt-mining-rig-shuts-down-1hour-later]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I built the following rig:</p>

<p>5x SAPPHIRE TRI-X R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 OC (UEFI)
1x AeroCool Templarius Imperator 1150W 80 Plus Gold
1x HighPower Tech 1200w Gold Plus (HP-1200-G14C-GOLD)
1x Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard
1x W.D Caviar Green 500GB SATA III HDD
1x Kingston KHX1600C9D3B1/4G
2x Unpowered risers 1x 16x
3x Powered risers 1x 16x</p>

<p>I have the templarius PSU powering the motherboard, the HDD and 2x GPUs with unpowered risers.
The other 3 gpus are powered by the 1200w PSU and connected to the powered usb risers.</p>

<p>I Installed Windows 8.1 and plugged one gpu. It automatically installed the Radeon HD 7990 driver. Then connected the second gpu and followed the same process with the other gpus.</p>

<p>I then executed cgminer and everything looks stable at 740Khs each.</p>

<p>However 1h later the rig shuts down. It always shuts down aprox. 1h later..</p>

<p>Regards,</p>]]></description>
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<author>Aitor</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Just bought first .25 of a bitcoin. Super pumped!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzyly/just_bought_first_25_of_a_bitcoin_super_pumped/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>purchased .25 bitcoin. I have been trying to read and understand for the last month. I love the idea of bitcoin but it concerns me that I read that a handful of people own 75% of all the bitcoin. I know I don't have much but I am thinking of taking $100 from each paycheck (every week) and buying bitcoin. Trying to buy my way up to a whole bitcoin. Is there a price I should shoot for to buy at? or just $100 a week regardless of price. What do you think?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/KieferStrugglin"> KieferStrugglin </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzyly/just_bought_first_25_of_a_bitcoin_super_pumped/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzyly/just_bought_first_25_of_a_bitcoin_super_pumped/">[38 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Look up your MtGox balances]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzwz1/look_up_your_mtgox_balances/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>I just built a quick and dirty solution to query some of the fields of the leaked MtGox database dump.</p> <p>Right now you need your userid as it is in the DB, which you can find in your account activation link or by looking it up via transaction-ids (to be done later).</p> <p>The formatting might be off, as MtGox saved balances as whole numbers and I only know how to convert BTC and EUR to the proper amount. If other currencies are calculated improperly let me know.</p> <p><a href="http://peerwire.de/goxdb/">http://peerwire.de/goxdb/</a></p> <p>(This whole thing was written within 90 minutes, so it probably is buggy as hell)</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/sulami"> sulami </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzwz1/look_up_your_mtgox_balances/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzwz1/look_up_your_mtgox_balances/">[37 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<link><![CDATA[http://letstalkbitcoin.com/sovereignbtc-6-the-future-of-bitcoin/]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Have a business and want it to accept Bitcoin? Blockchain's got a merchant app for Android!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzpod/have_a_business_and_want_it_to_accept_bitcoin/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzpod/have_a_business_and_want_it_to_accept_bitcoin/"><img src="http://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/GIfpi5z9qTI6htSa.jpg" alt="Have a business and want it to accept Bitcoin? Blockchain's got a merchant app for Android!" title="Have a business and want it to accept Bitcoin? Blockchain's got a merchant app for Android!"></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/Alyson-Blockchain"> Alyson-Blockchain </a> <br><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.blockchain.merchant">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzpod/have_a_business_and_want_it_to_accept_bitcoin/">[33 comments]</a> </td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmessage mentioned in Wired]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/bpeel"> bpeel </a> <br><a href="http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/03/decentralized-applications-built-bitcoin-great-except-whos-responsible-outcomes/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zznr0/bitmessage_mentioned_in_wired/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Find your exact balance in Excel file compiled from last MtGox hack and confirm if the data is legit or no.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzjcp/find_your_exact_balance_in_excel_file_compiled/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>I converted data from last MtGox hack <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzb67/mtgox_2014_hack_database_revealed_live_from_mark/">http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzb67/mtgox_2014_hack_database_revealed_live_from_mark/</a> into excel file, so it can be easily filtered, download MtGox balancies in XLSX format here (green columnes are mine, some columnes are hidden), it is 25MB only: <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37805082/mtgox_balancies.zip">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37805082/mtgox_balancies.zip</a> (EDIT: if you have security concerns download CSV file below).</p> <p>If you find your balance in BTC and then filter data based on your user ID, you get all your accounts at once. If you don't know the balance exactly, filter the balance to be between some limits and then find your account based on the date you made last change (trade, withdrawal, ..) see Stamp field.</p> <p>EDIT1: Anybody having worries about security of Excel file should use the original txt data (or maybe disable macros in Excel prior to loading the file - although I don't know if disabling macros is bullet-proof). Excel data is just for convenient use only. There is 189k data entries which is not easy to browse in plain text form. </p> <p>EDIT2: If you have problem with used ZIP compression, use uncompressed file, it is 32 MB, so not much difference: <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37805082/mtgox_balancies.xlsx">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37805082/mtgox_balancies.xlsx</a></p> <p>EDIT3: According to <strong>mrpizzle</strong>, your can find your user ID in the original account-confirmation / password recovery email from MtGox. I deleted mine, so I cant check it.</p> <p><strong>EDIT4: Here is plain text CSV file compiled from XLSX: <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37805082/mtgox_balancies.csv">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37805082/mtgox_balancies.csv</a> DOWNLOAD THIS IF YOU DONT TRUST EXCEL FILE</strong></p> <p>EDIT5: The original reddit post above <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzb67/mtgox_2014_hack_database_revealed_live_from_mark/">http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzb67/mtgox_2014_hack_database_revealed_live_from_mark/</a> does't work anymore. Here is pastebin of it: <a href="http://pastebin.com/f7DPskc7">http://pastebin.com/f7DPskc7</a> instead.</p> <p>EDIT6 - some facts from wallet balances data:</p> <ul><li><p>according to orginal file, data was obtained by SQL SELECT ALL FROM platform.User_Wallet WHERE platform.User_Wallet.Balance != 0 ORDER BY platform.User_Wallet.Balance DESC, which means only wallets with nonzero balances where included.</p></li> <li><p>there is total 189 373 data entries = currency wallets</p></li> <li><p>all BTC balances sum up to 951116.21905383 BTC, which is more than previously stated by Karpeles (around 850000 users and MtGoxs bitcoins should be lost, only 2000 BTC left)</p></li> <li><p><strong>Only 88 267 data entries are BTC wallets and 64 392 are USD wallet, which suggest that there where significantly less active user then 1 000 000 when MtGox announced "million users" late 2013.</strong></p></li> <li><p>approximately 200 of bitcoin wallets hold more than half of all total BTC balances.</p></li> <li><p>biggest balance is 44547 BTC belongs to user with additional USD, EUR, PLN and GBP accounts, all of which where all lastly updated on 3.7.2012 at 6:58.</p></li> </ul></div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/sipak"> sipak </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzjcp/find_your_exact_balance_in_excel_file_compiled/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zzjcp/find_your_exact_balance_in_excel_file_compiled/">[59 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What are the weakest cryptographic guarantees in Bitcoin?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>I read in <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/3656" rel="nofollow">this Github pull</a> that Bitcoin relies on weaker cryptographic guarantees than SHA256.</p>

<p>What are the weaker cryptographic guarantees being referred to?</p>

<p>Could it be that RipeMD is 160 bits? ... or is it something else? Perhaps in the ECC curve itself?</p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Please refrain from posting database leaks from MtGox. As they were obtained by illegitimate means, they violate the rediquette and will be removed.</p> <p>Discussing the leaks is not against the rules, as long as the post itself doesn't break other rules. By all means, have a discussion, but please be respectful of the law, subreddit rules and the rediquette.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/ThePiachu"> ThePiachu </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz9rw/a_message_from_a_mod/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz9rw/a_message_from_a_mod/">[158 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ripli.ca]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/themusicgod1"> themusicgod1 </a> <br><a href="https://ripli.ca/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zz8wl/riplica/">[3 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Karpele's blog hacked]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/rantdurdenwu"> rantdurdenwu </a> <br><a href="http://blog.magicaltux.net/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz7z5/mark_karpeles_blog_hacked/">[28 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two-Bit Idiot Concession]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>"Dear Idiots, </p> <p>I'm not going to bury the lead; I am not publishing the article tomorrow that I said I was going to on Friday. </p> <p>In fact, I never intended to (not yet anyway), and I certainly never intended to loop in the main-stream media so that they could pile on to our fledgling community. I simply hoped that a deadline would pressure Jon and Peter to resign quickly (and appropriately).</p> <p>While my accusations on Friday were 100% truthful, I now see that I have overplayed my hand. Rather than go all-in with a losing hand, I'm mucking my cards. I never anticipated this degree of backlash from within the community. As such, any further efforts to publicly push for resignations are not well-focused, and I plan to turn down the rhetoric. </p> <p>On the other hand, I'll reiterate that while my hyperbolic tone was poor and regrettable, I continue to believe that the Bitcoin Foundation in its current incarnation is significantly damaged, and that Peter Vessenes and Jon Matonis should resign. But it may be better to let the Foundation die a slow, quiet death than to organize a public execution. </p> <p>I consider myself a Bitcoin entrepreneur first and foremost, and I think that a public spectacle would just provide ammunition for Bitcoin's formidable external foes. Better to let the community purge itself. </p> <p>There are many reasons I took the course of action that I did, but as my unorthodox strategy ultimately proved unproductive, I'll bow out of the conversation with respect to the Bitcoin Foundation without explanations or defensiveness. </p> <p>I'm sure I'll be eating humble pie and ramen while I try to rebuild some of my damaged relationships. </p> <p>I tried something risky. It blew up in my face. That's ok; I'll take my medicine.</p> <p>Looking forward to getting back to my regular boring Daily Bits tomorrow.</p> <p>Cheers, TBI</p> <p>P.S. If you are looking for a great event where you can drink from the firehose of Bitcoin knowledge, meet the movers and shakers from within the industry and have a great time in the process, you should register for the Inside Bitcoins conference in New York City on April 7-8. The full conference experience is priceless. Hope to see you there!"</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/Accordus"> Accordus </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz72w/twobit_idiot_concession/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz72w/twobit_idiot_concession/">[158 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Non-witchhunt mtgox leak discussion thread.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/Megodex"> Megodex </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz632/nonwitchhunt_mtgox_leak_discussion_thread/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz632/nonwitchhunt_mtgox_leak_discussion_thread/">[102 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Operation 'Bury Newsweek': Whenever you see newsweek on a news stand put a credible magazine in front of it.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Let's bury newsweek and crush their 'comeback'. It's pretty simple whenever you see a newsweek on the news stand place a few Time or other magazines in front of it. Bonus points for also burying International Business Times which is part of newsweek.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/bithasher"> bithasher </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz615/operation_bury_newsweek_whenever_you_see_newsweek/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz615/operation_bury_newsweek_whenever_you_see_newsweek/">[71 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mt.Gox scam was just exposed - MK officially stole our funds - and it was removed by reddit!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>We've been goxed!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/UnderpaidBIGtime"> UnderpaidBIGtime </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz5ym/mtgox_scam_was_just_exposed_mk_officially_stole/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz5ym/mtgox_scam_was_just_exposed_mk_officially_stole/">[373 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Share is above target when switching between stratums]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>I'm running a pool for some friends and myself, where we mine both dogecoin and litecoin (and occasionaly some other flavor of the day).
The farms are pointing to a simple proxy: a C daemon that is connected to the stratums for easy socket switching.</p>

<p>When switching from one coin to the other, the stratum server immediately throws "Share is above target" errors.
When it switches back to the original coin, all shares are accepted again</p>

<p>Exactly what causes the 'share is above target' error?
Based on the logs below, is there a problem with the mining software or with the stratum sending the wrong data?</p>

<p>Both stratums are configured with a fixed diff level, vardiff is disabled.
Here's a log of data going back and forth between a mining farm and server</p>

<p><strong>step 1/5: litecoin stratum sends work to mining farm</strong></p>

<pre><code>{"params": ["ed84", "716a78103f53858c8baadc8179bdbc3012c981db2a41b552998cdc06b6bae287", "01000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff27034f0f08062f503253482f04398b1c5308", "0d2f7374726174756d506f6f6c2f0000000001a078072a010000001976a914238e80769414592ed96192e13cddf78953e84ff388ac00000000", ["a346c6f74e37f6528e9d34e35c530a79bf11487d5c9404574972ac652331943f", "117086b6331ecef97572a981b1d2a7baf269b163a0c252c03a9f8b93cf1fdc03", "fef9b6758f809b998ce072d7bddefa86657dbee2d0fe1d71fd8a6a5558fa4dce", "7caa16ac719103ea85494bf15ec0b27507fb7367b36c01ccea2151f2eebdc811", "bdf9a2879e8cee859d2510fa63c57411f5b2e32fe0e237f597d28e6add7a9923"], "00000002", "1b0dd506", "531c8b3c", true], "id": null, "method": "mining.notify"}
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<p><strong>step 2/5: mining farm sends 6 valid shares to litecoin stratum</strong></p>

<pre><code>{"params": ["FarmOne", "ed84", "04000000", "531c8b3c", "fef81f01"], "id": 2, "method": "mining.submit"}
{"error": null, "id": 2, "result": true}
{"params": ["FarmOne", "ed84", "01000000", "531c8b3c", "c97a2601"], "id": 3, "method": "mining.submit"}
{"error": null, "id": 3, "result": true}
{"params": ["FarmOne", "ed84", "02000000", "531c8b3c", "685efb00"], "id": 4, "method": "mining.submit"}
{"error": null, "id": 4, "result": true}
{"params": ["FarmOne", "ed84", "01000000", "531c8b3c", "bacb9201"], "id": 5, "method": "mining.submit"}
{"error": null, "id": 5, "result": true}
{"params": ["FarmOne", "ed84", "04000000", "531c8b3c", "a221ad01"], "id": 6, "method": "mining.submit"}
{"error": null, "id": 6, "result": true}
</code></pre>

<p><strong>step 3/5: system redirects mining farm to dogecoin stratum at this point</strong></p>

<p><strong>step 4/5: dogecoin stratum sends work to mining farm</strong></p>

<pre><code>{"params": ["2610", "bca4622ca0307fc2e3c2398f67b36a0d908306f62cc65761761c2faf1b488be8", "01000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff2703fd0802062f503253482f04658b1c5308", "0d2f7374726174756d506f6f6c2f000000000100f473ed742b00001976a914c8b32869360584a4876c7d7617142e0f8dc4404988ac00000000", ["2adb1eabd5c3fcabeb5f75c073e6009dee136a3cf0ba6b6082a7ad2f8fe2a070", "1061486e8cebb27914e7d3e24c0ce90e8b1fc0606cb1bf8f4cc61c4e4dbad84d"], "00000002", "1b527845", "531c8b67", true], "id": null, "method": "mining.notify"}
</code></pre>

<p><strong>step 5/5: mining farm sends shares to dogecoin straum, but they are are above target</strong></p>

<pre><code>{"params": ["FarmOne", "2610", "04000000", "531c8b67", "f4be2e00"], "id": 7, "method": "mining.submit"}
{"error": [-2, "Share is above target", null], "id": 7, "result": null}
{"params": ["FarmOne", "2610", "01000000", "531c8b67", "45ca4700"], "id": 8, "method": "mining.submit"}
{"error": [-2, "Share is above target", null], "id": 8, "result": null}
</code></pre>

<p>Thanks!</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How I will always see Satoshi Nakamoto.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz0b0/how_i_will_always_see_satoshi_nakamoto/"><img src="http://d.thumbs.redditmedia.com/uzZ2g0APWuU8r7Cc.jpg" alt="How I will always see Satoshi Nakamoto." title="How I will always see Satoshi Nakamoto."></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/CaptainNemo73"> CaptainNemo73 </a> <br><a href="http://imgur.com/5bgWLm9">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zz0b0/how_i_will_always_see_satoshi_nakamoto/">[51 comments]</a> </td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyv89/andreas_antonopoulos_i_tweeted_to_ben_lawsky/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/learningbtc"> learningbtc </a> <br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQTM8NkbIVw&amp;t=29m45s">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyv89/andreas_antonopoulos_i_tweeted_to_ben_lawsky/">[31 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A privacy gateway]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/XRPTalk"> XRPTalk </a> <br><a href="https://xrptalk.org/topic/1677-a-privacy-gateway/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zyuy7/a_privacy_gateway/">[1 comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[We are Lagging Behind. Does Ripple Really Need a Community?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/XRPTalk"> XRPTalk </a> <br><a href="https://xrptalk.org/topic/1587-we-are-lagging-behind-does-ripple-really-need-a-community/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zyuuu/we_are_lagging_behind_does_ripple_really_need_a/">[2 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Officially/Unofficially acknowledged purpose of XRP]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/XRPTalk"> XRPTalk </a> <br><a href="https://xrptalk.org/topic/1584-officiallyunofficially-acknowledged-purpose-of-xrp/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zyut5/officiallyunofficially_acknowledged_purpose_of_xrp/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vote for Ripple at Cryptsy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zyurb/vote_for_ripple_at_cryptsy/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/XRPTalk"> XRPTalk </a> <br><a href="https://xrptalk.org/topic/1658-vote-for-ripple-at-cryptsy/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zyurb/vote_for_ripple_at_cryptsy/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How is a Ripple gateway different than a conventional bank?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/XRPTalk"> XRPTalk </a> <br><a href="https://xrptalk.org/topic/1673-how-is-a-ripple-gateway-different-than-a-conventional-bank/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zyuq7/how_is_a_ripple_gateway_different_than_a/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ripple: The Free Market of Crypto Money]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zyup7/ripple_the_free_market_of_crypto_money/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/XRPTalk"> XRPTalk </a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQP60vngq5s&amp;feature=player_embedded">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zyup7/ripple_the_free_market_of_crypto_money/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[eBay Files Patent Application for Bitcoin Currency Exchanger]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyu5h/ebay_files_patent_application_for_bitcoin/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyu5h/ebay_files_patent_application_for_bitcoin/"><img src="http://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/M6KIYiVRIet8sHHB.jpg" alt="eBay Files Patent Application for Bitcoin Currency Exchanger" title="eBay Files Patent Application for Bitcoin Currency Exchanger"></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/Bidofthis"> Bidofthis </a> <br><a href="http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2014/3/1394372710.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyu5h/ebay_files_patent_application_for_bitcoin/">[112 comments]</a> </td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 14:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitcoin in the British Museum - we're making history guys]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyq6d/bitcoin_in_the_british_museum_were_making_history/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyq6d/bitcoin_in_the_british_museum_were_making_history/"><img src="http://e.thumbs.redditmedia.com/TKczu-CSi0v7SCTp.jpg" alt="Bitcoin in the British Museum - we're making history guys" title="Bitcoin in the British Museum - we're making history guys"></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/Mikadily"> Mikadily </a> <br><a href="http://imgur.com/myA3RRk">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyq6d/bitcoin_in_the_british_museum_were_making_history/">[55 comments]</a> </td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitcoin community raises over 40 BTC for Dorian Nakamoto … and counting]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bitcoinx.com/bitcoin-community-raises-40-btc-dorian-nakamoto-counting/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Within moments of Newsweek claiming to have identified mysterious, possibly pseudononymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto as retired Temple City, California, engineer Dorian S. Nakamoto, many in the Bitcoin community immediately began crying foul. A modest man living a quiet existence with his 93-year-old mother suddenly had his life turned into a media circus, all on [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/bitcoin-community-raises-40-btc-dorian-nakamoto-counting/">Bitcoin community raises over 40 BTC for Dorian Nakamoto &hellip; and counting</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mIOdcu1.jpg"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mIOdcu1-300x223.jpg" alt="Example of Dorian Nakamoto meme." width="300" height="223"></a><p>Example of Dorian Nakamoto meme.</p></div>Within moments of <em>Newsweek</em> <a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/ap-newsweek-subject-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin-creator/">claiming to have identified mysterious, possibly pseudononymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto</a> as retired Temple City, California, engineer Dorian S. Nakamoto, many in the Bitcoin community immediately began crying foul. A modest man living a quiet existence with his 93-year-old mother suddenly had his life turned into a media circus, all on the circumstantial evidence of a magazine profile.
<p>Further complicating the situation is the rapidly growing case that <em>Newsweek</em> got it wrong, and that <a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/isnt-great-dorian-satoshi-nakamoto-mystery/">Dorian Nakamoto had nothing to do with Bitcoin&rsquo;s development</a>, and simply shares a name with its creator. His life has been upturned and exposed, not to mentioned his <a href="http://imgur.com/mIOdcu1" target="_blank">face turned into a meme</a>, simply because of a reporter&rsquo;s bad hunch.</p>
<p>In response to this, Bitcoin developer <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ztjmg/andreas_im_fundraising_for_dorian_nakamoto/" target="_blank">Andreas Antonopoulos posted an appeal on Reddit</a> to raise money for Dorian Nakamoto. </p>
<blockquote><p>I have no idea if this person is Satoshi, though it seems increasingly unlikely. However, it doesn&rsquo;t matter either way. If this person is Satoshi, then the funds are a small &ldquo;thanks&rdquo; and won&rsquo;t make much of a difference.</p>
<p>However, if this person is not Satoshi, then these funds will serve as a &ldquo;sorry for what happened to you&rdquo;, help with medical bills his family is facing, any legal bills they may incur, or anything else. Most of all, it serves to soften the damage caused by irresponsible journalism and to demonstrate the generosity and empathy of the community, which I know is huge.</p></blockquote>
<p>Response to this appeal was immediate and significant. As of this writing, over 43 BTC have been sent to the donation address (1Dorian4RoXcnBv9hnQ4Y2C1an6NJ4UrjX), amounting to roughly $28,000.</p>
<p>The fund will accept donations until the end of March, at which point it will be converted into USD and donated to Dorian Nakamoto. If Nakamoto rejects the donation, it will be donated to the charity of his choice. If he refuses to communicate at all, it will be donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/bitcoin-community-raises-40-btc-dorian-nakamoto-counting/">Bitcoin community raises over 40 BTC for Dorian Nakamoto &hellip; and counting</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Current Criticisms of Bitcoin Are at Least 10 Years Too Early - article by the "Shit Bitcoin Fanatics Say" Guy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zypae/current_criticisms_of_bitcoin_are_at_least_10/]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[** ATTENTION ** As per our terms of service, we only service Canadian Citizens. If you deposit BTC from outside of Canada, you will **NOT** be able to withdraw them until you are level 1 Verified or higher. Failure to get level 1 verified or higher will result in the **FORFEITURE OF YOUR COINS**!!!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyp6g/attention_as_per_our_terms_of_service_we_only/]]></link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmessage E-Mail Gateway]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://bitmessage.ch/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Register | Setup Guide | FAQ | E-Mail access | E-Mail settings | Terms and conditions Bitmessage Mail Gateway This is a service to connect Bitmessage with E-Mail ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: eBay filed patent for Bitcoin currency exchanger in 2011]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bitcoinx.com/report-ebay-filed-patent-bitcoin-currency-exchanger-2011/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Last month, eBay CEO John Donahoe set the virtual currency world abuzz when he mentioned in a discussion about Bitcoin on Bloomberg TV that the company&rsquo;s PayPal branch was &ldquo;building a digital wallet that can take multiple types of currency.&rdquo; Today, finance writer Brian Cohen uncovered details about eBay&rsquo;s wallet, outlining the details of a [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/report-ebay-filed-patent-bitcoin-currency-exchanger-2011/">Report: eBay filed patent for Bitcoin currency exchanger in 2011</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/10680077684_5b006922fc_c.jpg"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/10680077684_5b006922fc_c-300x225.jpg" alt="http://www.flickr.com/photos/100239928@N08/" width="300" height="225"></a><p>Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/100239928@N08/</p></div>Last month, eBay CEO John Donahoe set the virtual currency world abuzz when he mentioned in a <a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/paypal-building-bitcoin-friendly-wallet/">discussion about Bitcoin on Bloomberg TV</a> that the company&rsquo;s PayPal branch was &ldquo;building a digital wallet that can take multiple types of currency.&rdquo;
<p>Today, <a href="http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2014/3/1394372710.html" target="_blank">finance writer Brian Cohen</a> uncovered details about eBay&rsquo;s wallet, outlining the details of a 2011 patent application for a <a href="http://www.google.com/patents/US20130173416" target="_blank">&ldquo;System And Method For Managing Transactions In A Digital Marketplace.&rdquo;</a></p>
<p>The patent application specifically mentions Bitcoin, as well as other possibilities such as credit card reward points and travelers checks, as currencies the wallet would be able to exchange. As explained in the patent application:</p>
<blockquote><p>The currency module is configured to manage exchange of digital currency. Accordingly, the currency module allows a user to trade one form of currency for another form of currency. In one embodiment, one of the forms of currency being traded is cash. The digital currency may be used to pay for real-world financial obligations (e.g., bills) as well as for virtual-world obligations&hellip;&rdquo; </p></blockquote>
<p>Cohen notes that the eBay wallet, which has yet to be granted a patent, would solve significant issues in the current virtual currency ecosystem on the mainstream consumer level.</p>
<blockquote><p>PayPal has the ability to become a trusted Bitcoin wallet and people would be willing to pay good Bitcoin (err, money) for such a service. Basically just like you wouldn&rsquo;t keep your entire life savings in your everyday wallet, users of Bitcoin shouldn&rsquo;t keep their entire bitcoin savings online. An elegant trusted cold storage (i.e. offline) solution is needed and I hope that PayPal is chiseling away at this problem.</p></blockquote>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/report-ebay-filed-patent-bitcoin-currency-exchanger-2011/">Report: eBay filed patent for Bitcoin currency exchanger in 2011</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google’s Jared Cohen claims Bitcoin-like currencies are “inevitable” at SXSW]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bitcoinx.com/googles-jared-cohen-claims-bitcoin-like-currencies-inevitable-sxsw/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Speaking at SXSW yesterday, Google&rsquo;s Director of Ideas, Jared Cohen, claimed that Bitcoin-like payment system are clearly not going away. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s very obvious to all of us that cryptocurrencies are inevitable,&rdquo; Cohen said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s lots of value to it, [but] there&rsquo;s a danger to it not being regulated.&rdquo; While Cohen does believe that [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/googles-jared-cohen-claims-bitcoin-like-currencies-inevitable-sxsw/">Google&rsquo;s Jared Cohen claims Bitcoin-like currencies are &ldquo;inevitable&rdquo; at SXSW</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/11464052775_a1815710aa_b.jpg"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/11464052775_a1815710aa_b-300x225.jpg" alt="Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdecomite/" width="300" height="225"></a><p>Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdecomite/</p></div>Speaking at <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/08/googles-jared-cohen-its-obvious-bitcoin-like-currencies-are-inevitable/" target="_blank">SXSW yesterday</a>, Google&rsquo;s Director of Ideas, Jared Cohen, claimed that Bitcoin-like payment system are clearly not going away. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s very obvious to all of us that cryptocurrencies are inevitable,&rdquo; Cohen said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s lots of value to it, [but] there&rsquo;s a danger to it not being regulated.&rdquo;
<p>While Cohen does believe that virtual currencies are the future of finance, he wasn&rsquo;t yet sold on Bitcoin as the clear winner. He noted that anyone can create a currency using the fundamental concepts of cryptocurrency, and that simply because Bitcoin was the first doesn&rsquo;t mean it will be the dominant virtual currency in coming years.</p>
<p>He also noted that some issues, such as truly safe storage of funds, have yet to be resolved.</p>
<p>As the one-time technology advisor to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Cohen clearly has his eye on the big picture of politically viable financial policy as much as technical wizardry. Cohen&rsquo;s comments came up as part of his on-stage conversation with Google&rsquo;s Chairman Eric Schmidt. The pair were at the festival to promote their new book, <em>The New Digital Age</em>.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/googles-jared-cohen-claims-bitcoin-like-currencies-inevitable-sxsw/">Google&rsquo;s Jared Cohen claims Bitcoin-like currencies are &ldquo;inevitable&rdquo; at SXSW</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: Win free bitcoins every hour!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://www.bitcoinforum.com/bitcoin-discussion/win-free-bitcoins-every-hour!/msg8119/#msg8119]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<span><span><span>This looks very nice, I'll&nbsp; going to check it out</span></span></span>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BitMessage: A Model For A New Web 2.0? – Bitcoin Magazine]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoinmagazine.com/2855/bitmessage-a-model-for-a-new-web-2-0/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[BitMessage: A Model For A New Web 2.0? Over the past twenty years, the democratization of cryptographic technology has brought us the potential for an unprecedented ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Let's get bus companies in Germany to accept BTC]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Since 2013 there is a new market of long distance bus lines ("Fernbusse") in Germany. (Previously they weren't allowed so there was a quasi monopoly of the railway company Deutsche Bahn.) Nearly all of the bus bookings are done online but so far they only accept VISA, debit notes or PayPal. Let's change this! Write them!The biggest ones are</p> <p><a href="http://meinfernbus.de/">http://meinfernbus.de</a></p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://deinbus.de/">http://deinbus.de</a></p> <p>EDIT: If you're already using e.g. meinfernbus.de: They usally send you an email during your journey with a link to a survey asking if everything was all right (WLAN speed, punctuality, facilities...). There is also some space for general suggestions. Use it! ;)</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/DgssZ"> DgssZ </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyiui/lets_get_bus_companies_in_germany_to_accept_btc/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zyiui/lets_get_bus_companies_in_germany_to_accept_btc/">[50 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 10:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sallie Rhodes Project 2014 Please help....]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://www.bitcoinforum.com/projects/sallie-rhodes-project-2014-please-help/msg8118/#msg8118]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<br>Dear Members.<br>Please help with your donation of stem cell transplantation.<br><br><br><span>[size=78%]Visit: <a href="http://donatesallie.ml/about-sallie/about-sallie/" target="_blank">http://donatesallie.ml/about-sallie/about-sallie/</a>[/size]</span><br><span>[/size...</span>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 10:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Andreas Antonopolous Says States Can't Stop Bitcoin]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zycfh/andreas_antonopolous_says_states_cant_stop_bitcoin/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zycfh/andreas_antonopolous_says_states_cant_stop_bitcoin/"><img src="http://c.thumbs.redditmedia.com/iQcjrR39BPaN_vW2.jpg" alt="Andreas Antonopolous Says States Can't Stop Bitcoin" title="Andreas Antonopolous Says States Can't Stop Bitcoin"></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/Zodiacinvestigat0r"> Zodiacinvestigat0r </a> <br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWTQgmCuiCw">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zycfh/andreas_antonopolous_says_states_cant_stop_bitcoin/">[254 comments]</a> </td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 07:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How can Auroracoin be the 4th crypto-coin by market cap if it's unreleased yet?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/23253/how-can-auroracoin-be-the-4th-crypto-coin-by-market-cap-if-its-unreleased-yet]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://auroracoin.org/" rel="nofollow">Auroracoin</a> has become <a href="http://coinmarketcap.com/" rel="nofollow">the 4th biggest crypto-currency</a> measured in market capitalization. How can an as-yet unreleased coin have market value if it's not available for exchange (either for fiat or for another crypto-coin) anywhere??? In fact, save for the storage accounts of its creator, <em>noone</em> has an Auroracoin yet. So whence comes its valuation and thus its market cap???</p>

<p>As much as I admire the stated intentions of Auroracoin's creators and their ingenuity for turning stuff traditionally seen as BAD (premining, universal and compulsory registration for all citizens) into GOOD, this market cap point makes me a bit suspicious.</p>]]></description>
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<author>Joe Pineda</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 01:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Regulation Update- 03/07/14]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10947/bitcoin-regulation-update-030714/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This week saw the outing (or not) of Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin&rsquo;s alleged inventor, who is said to have abruptly disappeared from the online forums he was known to frequent in Bitcoin&rsquo;s early days. Though the man alleged to be Nakamoto, who was living under a different name in the United States, denied involvement with Bitcoin, Newsweek, the publication that broke the story, stands behind their work. The early response from the online Bitcoin community could best be described as a low grade form of moral outrage, combined with a dash of horror. What seems to have upset Bitcoiners most is the fact that a media outlet was able to identify and publicly name a person who clearly was not interested [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10947/bitcoin-regulation-update-030714/">Bitcoin Regulation Update- 03/07/14</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10947/bitcoin-regulation-update-030714/"><img width="400" height="266" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ravenbit-physical-bitcoin-closeup-1015a-400.jpg" alt="ravenbit-physical-bitcoin-closeup-1015a-400"></a><p dir="ltr">This week saw the outing (or not) of Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin&rsquo;s alleged inventor, who is said to have abruptly disappeared from the online forums he was known to frequent in Bitcoin&rsquo;s early days. Though the man alleged to be Nakamoto, who was living under a different name in the United States, denied involvement with Bitcoin, Newsweek, the publication that broke the story, stands behind their work. The early response from the online Bitcoin community could best be described as a low grade form of moral outrage, combined with a dash of horror. What seems to have upset Bitcoiners most is the fact that a media outlet was able to identify and publicly name a person who clearly was not interested in being identified, using little more than public information and basic detective work. To the extent that the majority of crypto enthusiasts value privacy, if not anonymity, the Satoshi Nakamoto affair does not bode well.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Canada-based Bitcoin exchange Vault of Satoshi announced via Facebook on Thursday that it would <a href="http://newsbtc.com/2014/03/06/vault-satoshi-ceasing-u-s-operations-due-incre%20asingly-hostile-regulatory-environment/">discontinue</a> support for US customers due to an &ldquo;increasingly hostile&rdquo; regulatory environment. The exchange, which connects users with others looking to trade crypto currencies for fiat currencies, claimed to be facing considerable difficulties complying with FinCEN&rsquo;s anti-money laundering rules, not the least of which was FinCEN&rsquo;s policy disallowing the filing of paper reports by money service businesses and the seeming incompatibility of the online reporting system with foreign businesses. The decision to abandon the US market entirely seems to be a fairly drastic response to US law, which could rightly be described as overly complicated. Vault of Satoshi is neither the first nor the only non-US based company to face US regulatory requirements, so it isn&rsquo;t clear why it seems to be having unusual difficulty in this area. &nbsp;The company&rsquo;s Bitcoin to US dollar volume on Friday stood at 280 coins as of 5:00 PM CST, compared to 314 for Bitcoin to Canadian dollars. Under the new policy, US traders will be unable to deposit or withdraw cash from the exchange, but will be permitted to trade coins.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Yet another exchange, this time Canadian company Flexcoin, informed customers this week that it is <a href="http://www.euronews.com/2014/03/05/another-bitcoin-bank-bites-the-dust-flexc%20oin-blames-losses-on-hackers/">insolvent</a> as the result of a hack induced theft and would have no choice but to cease operations. The exchange lost an estimated $500,000 worth of coins in its hot wallet, but a spokesman said that customer coins in cold storage would be returned to their owners. &nbsp;Flexcoin referred to its terms of service, reminding its customers that they agreed not to hold Flexcoin liable for theft, while informing everyone else that they were out of luck. The operative verbiage states that &ldquo;Flexcoin is not responsible for insuring any bitcoins stored in the Flexcoin system.&rdquo; Whether this will be sufficient to ward off civil liability remains to be seen.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Her Majesty&rsquo;s Revenue and Customs service in the United Kingdom has reportedly <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2104080/uk-tax-authority-clarifies-policy-on-%20bitcoin.html">dropped</a> a plan to apply value added taxes to mined bitcoins and Bitcoin exchange transactions. However, the treasury maintained in a brief delivered to British lawmakers that the 20% VAT still applies to goods and services purchased with bitcoins, just the same as it would if those same goods and services were purchased with Pounds. After a careful review, HM Treasury was more likely to have discovered the near impossibility of taxing Bitcoin at the point of exchange or the point of creation, than to have determined that it falls outside the scope of transactions subject to the tax. &nbsp;Merchants, on the other hand, are already accustomed to collecting VAT and equipped with the infrastructure both to report it and to comply with the audit requirements of the British government. The UK has developed a reputation in the Bitcoin community of late for being comparatively friendly to crypto currency from a regulatory standpoint and more accessible than US regulators.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Vietnam&rsquo;s Communist government has officially<a href="http://www.pfhub.com/vietnam-officially-bans-all-bitcoin-transactions-424/"> banned</a> all Bitcoin transactions. The Vietnamese central bank announced the policy, citing Bitcoin&rsquo;s alleged role in promoting money laundering and other criminal activity. The bank did not specify how the ban would be enforced or what the penalties for non-compliance would be. The Vietnamese government maintains restrictive capital controls (ostensibly to protect the Dong against speculators), that Bitcoin could be used to subvert. Few exchanges offer the ability to convert from Bitcoin to the Vietnamese Dong. &nbsp;However, other currencies, such as the US dollar, are in common use on Vietnam&rsquo;s streets, especially in urban centers.</p>
<p>Japan has <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/07/japan-government-has-no-plans-to-regulate-bitcoin-transactions-after-mt-goxs-demise/">announced</a> that it will not attempt to regulate Bitcoin transactions carried out within its borders on the grounds that bitcoins are not considered a currency. However, Japanese banks will be prohibited from buying or selling bitcoins. The Japanese government also clarified that it intends to treat Bitcoin as a commodity and subject it to the applicable taxation regime. Japan is the home of Mt. Gox, the collapsed Bitcoin exchange which is currently the subject of a bankruptcy filing in that country, along with at least one criminal probe and numerous civil suits.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10947/bitcoin-regulation-update-030714/">Bitcoin Regulation Update- 03/07/14</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2014 23:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arthur Nakamoto: My brother, Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto...]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zx9zj/arthur_nakamoto_my_brother_dorian_satoshi_nakamoto/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Mis-quoting and blatant lies are unfortunately the journalistic world that exists today. I am just a humble handsome Asian man who is confused as to how a female asshole can become transferred onto my brother's rear end. But I saw with my own eyes from released video that there is a surgeon operating without an ethical or moral license to do exactly that.</p> <p>I and my immediate family were frightened due to obvious safety concerns, angered by our privacy being invaded and highly concerned over a gentle man trying, trying to recover from his life threatening health concerns. He was so private that he did not tell me when he was going through his health threats, only told me quietly when I visited the house in Temple City to take our mother for lunch. And I am his blood brother.</p> <p>I recall as a child that I looked up to Dorian, who I believe is many times smarter than I am. He taught me as a toddler, protected me from harm, shared with me Manga, the Japanese comic books and made up fantastic stories til I fell asleep. I am forever indebted to him in saving my life when I was 9 years old. He probably doesn&rsquo;t remember anymore, but I do and that&rsquo;s what matters to me. I called the writer an asshole and told her to leave my brother alone but the whole world did not read that, why? Dorian can be stubborn and be an asshole but then I am telling the whole world right here and now that I and only 2 other people in the whole world can say that to him and we are automatically forgiven by him in an instant. He can call me an asshole too and has and maybe a few &ldquo;idiot&rdquo; or &ldquo;morons&rdquo;, but you know, he was probably right and can prove it. That&rsquo;s private. </p> <p>How dare this Leah demean, belittle the comforts of an old man in poor health who has barely enough money to feed himself and takes gentle care of our 93 year old mother in a modest house. To act and publish with carefully studied thought along with professional profilers, editors who calculated greed to ultimately endanger my brother's health and his physical safety. To be callous enough to place the safety of our 93 year old mother as a person of no consequence? Their collective act that published their magazines and follow-up public reports speak volumes of the motivation tied to greed. Who is going to be responsible in their safety, her, the executives at Newsweek, the entire Journalistic community? Yes, I place Leah McGraw Goodman and Newsweek and all news organizations that had joined in the feeding frenzy to be held responsible for their blatant and open carelessness.</p> <p>I understand that I will be mis-quoted in this post and that I will be made out to be the brother who is the asshole remark guy. I can and will have no choice that to be slandered and live with that. What I want to make clear is that I am pleading, no, begging for all to allow Dorian to live whatever life he has left to live it in dignity, peace and in private. To let him play with his trains and obsess over being treated to free lunches that he craves for some reason since his stroke. Funny thing is that growing up we were always hungry because there was never enough and lunch was our largest meal. What do I have to do? Show everyone my bowl legs due to malnutrition? His legs which are worse? What lower level of indecency is required to quench their thirst for what I cannot fathom? </p> <p>Do you know what's a real bitch (I am welling with tears right now) is? I cannot physically go to see him and my mother. To come together as a family to support or call for fear of my immediate family being in physical danger. I can&rsquo;t go over there to bring groceries or have a private discussion.</p> <p>Proof: <a href="http://imgur.com/kvpzrK7">http://imgur.com/kvpzrK7</a></p> <p>Edit: I have found a picture of me and my brother. I hope this evidence is more concrete. More Proof: <a href="http://imgur.com/3O0STf2">http://imgur.com/3O0STf2</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/arthurnakamoto"> arthurnakamoto </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zx9zj/arthur_nakamoto_my_brother_dorian_satoshi_nakamoto/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zx9zj/arthur_nakamoto_my_brother_dorian_satoshi_nakamoto/">[574 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Breaking The Fourth Monopoly – Part 1 of 2]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Governments have had monopolies on various aspects of our lives, including knowledge and violence. But what about another monopoly? The one that involves currency?

In part 1 of a 2 part essay, <b>Greatest Instruments</b> discusses these different monopolies and provides some insight into breaking the monopoly on currency.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[E90 – Not About Gox]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Two-Bit Idiot: Bitcoin Foundation corruption ultimatum]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>As Mt.Gox was falling apart, the &ldquo;Two-Bit Idiot&rdquo; blog on Tumblr was one of the rare sources of well-sourced, reliable information. Written by self-professed &ldquo;entrepreneur and former VC&rdquo; Ryan Selkis (who also writes under the name Ryan Galt), the blog was the first to leak the damning internal memos that all but proved Mt.Gox was [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/corruption-bitcoin-foundation/">Two-Bit Idiot: Bitcoin Foundation corruption ultimatum</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/11373483476_f77ae5f4b3_b.jpg"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/11373483476_f77ae5f4b3_b-300x234.jpg" alt="Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/100239928@N08/" width="300" height="234"></a><p>Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/100239928@N08/</p></div>As Mt.Gox was falling apart, the <a href="http://two-bit-idiot.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">&ldquo;Two-Bit Idiot&rdquo; blog on Tumblr</a> was one of the rare sources of well-sourced, reliable information. Written by self-professed &ldquo;entrepreneur and former VC&rdquo; Ryan Selkis (who also writes under the name Ryan Galt), the blog was the first to leak the <a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/mt-gox-offline-rumored-lost-744400-btc/">damning internal memos</a> that all but proved Mt.Gox was dead nearly a week before any official announcement.
<p>On Friday, Selkis took on another heavyweight in the cryptocurrency world, the Bitcoin Foundation In a post titled<br><a href="http://two-bit-idiot.tumblr.com/post/78868284696/coup-or-death-for-the-bitcoin-foundation" target="_blank">&ldquo;Coup or Death for the Bitcoin Foundation?&rdquo;</a> Selkis claims to have massively condemning material, and will publishing it on Monday unless Chairman Peter Vessenes and Executive Director Jon Matonis step down, effective immediately.</p>
<blockquote><p>Behind the scenes this week, I solicited the input of dozens of leaders throughout the industry who represent many of the corporate sponsors and lifetime individual members of the Foundation. The individual response has been nearly unanimous: these gentlemen must go, immediately. However, the corporate response has been understandably tepid. Truly good and professional executives have been caught between a rock and a hard place: Vessenes and Matonis are obstinate individuals who will be hard to force from their positions, and a public battle will cause additional media backlash for Bitcoin, which will hurt these executives&rsquo; businesses.</p>
<p>I have no similar fiduciary obligations to maintain the peace.</p></blockquote>
<p>What will happen if Selkis&rsquo;s ultimatum is ignored? He&rsquo;ll publish a full article on Monday, outlining the &ldquo;glaring incompetence and negligence&rdquo; of the two men in detail. Just to show he&rsquo;s not bluffing, Selkis even gave readers a taste of what&rsquo;s to come.</p>
<blockquote><p>1) The Foundation never once warned Bitcoin investors about keeping deposits in Mt. Gox, despite clear red flags dating back to at least April 2013. Nor did the Foundation craft or advocate for best practices such as technical transparency, deposit audits, or appropriate consumer protection disclosures. This was a colossal failure of leadership. </p>
<p>2) There is evidence that Bitcoin Foundation board members may have had direct access to Mark Karpeles which allowed them to personally deposit and withdraw funds from Mt. Gox, despite persistent delays for other customers. </p>
<p>3) There is a troubling and inappropriate overlap between Peter Vessenes&rsquo; staff at his private company, CoinLab, and the Bitcoin Foundation&rsquo;s staff, which goes far beyond shared office space.   </p>
<p>4) The current leadership has shown a stunning disregard for proper communications with its members. The importance of immediate resignations (rather than gradual) is highlighted by the Board&rsquo;s secret plans to move the Foundation&rsquo;s headquarters to London without input from members and sponsors.</p>
<p>5) Peter Vessenes has had a nine month conflict of interest regarding Mt. Gox given that his company CoinLab was involved in an active multi-million dollar lawsuit against Mark Karpeles and Mt. Gox, following a failed partnership. Both men remained on the board of directors, and the Foundation failed to draft adequate by-laws that would allow them to address situations such as this where directors had material conflicts, which would compromise their ability to act in the best interests of its members.</p></blockquote>
<p>Selkis make it absolutely clear that his proposed change is non-negotiable.</p>
<blockquote><p>I assure you, I am ready to go nuclear. Because this is important. </p>
<p>Make no mistake: Peter and Jon will either step down from their leadership positions, or the corporate sponsors of the Foundation will quickly assemble and publicly distance themselves from the Foundation, writing off the organization as an illegitimate zombie entity.</p></blockquote>
<p>Will Vessenes and Matonis cave to the blogger and step down? Will Selkis air the Bitcoin Foundation&rsquo;s dirty laundry? All should be revealed on Monday. More on the situation as it develops.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/corruption-bitcoin-foundation/">Two-Bit Idiot: Bitcoin Foundation corruption ultimatum</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>Steve Shanafelt</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2014 14:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: “Sorry Banks, Millennials Hate You”]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bitcoinx.com/report-sorry-banks-millennials-hate/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In a dramatic new survey by Viacom&rsquo;s brand research division Scratch, the mid-20s generation known as &ldquo;millennials&rdquo; have made their views about banks and the banking industry unambiguously clear: They don&rsquo;t like banks. Period. The three-year study of 10,000 millennials, the &ldquo;Millennial Disruption Index,&rdquo; showed a general sense of skepticism and hostility towards banks. According [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/report-sorry-banks-millennials-hate/">Report: &ldquo;Sorry Banks, Millennials Hate You&rdquo;</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Millenial-banking.jpg"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Millenial-banking-139x300.jpg" alt="Detail from the Scratch report." width="139" height="300"></a><p>Detail from the Scratch report.</p></div>In a dramatic new survey by Viacom&rsquo;s brand research division Scratch, the mid-20s generation known as &ldquo;millennials&rdquo; have made their views about banks and the banking industry unambiguously clear: <a href="http://www.millennialdisruptionindex.com/" target="_blank">They don&rsquo;t like banks.</a> Period. 
<p>The three-year study of 10,000 millennials, the &ldquo;Millennial Disruption Index,&rdquo; showed a general sense of skepticism and hostility towards banks. </p>
<p>According to the report, 33% of millennials believe they won&rsquo;t need a bank at all in coming years. All four leading banks rank in the &ldquo;ten least loved brands&rdquo; by millennials. A full 70% of those polled believe that payments will be &ldquo;totally different&rdquo; than today&rsquo;s system in a mere 5 years, and they believe this change will be &ldquo;seismic.&rdquo; Nearly half expect this change to come from tech startups.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3027197/fast-feed/sorry-banks-millennials-hate-you" target="_blank">Speaking with <em>Fast Company</em></a>, Scratch executive vice president Ross Martin explained the results:</p>
<blockquote><p>As consumers, millennials have been slow to accumulate wealth. They have huge debt. They&rsquo;re facing unprecedented underemployment. They&rsquo;ve been relatively unaddressed as a generation by banks. All of a sudden, you see purchasing power by millennials growing to over $1.3 trillion.&rdquo;</p></blockquote>
<p>As millennials become an increasingly powerful economic force, their view of banking has massive implications for alternative currencies and payments. The Fast Company report suggests that the likely winners of the coming battle for the wallets of millennial customers are non-bank options like PayPal, Square and, tellingly, Bitcoin.</p>
<p>No banks? Totally different payment systems? Tech-driven? It certainly sounds like the millennials are describing Bitcoin.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/report-sorry-banks-millennials-hate/">Report: &ldquo;Sorry Banks, Millennials Hate You&rdquo;</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>Steve Shanafelt</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2014 13:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Nicosia proposes Cyprus become a “worldwide Bitcoin hub”]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bitcoinx.com/university-nicosia-proposes-cyprus-become-worldwide-bitcoin-hub/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In a recent conference at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, university CFO Dr. Christos Vlachos gave a presentation about Bitcoin to the Cypriot government and Cyprus Stock Exchange. The highlight of the presentation was a formal proposal to the government for &ldquo;Converting Cyprus into a worldwide hub for Bitcoin trading and processing.&rdquo; According to [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/university-nicosia-proposes-cyprus-become-worldwide-bitcoin-hub/">University of Nicosia proposes Cyprus become a &ldquo;worldwide Bitcoin hub&rdquo;</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/512px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg_.png"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/512px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg_-300x199.png" alt="Cyprus's flag" width="300" height="199"></a><p>Cyprus&rsquo;s flag</p></div>In a recent conference at the <a href="http://www.unic.ac.cy/" target="_blank">University of Nicosia</a> in Cyprus, university CFO Dr. Christos Vlachos gave a presentation about Bitcoin to the Cypriot government and Cyprus Stock Exchange. The highlight of the presentation was a formal proposal to the government for &ldquo;Converting Cyprus into a worldwide hub for Bitcoin trading and processing.&rdquo;
<p>According to a <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zw6x1/university_of_nicosia_proposal_to_the_cyprus/" target="_blank">translation posted to Reddit</a>, the proposal makes a powerful case for Cyprus to adopt progressive policies towards the rapidly growing cryptocurrency market.</p>
<blockquote><p>We believe that Bitcoin offers a significant opportunity for innovation and development: we would like to see Cyprus using its powerful human and academic capitals to become a pioneer in this regard.</p>
<p>All that the state has to do is to create a regulatory framework for Bitcoin businesses in Cyprus: this will eliminate/reduce the risks associated with digital currencies such as counterparty risk.</p>
<p>We can create an entirely new industry in Cyprus based on Bitcoin and digital currencies.</p>
<p>There will be major foreign investments in the economy, large annual income from its trading in the official Cyprus stock exchange and creation of new jobs.</p>
<p>Zero investment from the government.</p>
<p>The opportunity will not be there forever. Already other countries make similar moves e.g. Singapore, Switzerland, Denmark.</p></blockquote>
<p>Cyprus was on the front lines of the economic battles following the Greek debt crisis last year, and its population has been increasingly disillusioned with the state&rsquo;s banking system since the incredibly unpopular decision to &ldquo;haircut&rdquo; all bank deposits by 6.7% to nearly 40% as part of a 2013 bailout deal. While that decision was largely aimed at out-of-country depositors using Cyprus as a tax haven, the action has resulted in the steep decline of investment in the country and the moving of citizen funds to non-Cypriot banks. It has also resulted in a massive interest in alternative forms of currency like Bitcoin.</p>
<p>As a result, Cyprus is already well ahead of the curve when it comes to Bitcoin. The country is already home to first brick-and-mortar &ldquo;Bitcoin bank&rdquo; chain and payment company, <a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/bitcoin-bank-neo-opens-cyprus/" target="_blank">Neo &amp; Bee</a>, and University of Nicosia already accepts Bitcoin for tuition payments. The government, meanwhile, has made few moves to regulate virtual currency. Bitcoin prices are regularly shown on local TV news along with stock prices, and Bitcoin-based startups are appearing all over the country.</p>
<p>The idea of Cyprus as a haven for Bitcoin-related business is not far-fetched. The country&rsquo;s existing laws have long allowed Cyprus to serve as a shelter for foreign funds. According to the Reddit account of the conference, the Chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange expressed interest in the idea, although admitted to having almost no knowledge of Bitcoin. Neo &amp; Bee representatives offered any assistance needed to set up a workable system.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/university-nicosia-proposes-cyprus-become-worldwide-bitcoin-hub/">University of Nicosia proposes Cyprus become a &ldquo;worldwide Bitcoin hub&rdquo;</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2014 13:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hardening the API]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>First I want to say that I love the idea behind this project. </p> <p>I was reading about how to use the API and noticed, that all API calls are made over http in plain text. In my opinion, this is a weak spot. Is this something we could fix? Would it be to hard to rewrite so the API calls are encrypted? Maybe if we fix this we can start to see some mobile clients.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/TcM1911"> TcM1911 </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zvut9/hardening_the_api/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zvut9/hardening_the_api/">[3 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What's the largest message we can send?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p><a href="https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/blob/44f31d7bf92cb985359a699d6eea3c700fcc8591/src/class_receiveDataThread.py#L333-L336">This</a> seems to imply you can send up-to at-least 100MB, <a href="https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/blob/44f31d7bf92cb985359a699d6eea3c700fcc8591/src/class_receiveDataThread.py#L126-L130">this</a> however seems to be a hard limit of just 20MB.</p> <p>Four questions:-</p> <ol><li><p>What is the largest sized message we can broadcast, assuming clients are using the default settings &amp; build (Obviously anyone could just comment the whole thing out and tuh-duh, we can transfer 10TB messages, but, we're assuming most of the network doesn't/won't do that)</p></li> <li><p>What is the reason for the limited size? Bandwidth attacks? Disk attacks? Computing time attacks? All of the above? If it is one of the above, how do/will you implement attachments (See question #3)?</p></li> <li><p>Why does <a href="https://bitmessage.org/wiki/FAQ#How_does_Bitmessage_compare_to_other_messaging_methods">this</a> claim that I can send up to 180MB attachments when the actual message is capped at 20MB? Where is the 180MB attachment limited to 180MB in the source?</p></li> <li><p>Is the 20MB 20,000,000 raw bytes worth of data, or, 20,000,000 base64-digest bytes of data (I couldn't think of a better word for the ouput of the base64 function, basically, not the raw data it's encoding)? Same question goes for the 100MB limit.</p></li> </ol><p>Thanks, sorry for the mass amount of questions, just trying to familiarize myself with the application.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/B24Cd5JU0pm9O7pxrw7n"> B24Cd5JU0pm9O7pxrw7n </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zv4j4/whats_the_largest_message_we_can_send/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zv4j4/whats_the_largest_message_we_can_send/">[9 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>I'm trying to start mining using my GPU (ATI Radeon HD 4850) but when I try to run cgminer it cant detect any devices.
I use this to run cgminer: cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://stratum2.dogechain.info:3333 -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to New Hampshire. Land of those who &ldquo;Live Free or Die&rdquo;. A place where some government owned roads have potholes deep enough to nearly flatten my car&rsquo;s tires during a night drive. But what are the free people of New Hampshire like? I browsed the Internet and filed away stories of nanobreweries and porcupine quill crowns, and stumbled into a Facebook group dedicated to the Liberty Forum. The most noticeable pattern in the Facebook posts was the amount of people driving in from out of town. Several conference attendees were driving in from South Carolina, Michigan and other locations outside of New Hampshire. Others were members of the press, with requests being posted for Ben Swann&rsquo;s journalists who would [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10873/2014-liberty-forum-excerpt/">2014 Liberty Forum (excerpt)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10873/2014-liberty-forum-excerpt/"><img width="950" height="350" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/nhlibforum2014.png" alt="nhlibforum2014"></a><p dir="ltr">Welcome to New Hampshire. Land of those who &ldquo;Live Free or Die&rdquo;. A place where some government owned roads have potholes deep enough to nearly flatten my car&rsquo;s tires during a night drive. But what are the free people of New Hampshire like?</p>
<p>I browsed the Internet and filed away stories of nanobreweries and porcupine quill crowns, and stumbled into a Facebook group dedicated to the Liberty Forum. The most noticeable pattern in the Facebook posts was the amount of people driving in from out of town. Several conference attendees were driving in from South Carolina, Michigan and other locations outside of New Hampshire. Others were members of the press, with requests being posted for Ben Swann&rsquo;s journalists who would need a ride from Logan Airport.</p>
<p><span>Several folks made reservations to sleep on the floor of those who booked hotel rooms at the Crowne Plaza where the Liberty Forum was held.</span></p>
<hr><p><strong><span><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Jeffrey_Tucker.jpg" width="343" height="387">Jeffrey Tucker</span></strong></p>
<p><span>I personally dislike bowties. But Jeffrey Tucker has a way of beating any haters of liberty (and bowties) down with elegance and charm. His first talk was concise and went through a talk called 10 Steps to Hack the Leviathan.</span></p>
<p><em><span>Notes from 10 Steps to Hack The Leviathan</span></em></p>
<p>Jeffrey talked about the softer subversive ways to Hack the Leviathan. He claimed centuries of work done by the government and lobbyists to limit choice and free markets can be undone in one Saturday afternoon.</p>
<p><span>1. Hack the House</span></p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Use <a href="http://mises.org/daily/5267/why-everything-is-dirtier">TSP</a> (trisodium phosphate) instead of bleach for laundry, dishes, and cleaning around the house.</p>
</li>
</ul><p><span>2. Hack Education</span></p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Don&rsquo;t bother with school</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Use the Khan Academy</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Use tablets to download millions of free books online available via the Gutenburg project and Laissez Faire Books (lfb.org)</p>
</li>
</ul><p><span>3. Travel</span></p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Americans don&rsquo;t travel enough</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Travel to countries freer than America</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">America isn&rsquo;t the most perfect nation on earth</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Get a passport</p>
</li>
</ul><p><span>4. Build an Online Network</span></p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Twitter,&nbsp;Facebook</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://liberty.me/"><span>Liberty.me</span></a></p>
</li>
</ul><p><span>5. Leave Your Job</span></p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">People are afraid of leaving a bad job</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Fear of losing health care</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Fear of uncertainty</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Human beings are anti-fragile</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">The State wants us to stay in 1 job forever</p>
</li>
</ul><p>6. Take Charge of Your Health</p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Use online pharmacies</p>
</li>
</ul><p>7. Peer to Peer Lending</p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Banking system is broken</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Loan system is f&rsquo;d up</p>
</li>
</ul><p>8. Learn New Technology</p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">We can all learn new things</p>
</li>
</ul><p>9. Cryptocurrency</p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Read Satoshi Nakamoto&rsquo;s white paper on a peer-to-peer cash transaction system (Bitcoin).</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Over 400 cryptocurrencies in circulation</p>
</li>
</ul><p>10. Have Hope</p>
<ul><li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Don&rsquo;t be afraid</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Banish despair</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Future can be brighter than the present</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Satoshi didn&rsquo;t approach a central planner and didn&rsquo;t ask for permission. He just served others.</p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">States are cruel and stupid. Markets are smart</p>
</li>
</ul><p>The audience laughed and cheered through each of these points and Jeffrey&rsquo;s enthusiasm helped the talk fly by and made most people feel like the talk should have extended past the designated time slot.</p>
<p>One of the attendees asked Jeffrey if we were more free than 10 or 20 years ago. Mr. Tucker said, &ldquo;We have more choices, but are less free.&rdquo;</p>
<hr><p><a href="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo2.jpg"><img alt="photo2" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo2-620x465.jpg" width="620" height="465"></a></p>
<p><strong>Kashmir Hill</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">I was very familiar with the Living 1 Week on Bitcoin series Kashmir published and I loved the story. I almost decided not to sit in on the talk, but as she began I realized it was much better to hear the story directly from the source, than to read online.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Here are a list of facts that I didn&rsquo;t remember reading in the online story:</p>
<p dir="ltr">- The first two food items she could purchase when she started her story was cupcakes and sushi.</p>
<p dir="ltr">- Buyers Best Friend began accepting Bitcoins (in store only) just because Kashmir Hill was living on Bitcoins.</p>
<p dir="ltr">- Jared Kenna provided her with shelter and his hostel was the only living space that accepted Kashmir&rsquo;s Bitcoins.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Finding a reliable means of transportation that would accept Bitcoin was a constant struggle the entire week. She paid her friend some Bitcoin for an old used bike.</p>
<p>She shared that she would be repeating the experiment on the anniversary of her first experiment to see if it was easier to live off Bitcoins in San Francisco one year later.</p>
<hr><p><a href="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo6.jpg"><img alt="photo6" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo6-620x465.jpg" width="620" height="465"></a><strong>The Liberator</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;One of the first 3d printer users to download Cody&rsquo;s liberator raised &nbsp;his gun as a packed room and the crowd cheered him on for &nbsp;exercising his freedom to print.</p>
<p>I also own a 3D printer and I looked forward to hearing the specifics on how the Liberator was &nbsp;designed and released. It is modeled after a .380 caliber gun and designed by an Electrical &nbsp; &nbsp;Engineer. Cody didn&rsquo;t have a Mechanical Engineer on hand, but this gentleman named John was &nbsp;available and determined to design the first 3D printed gun.</p>
<p dir="ltr">&nbsp;Initial test shots resulted in shredded the plastic gun due to several misfires and gave Cody and his team a bit of &nbsp;apprehension before calling the media (Andy Greenberg of Forbes and others) down to witness a &nbsp;successful test fire, but after choosing the right gun to model their gun after, finding a strong &nbsp;reliable spring design on thingiverse, and getting a second hand Stratasys Dimension SST 3D &nbsp;printer off ebay they had all they needed to finish the project.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>ABS vs. PLA</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">When I first did research on 3D printers, choosing ABS or PLA was a big question. ABS plastic was stronger, but was oil based and released hazardous fumes as it cooled. PLA plastic was corn based, but fragile and couldn&rsquo;t withstand high temperatures. I personally only use PLA since I have children in my home, but it is very common for ABS to be used for high force applications.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Knowing the difference between the two types of plastics Cody had available is important, because to make a usable gun it is clear ABS is the only plastic that would be able to make strong enough springs and barrel to allow the gun to be fired multiple times. Cody was able to, with ABS, fire the Liberator 10 times before the barrel cracked. He taped it together and was then able to fire it one more time.</p>
<hr><p><strong>Bitcoin Public Addresses Over Ham Radio</strong></p>
<p><span>After a brief nap, I drove back to the Liberty Forum where I was expected to hear Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com, talk about his recent successes with Bitcoin, but he was unavailable due to health reasons, and the talk was delayed. Instead a stellar panel including Daniel Krawisz, Cody Wilson, and Chris Case talked about Bitcoin.</span></p>
<p><span>After the talk, I sat down with a lady who had several solar chargers and enough devices in her backpack to survive through an apocalypse. Her main concern with Bitcoins was, if the power grid went down in a region, how would people continue to transfer Bitcoins?</span></p>
<p>I didn&rsquo;t have a good answer, but the gentleman who sat with us showed us his ham radio he was selling for $100. He also had an iPhone app called PSKer. The app was a less powerful audio receiver and unlike like the chirp app, could decipher data encoded over specific frequencies designated spectrum.</p>
<p>We ran a test using a public Bitcoin Address, and it worked perfectly. I then turned to the survivalist lady and said, &ldquo;If some region did run out of power, they could use their ham radio to communicate their public address.&rdquo; The ham radio operator on the other end would have to be a trusted source.</p>
<p><span>According the FCC, ham radios can not be used for commerce; whether a Bitcoin public address could be seen as commerce is questionable. Someone could use it to confirm a balance for off-chain manually entered transactions in a rural region that has lost power.</span></p>
<hr><p><strong><a href="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo13.jpg"><img alt="photo13" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo13-620x465.jpg" width="496" height="372"></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Tom Drake and The Whistleblowers</strong></p>
<p>I had never heard of many of the other whistleblowers besides Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, but of the modern whistleblowers, Thomas Drake was the first to draw media attention to the wasteful spending going on in the NSA and prove that this government organization had the resources to prevent the 9/11 attack.</p>
<p><span>He went to court and suffered for informing the public of this intel and he admitted some of his friends had suffered for his revelation. His lawyer is Jesselyn Radack who is also Edward Snowden&rsquo;s lawyer, and is also a whistleblower about the government&rsquo;s interrogation of John Walker Lindh without a lawyer present.</span></p>
<p>Thomas spoke of the first whistleblower in American history, Benjamin Franklin, and how he was penalized for intercepting letters to the Massachusetts governor Thomas Hutchinson who called for an &ldquo;abridgement of English liberties&rdquo; and had been assisted by his brother-in-law General George Oliver in restricting the freedoms of British citizens living in Massachusetts.</p>
<p><span>Thomas referred to Ben Franklin because the letters which served as evidence were dismissed from Ben Franklin&rsquo;s trial. He was fired as the Postmaster and permanently sent back to the US. Thomas said that under this government all whistleblowers have suffered losses, whether it&rsquo;s having a spouse fired and forcing a family to live on food stamps or threatening someone with jail time as the threat pushes someone to commit suicide. Releasing government secrets to assist the public in knowing the truth always has negative personal consequences.</span></p>
<p>Jesselyn Radack was also the lawyer for John Kiriakou, who became a whistleblower after announcing to the press the methods which the CIA used to institutionalize torture. John&rsquo;s sister was in the audience and confirmed he was still in jail serving his 2.5 year sentence and misses being with his wife and 5 children.</p>
<hr><p><strong><span>Area 23</span></strong></p>
<p>All Liberty Forum attendees were invited to a second party in Manchester at a location called Area 23. This place was larger and thus more visible from the street, although someone told me I was entering through the wrong door. Again I followed the crowd to my destination, and this space seemed like more of a hangout, even though it was still under construction. To be honest, the unfinished rooms were quite appealing as most people chose to spend their time in areas with construction equipment and bare walls. The other rooms included Free State Project&rsquo;s office, a map room, an open black room, and an area with a pool table.</p>
<p><span>Near the food there was a dance floor where a few brave souls donning neon apparel danced to a playlist I heard even as I was pulling up into the parking lot.</span></p>
<p><span>The map room had a world map that covered one entire wall. It was close to 10 feet high and about 14-15 feet wide. I spoke to Zach and Josh Harvey, the developers of the Lamassu Bitcoin ATM and they talked about all the places in the world they were shipping their ATMs. I asked Josh how they tested different fiat currencies, and they told me they obtained the customers&rsquo; target currency and tested the ATM against a country specific firmware is installed to handle any currency. They pointed to all the places on the map where they had sent their ATMs.</span></p>
<p><span>The software used on the Lamassu is open source, and it could technically be configured to use software from the Dark Wallet or add support for other cryptocurrencies like AuroraCoin or Dogecoin.</span></p>
<p><span>We started talking about where we would go if we had to leave the US. At such a large scale, all the small islands around the larger continents were visible and we shared what we knew about these islands and how difficult it would be to migrate there.</span></p>
<p><span>While I was in the room, a gentleman approached me and pulled a slender shiny 10 ounce bar of silver out of his pocket. He wanted to exchange his silver for Bitcoin. This was my first ever informal silver offer, but I declined because I had just used Bitcoin to buy several silver coins from Amagi Metals hours earlier at the Liberty Forum.</span></p>
<hr><p><strong><span>A Chat with The Quill Queen a.k.a. Carla Gericke</span></strong></p>
<p><span>A large part of the Liberty Forum attendees were early Free State movers, and a lot of the buzz about the Free State project is due to Carla Gericke&rsquo;s leadership. I use the term leadership very liberally and I would say the Free State Project is full of a lot of leaders. Carla took some time to share some of the details of the Free State Project and talk about PorcFest.</span></p>
<p><strong>Ruben Alexander:</strong> <em>What did you enjoy the most about the 2014 Liberty Forum? What do you think you won&rsquo;t repeat again?</em></p>
<p><strong>Carla Gericke:</strong><span> Enjoyed the most? Definitely our keynote speakers. NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake and Jesselyn Radack, who represented Drake and is now representing Snowden, were amazing!</span></p>
<p><span>I was also excited by our Friday night keynote, Naomi Wolf, whom I personally recruited. I&rsquo;m thrilled that she joined us, and that she was totally enamoured with what we are achieving in New Hampshire. She called it &ldquo;ground zero for grassroots activism,&rdquo; and she&rsquo;s right. I wanted to bring Naomi out because part of this journey to freedom rests on us finding common ground with others. I believe progressives, or at least the ones asking the right questions, can be allies. This is no longer a left vs. right paradigm, it&rsquo;s an issue of liberty vs. tyranny. When Naomi spoke about being wrong on gun rights and the Second Amendment, and acknowledged that we need guns to protect individuals&rsquo; rights against the strong arm of the state, I knew we could continue the dialogue. I&rsquo;m excited to see where her next book takes her, and her new documentary, which is an update on her book &ldquo;The End of America.&rdquo; &nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>I also really enjoyed the Ignite talks, which was a first for us. The format&ndash;sticking to 5 minutes with 20 slides that auto-progress every 15 seconds&ndash;forced speakers to be succinct and on point. It was great to see what other activists are passionate about, with topics ranging from my own &ldquo;Art as Activism (Or How Not to Do an Ignite Talk),&rdquo; to &ldquo;How to Hitchhike in New Hampshire.&rdquo;</span></p>
<p><span>As to what not to repeat again, nothing really jumps out. The conference was well balanced, with topics covering economics, food freedom, legislature, moving to New Hampshire, philosophy, police state, secession, surveillance and privacy, social justice, technology, whistleblowing, and of course, Bitcoin. I&rsquo;m already thinking about 2015, and am, frankly, a little worried about how to top this one!</span></p>
<p><span><strong>RA:</strong> <em>I didn&rsquo;t see a dry eye when Thomas Drake and the other whistleblower&rsquo;s sister talked about the illusion of freedom in America and punishment for speaking the truth. Have there been any whistleblowers for matters local to the New Hampshire law enforcement or government? What protection do freestaters have in this circumstance?</em></span></p>
<p><span><strong>CG:</strong> You&rsquo;re right about not a dry eye&ndash;I cried too! It&rsquo;s very emotional to see the consequences of taking the moral high ground so personally, as human beings who are trying to protect and alert others to the emerging police state. Drake really impressed me with his unapologetic, forthright testimony against the national surveillance state, at great cost to himself.</span></p>
<p><span>There have been examples of local liberty lovers blowing the whistle. One of our speakers, Peter Martino, who spoke out at the Concord BEARCAT hearing about the federal government building a domestic army, whistleblew on waste and fraud in a warzone overseas. I believe he is under a gag order, and not a &ldquo;free stater&rdquo; per se, but he&rsquo;s one of us, a &ldquo;pre-stater,&rdquo; if you will. One of the many reasons we chose New Hampshire&ndash;no sales tax, no income tax&ndash;is because a desire for liberty still exists here.</span></p>
<p><span>We have had situations where activists&rsquo; actions have led to more transparency and accountability in law enforcement. Personally, I was arrested in 2010 for filming police officers in public, and my subsequent lawsuit against them is currently in the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The police chief of the town of Weare resigned, and two officers have been fired. It&rsquo;s hard to say definitively that my suit was the cause, but the new police chief did reach out through my attorney to acknowledge there are problems in the Weare police department.</span></p>
<p><span>During the Concord BEARCAT hearings last fall, it came to light that the then Concord police chief Duval had lied on a federal grant application for the acquisition of BEARCAT, calling Free Staters &ldquo;a domestic terrorist threat.&rdquo; Although the city ultimately voted to accept the BEARCAT, despite the will of more than 1,500 petition signers against it, Chief Duval quietly retired a few months later, and now works security for the Concord Hospital.</span></p>
<p><span>You can read more about the BEARCAT on www.freestateproject.org and here are some choice links:</span></p>
<p><a href="http://freestateproject.org/blogs/bearcat-right-know">http://freestateproject.org/blogs/bearcat-right-know</a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://freestateproject.org/blogs/voices-against-attack-vehicles">http://freestateproject.org/blogs/voices-against-attack-vehicles</a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://freestateproject.org/blogs/can-police-chief-call-you-terrorist-and-get-away-it">http://freestateproject.org/blogs/can-police-chief-call-you-terrorist-and-get-away-it</a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://freestateproject.org/blogs/police-chief-backpedals-over-tank-fsp-pushes-truth">http://freestateproject.org/blogs/police-chief-backpedals-over-tank-fsp-pushes-truth</a></p>
<p><span><strong>RA:</strong> <em>I heard the free state movement has 15,000 pledges. From what I saw the community is strong even though most folks who have signed the pledge haven&rsquo;t arrived. Do you know what locations are growing the most due to early movers? Do you have any insight into what town has the most free staters?</em></span></p>
<p><span><strong>CG:</strong> The FSP is now more than 75% to our goal of getting 20,000 activists to pledge to move to New Hampshire. Early movers have been coming to the state since the FSP started more than a decade ago, but there&rsquo;s definitely an acceleration happening, and even though no one is even obligated to move yet (you have 5 years after we reach the 20,000 mark), more than 1,500 people already have! With the successes we&rsquo;ve seen with this relatively small number of activists, imagine what is going to happen when we Trigger the Move!</span></p>
<p>Movers settle all across the state, but the largest concentration is in Manchester, NH&rsquo;s biggest city (pop. 110,000). The largest per capita concentration of Free Staters is in Grafton, which is a small, rural town with no zoning laws. There are also pockets in Nashua, which is close to the Massachusetts border and supplies FSP techies to the Boston area, and in Keene, which is a liberal college town.</p>
<p><strong>RA:</strong><em>Have Bitcoin donations helped with the expenses related to running the Free State Project?</em></p>
<p><span><strong>CG:</strong> The FSP was an early adopter of Bitcoin, and we started accepting payments in BTC to our events back in 2011, and BTC donations in 2012. We have a large Bitcoin community in New Hampshire, for example, the founders of Lamassu are Free Staters. We also have a lot of BTC related independent media that originates from here. We have received modest BTC donations in the past, and have had great relationships with BTC vendors as sponsors at our events. We appreciate the support! Of course, I wouldn&rsquo;t mind if a Bitcoin millionaire wanted to step in and solve our immediate fundraising needs. &nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong>RA:</strong> <em>I read online you were originally from South Africa. Can you talk more about your background and what shaped your current views on the value in pursuing liberty in your community?</em></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>CG:</strong> Yes, I was born and raised in South Africa, but also traveled a lot as a child as my father was a diplomat. Being able to see the &ldquo;free world&rdquo; while living in a police state formed many of my opinions. I was always a bit of a rebel, and never saw much sense in trying to control others. I won a green card in the mid-Nineties, and decided to immigrate to America. I have a distinct memory of the first time I took an internal business flight&ndash;this was probably 1996&ndash;and having been subjected to rigorous airport screenings growing up in South Africa&ndash;security theater&ndash;I arrived a couple of hours early, only to be told you can go through up to half an hour before your flight. This blew my mind! Fast forward to the post 9/11 world we live in, and the same police state scare tactics I saw under the apartheid regime, are now visible everywhere in the USA.</p>
<p><span>I come from a long lineage of people who don&rsquo;t take crap, and who moved time and time again for more freedom. My forefathers left Europe for more freedom in Africa. They then left the Cape in the Great Trek to get away from the British. I left South Africa for the promise of a brighter future in America. I left California for New York for more opportunity. I left NYC for New Hampshire to pursue Liberty in Our Lifetime. MY lifetime. Before signing up for the FSP, I researched other options&ndash;moving back to South Africa, going to Belize, Uruguay, Argentina, the informed know the drill&ndash;but ultimately I decided I wanted to make a stand. I wanted to held build a community of like-minded people to see if we can keep one little slice of America free. We are turning the tide, we picked the right state, and now all we need is more signers and movers. (And the funds to make it happen.) &nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span><strong>RA:</strong> <em>Talk about the picture with Jason Soren&rsquo;s daughter handing you her allowance, which was a handful of pennies.</em></span></p>
<p><strong>CG:</strong> Talk about an evocative, happenstance moment! I was waiting for panelists to get miked, and decided to warm up the crowd and talk about how I was going to talk about our fundraising needs the next day. I was kind of goofing around, and said &ldquo;Gimme moneeeey! I need money!&rdquo; The founder of the FSP, Jason Sorens&rsquo; daughter, was playing in the back of the room. She heard what I said, dug out coins from her coat pocket, and started down the aisle to the stage. Her mom noticed in time, and stopped her since the panel had by now started, telling her she could talk to me afterwards. When I left the stage, this adorable 3 year old comes up to me, and says: &ldquo;You said you needed money. Take mine,&rdquo; and dropped a handful of pennies and dimes in my hand. I almost burst into tears!</p>
<p><strong>RA:</strong><em>Why should people consider attending PorcFest?</em></p>
<p><strong>CG:</strong> PorcFest XI will be even more epic than our tenth anniversary event last year, where we attracted more than 1,700 attendees. The Porcupine Freedom Festival is a week-long camping experience, with nearby motels and hotels, as well as park motels, for those who prefer a little more comfort.</p>
<p>PorcFest is liberty in action, the agora in motion, it is a truly free market. FRNs are the least favorite means of exchange, and people pay in gold, silver, Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies. You can walk down Agora Valley and buy some &ldquo;Lew Rocky Road&rdquo; ice cream with BTCs.</p>
<p><span>While we always attract world renowned speakers&ndash;I&rsquo;m delighted to announce that Overstock&rsquo;s Patrick Byrne will be one of our headline speakers&ndash;PorcFest 2014 will be focusing on &ldquo;DIY,&rdquo; self-reliance, instructional classes, and skill-building. Free Staters are, by their very natures, doers who like to execute on projects.</span></p>
<p><span>Some call PorcFest the &ldquo;Burning Man for libertarians,&rdquo; and that&rsquo;s partly true, but it is also a family-friendly event. All we ask is that attendees take personal responsibility for their actions. It&rsquo;s a big tent event, drawing gun enthusiasts, religious folks, big and small Ls, politicos, anarchists, voluntaryists, entrepreneurs, the whole gamut participating together in classes, workshops, hikes, cook-offs, shooting expeditions, swimming, singing, etc. The beauty of PorcFest is that it shows that voluntary interactions free of force actually work, and it&rsquo;s a sight to behold.</span></p>
<p><span>Tickets are on sale for only $60 (accommodation at Roger&rsquo;s Campground in Lancaster, NH, is separate). You can get more information and buy your tickets at: </span><a href="http://porcfest.com/">porcfest.com</a><span>. Porcfest runs from June 22-29, 2014.</span></p>
<hr><p><span>I saw Amanda Billyrock after one of the final talks and realized I had Issue 16 (To The Moon) which included her interview. <a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10912/breakfastwithananarchist-amandabillyrock/">In the interview</a>, I closed the story with her invitation to come to the Liberty Forum. I accepted and realized that more of these sorts of invitation need to be given from us to others &ndash; whether it&rsquo;s an invitation to visit a local Bitcoin meetup, or to come and move to a state full of Anarchists and Libertarians. These invitations allow anyone who may be disillusioned with the world the opportunity to start a new chapter and enter a community that will help them thrive.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr">So, I invite you to check out the Free State Project and the growing Bitcoin community in New Hampshire by joining me at Porcfest or Liberty Forum in the future.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10873/2014-liberty-forum-excerpt/">2014 Liberty Forum (excerpt)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 22:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitcoin in South America – BitPay Opens Latin American Headquarters]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>As global popularity of Bitcoin grows, many Bitcoin companies are taking notice and expanding operations into other countries. Earlier this week, merchant payment processor BitPay announced the opening of its Latin America headquarters in Argentina. The expansion is one of the first for the Atlanta, Georgia based company and comes at an important time for the future of currency in the region. In Argentina, BitPay will employ five software engineers in addition to business development manager, Alberto Liver Vega. &ldquo;As a technology enthusiast, I see Bitcoin as a big opportunity for companies to gain a competitive advantage,&rdquo; says Vega. &nbsp;&ldquo;BitPay is the perfect match and the natural platform for businesses to be able to use bitcoin easily and risk free [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10902/bitcoin-south-america-bitpay-opens-latin-american-headquarters/">Bitcoin in South America &ndash; BitPay Opens Latin American Headquarters</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10902/bitcoin-south-america-bitpay-opens-latin-american-headquarters/"><img width="784" height="504" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/argentinian-flag.png" alt="argentinian-flag"></a><p dir="ltr">As global popularity of Bitcoin grows, many Bitcoin companies are taking notice and expanding operations into other countries. Earlier this week, merchant payment processor BitPay announced the opening of its Latin America headquarters in Argentina. The expansion is one of the first for the Atlanta, Georgia based company and comes at an important time for the future of currency in the region.</p>
<p>In Argentina, BitPay will employ five software engineers in addition to business development manager, Alberto Liver Vega. &ldquo;As a technology enthusiast, I see Bitcoin as a big opportunity for companies to gain a competitive advantage,&rdquo; says Vega. &nbsp;&ldquo;BitPay is the perfect match and the natural platform for businesses to be able to use bitcoin easily and risk free in a voluntarily, open source and decentralized way.&rdquo; The company&rsquo;s Latin American headquarters will be located within The Bitcoin Embassy Buenos Aires, which contains the Fundaci&oacute;n Bitcoin Argentina and several other Bitcoin companies.</p>
<p>In a recent press release, BitPay also announced that Matias Alejo Garcia, nuclear engineer and founder of popular global movie recommendation site Cinefis.com, will lead the five-person development team in Argentina.</p>
<p>Bitcoin has enjoyed growing success within the region, which may be due to the instability of the Argentine peso, high e-commerce penetration, or the massive regulations surrounding purchasing US dollars. With these challenges, it is evident that change needs to occur and as Latin America&rsquo;s adoption of Bitcoin continues to grow, the country is beginning to see the benefit of utilizing the new currency. Currently, a range of businesses within Argentina and throughout Latin America accept Bitcoin, including hotels, new publications and a large number of e-commerce merchants.</p>
<p>The expansion will allow the continued growth of Bitcoin in Latin America and help decrease reliance on the Argentine peso, which is expected to devaluate another 50% by the end of the year. In fact, the value of the Argentine peso decreased 17% versus the American dollar (USD) in January 2014. Additionally, inflation within the region has increased over 25% annually, further establishing the importance of a new store of wealth within the country.</p>
<p>In a region plagued by staggering inflation and continuously decreasing currency value, it seems Bitcoin makes perfect sense. What the virtual currency provides allows for decreased dependence on the peso, and will enable businesses and individuals in the region to achieve sustainable wealth and future prosperity.</p>
<p>We have only begun to see the effect Bitcoin will have on Latin America. Either way, as more and more countries continue to support the adoption of Bitcoin, we will get a realistic glimpse at how nations can benefit from cryptocurrencies around the world. Organizations like the Bitcoin Embassy Buenos Aires, <a href="http://bitcoinargentina.org/">Fundaci&oacute;n Bitcoin Argentina</a> and BitPay will help support prosperity in Latin America by helping companies gain competitive advantage and spread Bitcoin knowledge throughout the nation.</p>
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<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10902/bitcoin-south-america-bitpay-opens-latin-american-headquarters/">Bitcoin in South America &ndash; BitPay Opens Latin American Headquarters</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[With all of the talk of the end of Bitcoin because of the failure at Mt.Gox, sometimes it's hard to hear the voices of those that are saying it's a good thing. 

LTB host <b>Andreas M. Antonopoulos</b> discusses why we shouldn't look at the failure as a bad thing, but instead something that should happen in a free market.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FreedomPop’s Snowden Phone – A Mobile Service Built for Privacy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10899/freedompops-snowden-phone-mobile-service-built-privacy/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In a society that is increasingly reliant on mobility, the privacy of information is of utmost importance. Now, thanks to FreedomPop, there is a solution that gives mobile users government level security. With a platform that is based on privacy, FreedomPop&rsquo;s Privacy Phone, nicknamed &ldquo;The Snowden Phone,&rdquo; allows mobile users to take advantage of encrypted mobile service. The Snowden Phone is able to protect your privacy from hackers, government agencies and spyware, ensuring your internet, voice calls and texts are secure and encrypted. In a company press release, FreedomPop stated, &ldquo;We launched the phone to specifically protect Americans&rsquo; privacy, thereby providing the peace and assurance [of] knowing your data is not being compromised. The phone is a response to the [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10899/freedompops-snowden-phone-mobile-service-built-privacy/">FreedomPop&rsquo;s Snowden Phone &ndash; A Mobile Service Built for Privacy</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10899/freedompops-snowden-phone-mobile-service-built-privacy/"><img width="950" height="350" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/FreedomPop.jpg" alt="FreedomPop"></a><p dir="ltr">In a society that is increasingly reliant on mobility, the privacy of information is of utmost importance. Now, thanks to FreedomPop, there is a solution that gives mobile users government level security. With a platform that is based on privacy, FreedomPop&rsquo;s Privacy Phone, nicknamed &ldquo;The Snowden Phone,&rdquo; allows mobile users to take advantage of encrypted mobile service.</p>
<p>The Snowden Phone is able to protect your privacy from hackers, government agencies and spyware, ensuring your internet, voice calls and texts are secure and encrypted. In a company press release, FreedomPop stated, &ldquo;We launched the phone to specifically protect Americans&rsquo; privacy, thereby providing the peace and assurance [of] knowing your data is not being compromised. The phone is a response to the growing frustrations and concerns around privacy infringement, call monitoring and Internet tracking.&rdquo;</p>
<p>For users, FreedomPop&rsquo;s service can provide peace of mind and ensure private information remains in the right hands. &ldquo;In light of recent violations in consumer&rsquo;s privacy across social networks and mobile devices, privacy is becoming increasingly important to many Americans and we all have a right to communicate anonymously,&rdquo; said Steven Sesar, COO at FreedomPop. &ldquo;Large carriers don&rsquo;t have the flexibility, desire or creativity to invest in privacy. We don&rsquo;t agree with this approach and felt it was up to us to create a truly private mobile phone service at an affordable price.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The Snowden Phone is one of the first of its kind and has benefits for both the common consumer and individuals in the many cryptocurrency communities. The platform behind the service leverages FreedomPop&rsquo;s VoIP network, and allows for private communication, anonymous internet and online security.</p>
<p>To ensure private communication, FreedomPop utilizes 128-bit encryption, which helps encrypt calls and text messages, prevents online marketers from tracking web activity and defends against data monitoring and eavesdropping, amongst many other benefits surrounding communication privacy.</p>
<p>The service also can protect users with advanced mobile security that protects your device from viruses and malware attacks. Additionally, FreedomPop can protect privacy by blocking unsolicited calls and text messages, and blocks malicious and phishing websites from accessing and stealing confidential data. Also, all application and internet data is sent through a secure and encrypted virtual private network (VPN).</p>
<p>The Snowden Phone costs $189 and is built on top of the Samsung Galaxy II smartphone. Service comes with unlimited voice and text, plus 500 MBs of data for three months and costs $10 each subsequent month after that.</p>
<p>Although FreedomPop&rsquo;s Privacy Phone may not be for everyone, there is no mistaking the importance of keeping your information out of the wrong hands. The nature of the information age makes anyone susceptible to confidential data theft and other attacks that spring forth from the increasing availability of sensitive personal information. What FreedomPop has provided is a solution to the problem, providing a device with built in VPN, anonymous voice and data, all of which can be purchased with Bitcoin.</p>
<p>Like Bitcoin, FreedomPop seems to support the same foundations that cryptocurrencies have been built upon &ndash; security and anonymity using a platform that allows for world-wide adoption. By shining light on the importance of information protection, this service could change the way we think of personal security, which can be extended not only to mobility, but also the conventional methods we use to pay for goods and services.<br><a href="http://www.freedompop.com/theprivacyphone">http://www.freedompop.com/theprivacyphone</a></p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10899/freedompops-snowden-phone-mobile-service-built-privacy/">FreedomPop&rsquo;s Snowden Phone &ndash; A Mobile Service Built for Privacy</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Over the past few months, Bitcoin Decentral, the new Toronto-based Bitcoin community center and coworkingspace that has been operational since the start of the year, has come to take center stage in the Canadian Bitcoin economy. Progress toward renovating and furnishing the upper floors of the four-storey house are well underway, and even now the location serves as the headquarters of KryptoKit, the Bitcoin Alliace of Canada, the organizing committee for the upcoming Bitcoin Expo and the Canadian arm of Ethereum as well as the site of a weekly meetup that attracts 50-100 attendees. The site is one of three similar locations in Canada, alongside the Bitcoin Embassy in Montreal and a smaller community center, also named Decentral, located in [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10896/bitcoin-decentral-launches-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-2-0-accelerator/">Bitcoin Decentral Launches Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency 2.0 Accelerator</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10896/bitcoin-decentral-launches-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-2-0-accelerator/"><img width="620" height="465" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bitcoin_decentral2.jpg" alt="bitcoin_decentral2"></a><p>Over the past few months, Bitcoin Decentral, the new Toronto-based Bitcoin community center and coworkingspace that has been operational since the start of the year, has come to take center stage in the Canadian Bitcoin economy. Progress toward renovating and furnishing the upper floors of the four-storey house are well underway, and even now the location serves as the headquarters of <a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/8645/kryptokit-easy-to-use-in-browser-bitcoin-and-messaging-for-the-masses/">KryptoKit</a>, the <a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/7449/">Bitcoin Alliace of Canada</a>, the organizing committee for the upcoming <a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10568/toronto-bitcoin-expo-speakers-announced-tickets-sale/">Bitcoin Expo</a> and the Canadian arm of <a href="http://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a> as well as the site of a weekly meetup that attracts 50-100 attendees. The site is one of three similar locations in Canada, alongside the <a href="http://bitcoinembassy.ca/">Bitcoin Embassy</a> in Montreal and a smaller community center, also named Decentral, located in Vancouver, and the concept of a &ldquo;Bitcoin embassy&rdquo; is rapidly taking hold in countries all around the world. Now, Bitcoin Decentral has announced that it is launching its newest program: a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency 2.0-specific startup accelerator.</p>
<p>The program, entitled <a href="http://bdaccelerate.com/">Bitcoin Decentral Accelerate</a>, is a standard three-month startup acceleration program, in which participating startups will be able work together at Bitcoin Decentral and enjoy the benefits of specialized in-house legal counsel, shared office resources and the assistance of and a number of expert mentors, investors, and business owners experienced in the cryptocurrency space. Startups will receive these benefits, alongside an upfront injection of a yet-to-be-determined quantity of cash, in exchange for a seven per cent stake in the company, and will also be eligible for an additional larger investment at the end of the three-month program. Managing the Bitcoin Decentral Accelerate program is A. Traviss Corry, who previously managed the Toronto-based incubator program Incubes until a dispute with Incubes CEO Ben Zlotnick led to his departure. Also involved are Anthony Di Iorio, founder of Bitcoin Decentral, as CEO and William Mouyagar, founder of <a href="http://startupmanagement.org/">Startup Management</a> as special advisor.</p>
<p>In addition, the program has signed up over 100 mentors, including:</p>
<ul><li><strong>Erik Voorhees</strong>, a long-time Bitcoin advocate well-known for his involvement in a number of Bitcoin startups, including BitInstant, SatoshiDice, KryptoKit and his current main project, Coinapult. Coinapult is currently a <a href="http://www.coinapult.com/">service for sending bitcoins by SMS and email</a>, but intends to soon become a powerful international Bitcoin exchange.</li>
<li><strong>Andreas Antonopoulos</strong>, a Bitcoin security expert and frequent speaker at Bitcoin conferences, also serving as a permanent co-host at the Bitcoin podcast Let&rsquo;s Talk Bitcoin and more recently the Chief Security Officer at <a href="http://blockchain.info/">blockchain.info</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Tony Gallippi</strong>, founder and CEO of <a href="http://bitpay.com/">BitPay</a>, a Bitcoin payment processor that allows merchants to accept Bitcoin payments and optionally have the funds immediately converted into local currency in their bank account, thereby instantly protecting them from all Bitcoin price volatility risk. The company charges processing fees of only 0.01-0.99%, and now has over 25,000 merchants signed up.</li>
<li><strong>Jason King</strong>, founder of <a href="http://seansoutpost.com/">Sean&rsquo;s Outpost</a>, the now famous Bitcoin-accepting homeless outreach program in Pensacola, Florida, and the associated permanent shelter <a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/6939/seans-outpost-announces-satoshi-forest/">Satoshi Forest</a>. </li>
<li><strong>David Johnston</strong>, co-founder of the Bitcoin angel investing group <a href="http://bitangels.co/">BitAngels</a> and director at the <a href="http://mastercoinfoundation.org/">Mastercoin Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Jamie Robinson</strong>, founder of <a href="https://quickbt.com/ca/?">QuickBT</a>, a Canadian company that allows users to buy up to 0.1 BTC with their debit cards</li>
<li><strong>Stuart Hoegner</strong>, a cryptocurrency and gambling lawyer who is also involved as a counsel at the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada</li>
<li><strong>Johann Gevers</strong>, founder of Monetas, the company behind the federated-server-based auditable financial transactions toolkit <a href="http://opentransactions.org/">OpenTransactions</a></li>
<li><strong>Gav Wood</strong>, lead C++ developer at <a href="http://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a>
</li></ul><p>Although there have been several startup accelerator programs that have started including a Bitcoin component, Bitcoin Decentral Accelerate is the first in the world to be a cryptocurrency-specific program right from the start, and the first program or sub-program to specifically target ventures related to the rapidly growing concept of &ldquo;cryptocurrency 2.0&Prime; &ndash; using Bitcoin-like cryptography and blockchains for more than just money, including applications such a decentralized domain name registry, smart property and smart contracts, cross-chain currency exchange, online democracy, custom branded currencies and blockchain-based financial contracts. The program is now accepting applications from startups; anyone interested in applying is enouraged to submit the <a href="http://bdaccelerate.com/">application form at bdaccelerate.com</a> at </p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10896/bitcoin-decentral-launches-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-2-0-accelerator/">Bitcoin Decentral Launches Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency 2.0 Accelerator</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>This is a guest post by&nbsp;Brian Fabian Crain. On the weekend of February 21-23, the Berlin &amp; Texas Bitcoin Hackathon took place at the legendary hackerspace c-base in Berlin. The motto, Decentralize Everything!, was inspired by the recent projects aiming to bring the power of the blockchain to a broad range of applications. Many members of Berlin&rsquo;s vibrant Bitcoin community were there, joined by visitors from other cities. Inside the Spaceship c-base turned out to be an awesome location: It was founded in 1995 as one of the world&rsquo;s first hackerspaces and played an influential role in helping hackerspaces proliferate. It is also known for its close affiliation with the Chaos Computer Club, Europe&rsquo;s largest association of hackers, and more [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10889/bitcoin-hackathon-texas-berlin/">Berlin &amp; Texas: Bitcoin Hackathon</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10889/bitcoin-hackathon-texas-berlin/"><img width="950" height="350" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/featurecbase.png" alt="featurecbase"></a><p dir="ltr"><em>This is a guest post by&nbsp;<em>Brian Fabian Crain.</em></em></p>
<p>On the weekend of February 21-23, the Berlin &amp; Texas Bitcoin Hackathon took place at the legendary hackerspace c-base in Berlin. The motto, Decentralize Everything!, was inspired by the recent projects aiming to bring the power of the blockchain to a broad range of applications. Many members of Berlin&rsquo;s vibrant Bitcoin community were there, joined by visitors from other cities.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/c-base.png"><img alt="c-base" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/c-base-620x410.png" width="620" height="410"></a></p>
<p><strong><span>Inside the Spaceship</span></strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">c-base turned out to be an awesome location: It was founded in 1995 as one of the world&rsquo;s first hackerspaces and played an influential role in helping hackerspaces proliferate. It is also known for its close affiliation with the Chaos Computer Club, Europe&rsquo;s largest association of hackers, and more recently the German Pirate Party was founded there. As impressive as its history is its interiors: It felt as if we had stumbled into the large relaxation area of a gigantic spaceship drifting off into space.</p>
<p><span>The event started off on Friday evening with a welcome by JF Gallas, the organizer of the event. Then J&ouml;rg Platzer gave one of his signature motivational speeches. He is also the owner of Room 77, the world&rsquo;s first brick-and-mortar establishment to accept bitcoin, which provided great food throughout the weekend. Thomas Hessler, co-founder and former CEO of Zanox, talked about his new project UFOStart, the world&rsquo;s first global crowd network for lean startups, which was sponsoring the event.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span>From Berlin to Texas</span></strong></p>
<p><span>The hackathon was organized in collaboration with the upcoming Texas Bitcoin Conference in Austin, Texas on March 5 &amp; 6. The tantalizing prize for the top four hackathon competitors was a trip to the conference and a chance to compete in the Texas Bitcoin 2.0 Hackathon with UFOStart covering the flights and the Texas Bitcoin Conference covering local accommodation and conference tickets. Before people dove into their projects, Paul Snow of the Texas Bitcoin Conference sent a greeting message from Texas.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>Voting Convolutions</span></strong></p>
<p><span>On Sunday, core Developer Mike Hearn came too to meet people and help out with the projects. Then the time for selecting the winning project came. One of the teams, Jeffcoin, had been building a Bitcoin-based voting system that we had planned to use for selecting the winners. Unfortunately, something wasn&rsquo;t working when it came to the voting and we had to look for alternative methods. (This was probably to the advantage of the other teams since Jeffcoin was admirably transparent about building a rigged system so only they could win.)</span> <span>Mike Hearn made the strange proposal of voting by a raise of hands, but the idea was dismissed by everyone for being ridiculously uncomplicated and not digital enough. Instead, we settled on voting by SMS and the service showed the tallies live on the big screen. It was a close race, but in the end Coinswap won, followed by Supporttr and Jeffcoin.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>1st place: Coinswap</span></strong></p>
<p><span>Coinswap was developed by Felix Weis of Bitalo, who programmed the backend, and Dennis Wilson, who created the UI. Coinswap uses multi-signature addresses to allow trading between coins of different cryptocurrencies. Here is how it works: Let&rsquo;s assume Alice wants to trade 2,000 Dogecoin with Bob for 1 bitcoin. They both meet on Coinswap, enter the details of the trade and are then shown QR codes. Alice pays her 2,000 DOGE into the multi-signature address and if Bob does the same with the bitcoin, the trade completes. If, however, Bob doesn&rsquo;t send the bitcoin, Coinswap uses its private key to sign a transaction that refunds Alice her 2,000 DOGE. Thus Coinswap can provide the same escrow functionality of an exchange like Cryptsy but does so in a decentralized, semi-trustless way using multi-signature addresses.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>2nd place: Supporttr</span></strong></p>
<p><span>The runner-up was an Android app called Supporttr created by Java developer Christian Rotzoll. Supporttr implements the idea of micro-donations pioneered by the Swedish app Flattr. Users can select a monthly donation level, for example 5 mBTC, and then add different projects and charities in the app. At the end of the month, the 5 mBTC are split and paid out to all the projects. Through giving projects between one and three stars, the app also allows adjustment of the share given to each project. While there were still many details to be worked out, such as generating a single transaction with multiple outputs instead of separate transactions for each donation, the concept of smooth, recurring donations is great.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>3rd Place &amp; Other Projects:</span></strong></p>
<p><span>The third place went to the previously mentioned bitcoin-based voting system Jeffcoin by Callum MacDonald, Hubert Gertis, Meinhard Benn, and Benjamin Wilson. Some other great projects included Bookr, a cool 3D representation of Bitstamp&rsquo;s orderbook, by Jan Jorissen. Heinrich Erfurt and Dennis Mellman spent the weekend exploring Ethereum. Dirk J&auml;ckel and Gustav Simonsson built a Bitcoin SPV wallet that looked like a cat with Lego Mindstorms EV3. When one sent a transaction to the address of the cat, it waved its arm in return. Bj&ouml;rn G&uuml;nzel and Doris Schleibinger worked on a 3D-printed paper wallet egg that would have the private key inside the egg.</span></p>
<p><span>While they didn&rsquo;t quite manage to finish it, they announced a spectacular launch before Easter. Uwe Kamper built a website called &lsquo;Yeah, let&rsquo;s do it&rsquo; to improve Bitcoin-based crowdfunding. Users are able to post a donation address and a progress bar is updated with the incoming transactions to show how much has been raised. Hubert Gertis also briefly introduced Qllect, his project to create colored coins backed by creative works.</span> <span>In the end the winning teams, Felix Weis and Dennis Wilson, Christian Rotzoll of Supportr and Callum MacDonald of Jeffcoin, all won trips to Texas and they&rsquo;ll be joined by Thomas Hessler and JF Gallas.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p>
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<hr><p><em>Brian Fabian Crain is founder of the Bitcoin Startups Berlin group, founder/co-host of the Epicenter Bitcoin Podcast and writes a weekly newsletter analyzing the latest news and developments in the Bitcoin world.</em></p>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>The most exciting part of financial planning these days is exposing, educating and incorporating bitcoin into clients&rsquo; portfolios. But the confusion starts when clients go out into the world to start purchasing and trading the currency by themselves. Most clients return with a list of questions about how to best purchase bitcoin, which exchanges are the most reputable, and whether it&rsquo;s better to purchase through a BTM or from someone online, or if there&rsquo;s another way to go about it. Here is a brief analysis on three ways to purchase bitcoin in Canada (and it&rsquo;s also applicable for citizens of other countries!). You will need a bitcoin wallet to use any of these methods. Tip! Recommended bitcoin wallet: Blockchain Tip! [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10878/buying-bitcoin-101-primer-new-canadian-bitcoiners/">Buying Bitcoin 101: A Primer for New Canadian Bitcoiners</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10878/buying-bitcoin-101-primer-new-canadian-bitcoiners/"><img width="950" height="350" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bitcoin101_canada.png" alt="bitcoin101_canada"></a><p dir="ltr"><span>The most exciting part of financial planning these days is exposing, educating and incorporating bitcoin into clients&rsquo; portfolios. But the confusion starts when clients go out into the world to start purchasing and trading the currency by themselves. Most clients return with a list of questions about how to best purchase bitcoin, which exchanges are the most reputable, and whether it&rsquo;s better to purchase through a BTM or from someone online, or if there&rsquo;s another way to go about it. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Here is a brief analysis on three ways to purchase bitcoin in Canada (and it&rsquo;s also applicable for citizens of other countries!). You will need a bitcoin wallet to use any of these methods.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><em>Tip!</em></strong> Recommended bitcoin wallet: <a href="https://blockchain.info/wallet/new" target="_blank">Blockchain</a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><em>Tip!</em> </strong>Please consult your financial planner or advisor before purchasing bitcoin to see if/where it fits into your financial plan.</p>
<p><strong><span>BTMs: Bitcoin ATM&rsquo;s&nbsp;</span></strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">BTM&rsquo;s are ATMs, but for bitcoin. The process is quite simple.</p>
<p dir="ltr">First, figure out if there is a BTM in your city (Google can help with this.) Next, go to your bank and withdraw the amount in cash that you will want to trade into BTC; because most, if not all, BTM&rsquo;s do not currently allow us to use our debit or credit cards. We must still feed cash into the machine to buy bitcoin.</p>
<p dir="ltr">When you arrive at the BTM with your cash in hand, follow the straightforward instructions on the machine to verify your personal information. All financial transactions require what is called KYC compliance &ndash; &ldquo;know your client&rdquo; &ndash; so you will have to enter your mobile number, name, e-mail address, the like.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Next, link your wallet API key (example: 14BwoQ4d6kVZCkdCZnrnryjGeww8NzAVxQ)&nbsp;enter the amount of bitcoin you would like to buy, feed the machine the equivalent<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money" target="_blank"> fiat </a>(CAD, USD, etc) money, and you&rsquo;re in! Congratulations! <a href="http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-s-first-bitcoin-teller-machine-1.1642877">Ottawa</a>, <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/01/13/bitcoin_atm_comes_to_toronto.html">Toronto</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-s-first-bitcoin-atm-now-accepting-cash-1.1688529">Winnipeg</a> and <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/world-s-first-bitcoin-atm-opens-in-vancouver-1.2286877">Vancouver</a> are a few Canadian cities that currently have BTMs.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Pros:</em> &nbsp;Very fast; very convenient.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Cons:</em> Rates tend to be higher; BTM companies take a spread on the transaction; safety is challenging when carrying around large amounts of cash.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em><strong>Tip!&nbsp;</strong></em>Consider bringing a friend with you when you go to the BTM if you are depositing a large amount of cash.</p>
<p><strong>Peer-to-Peer:</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">This is really what Bitcoin was designed for &ndash; the direct transfer of value from one individual to another without a third party intermediary. You can buy and sell bitcoin to people by finding them through friends or on the internet. Use a site like <a href="http://www.localbitcoins.com/">Local Bitcoins</a> to discover individuals who are willing to sell bitcoin to you. You can typically pay these individuals in person with cash (recommended!) or using many online methods, including Interac e-Transfer and wire transfers &nbsp;(but be careful, there are many reports of scams when it comes to online transfers.) That being said, <a href="http://www.localbitcoins.com/">Local Bitcoins</a> is a Twitter community favourite and currently operates in over 5,280 cities and in over 215 countries, so there is likely a community near you to buy into.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Pros:</em> &nbsp;Easy to find buyers/sellers. &nbsp;No fees. &nbsp;Ability to buy at different prices from a variety of different individuals. Many online and offline purchase options.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Cons:</em> &nbsp;Sometimes people feel uncomfortable trading with others directly, due to lack of personal information. This lack of personal information can lead to <a href="http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2014/02/07/warning-localbitcoins-com-high-volume-dealers-are-being-arrested-for-violating-state-msb-laws/">law enforcement entrapments</a> and potential fraud, scams and identity theft.</p>
<p><strong>Exchanges:</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">Like buying and selling stocks, exchanges exist to buy and sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The most important part of using an exchange is really doing your research in deciding which exchange to use. Recently we have had some issues in the bitcoin world with two exchanges &ndash; <a href="http://www.mtgox.com/">Mt. Gox</a>, which WAS located in Japan, and <a href="http://www.bitstamp.net/">BitStamp</a>, located in the UK; individuals were having problems taking their money out, and the sites suffered from what is called transaction malleability (which you can read more about <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/networks/what-you-need-to-know-about-mt-gox-and-the-bitcoin-software-flaw">here</a>.)</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Update!:</em> Mt. Gox is now shut down. &nbsp;Please <a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10843/3-principles-business-success-review-vault-satoshi/" target="_blank">read here</a> for a reputable Canadian exchange that you may want to consider. &nbsp;They allow you to send money from your bank account to their exchange.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Other exchanges that are popular include <a href="https://btc-e.com/">BTC-E</a> and <a href="https://coinbase.com/">Coinbase</a>. &nbsp;If you are a Canadian, you are unable to link your bank account to Coinbase.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Establishing an account with an exchange is similar to opening a stock account: sign up using your e-mail address, send in the required verification items (government issued ID, such as a drivers license, passport, SIN/SSN, etc.) and wait for your account to be verified. &nbsp;Some exchanges are now allowing us to link our bank accounts with their exchanges, but most will require you to wire money into them.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><em>Tip!</em></strong> Once you&rsquo;ve transacted into bitcoin or another currency, transfer your money out of the exchange and keep it in your own secure wallet.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Pros:</em> Trade at any time, anywhere, usually in any amount. Assumed level of protection in working with a third party.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Cons:</em>&nbsp; Fees. &nbsp;It takes time to open an account with a fairly lengthy verification process. &nbsp;Lack of regulation. &nbsp;If you don&rsquo;t do your homework (or even if you think you have), you may still be <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2014/03/after-mt-gox" target="_blank">subject to theft</a>!</p>
<p dir="ltr">For more information, please visit <a href="http://howtobuybitcoins.info/">How To Buy Bitcoins</a>, <a href="http://www.weusecoins.com/en/getting-started">We Use Coins</a> or join our online community on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/">Twitter</a>! Use <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bitcoin&amp;src=typd">#bitcoin</a> to get involved and talk directly with other bitcoiners!</p>
<p dir="ltr">You can also get in touch with me directly at victoriavaneyk@gmail.com or <a href="https://twitter.com/victoriavaneyk">@victoriavaneyk</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Overstock is a Perfect Example of What Bitcoin Can Do For Business]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>In early January, if you would have asked Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne when his company would reach $1 million in Bitcoin transactions, his response would not have been &ldquo;in two months.&rdquo; Of course, not all businesses could be so lucky, but as one of the largest Bitcoin merchants, Overstock has set the bar high, proving that Bitcoin can help achieve business growth and customer acquisition. On Tuesday, Overstock.com announced that it surpassed $1 million in purchases using Bitcoin. This news came at an important time, further establishing the company as a leader in the e-commerce space. For many, Overstock and other large retailers gave people a reason to start using Bitcoin. Being able to offer an additional payment method gives [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10863/overstock-perfect-example-bitcoin-can-business/">Why Overstock is a Perfect Example of What Bitcoin Can Do For Business</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10863/overstock-perfect-example-bitcoin-can-business/"><img width="950" height="350" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/215414-biz-bitcoin-130412-1024x683.jpg" alt="215414-biz-bitcoin-130412-1024x683"></a><p dir="ltr">In early January, if you would have asked Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne when his company would reach $1 million in Bitcoin transactions, his response would not have been &ldquo;in two months.&rdquo; Of course, not all businesses could be so lucky, but as one of the largest Bitcoin merchants, Overstock has set the bar high, proving that Bitcoin can help achieve business growth and customer acquisition.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, Overstock.com announced that it surpassed $1 million in purchases using Bitcoin. This news came at an important time, further establishing the company as a leader in the e-commerce space. For many, Overstock and other large retailers gave people a reason to start using Bitcoin. Being able to offer an additional payment method gives merchants the chance to stand out in the crowd. And because individuals within the Bitcoin community enjoy trying new things, most businesses see increases in sales.</p>
<p>For Overstock and other merchants, the real value add comes from the potential to attract additional customers. In January, new and existing Bitcoin users were provided a source to spend their digital cash, a majority of which were new users. According to a company statement, &ldquo;over 60 percent of sales were from new customers.&rdquo; Additionally, more than 4,300 consumers made purchases using Bitcoin on Overstock.com in only two months.</p>
<p><em>What other currency could provide this type of growth?</em></p>
<p>Bitcoin allows businesses to engage with an expanding market, filled with passionate individuals willing to try virtually anything. For most within the Bitcoin community, Overstock.com was something they had heard of, but never used. When the announcement was made in January, Bitcoiners everywhere wanted to be part of the action. Although Bitcoin consists of less than a percent of the company&rsquo;s sales, CEO Patrick Byrne is optimistic, stating in an interview that he expects Bitcoin sales to reach up to $15 million by the end of the year.</p>
<p>In addition to growing sales and new customers, Byrne also believes that over time, there will be a derivatives market for Bitcoin that allows commercial end-users like retailers to hedge their risk. This could create and establish a completely different business venture for Overstock, which could cause many other companies to follow suit. In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Overstock stated, &ldquo;In the future, we expect to transact in Bitcoins directly and intend to hold Bitcoins. This will subject us to exchange risk which may have an adverse effect on our results.&rdquo;</p>
<p>As one of the first major online retailers to accept the virtual currency, their support for the growth and further adoption of the Bitcoin ecosystem is obvious. Overstock currently holds ten percent of each transaction in Bitcoin, and in the future intends to offer it as payment for vendors and employees.</p>
<p>Overstock.com is a great example of how Bitcoin can revolutionize the way we do business. Bitcoin puts the power back into the hands of the business owner and can play a major role in a company&rsquo;s growth, further establishing a global marketplace. The implications of virtual currency also give businesses the ability to securely transact with customers around the world. The example set by Overstock and the tens-of-thousands of Bitcoin merchants will assist in forging the path for future adoption of Bitcoin, for both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar businesses. Will Overstock reach $15 million by year&rsquo;s end, or have they underestimated again?</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>While the mainstream media was distracted yesterday with the possible reveal of Satoshi Nakamoto, something massive was brewing in the blockchain. A long-dormant address moved 180,000 BTC (around $113,500,000 at today&rsquo;s price) to several other addresses, and then those split even further. The initial address has several connections to Mt.Gox, fueling rampant speculation about who [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/180000-btc-mt-gox-associated-accounts-move/">180,000 BTC from Mt.Gox-associated accounts on the move &hellip; but by whom?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/10307325325_4f6daed1be_b.jpg"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/10307325325_4f6daed1be_b-239x300.jpg" alt="Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/105644709@N08/" width="239" height="300"></a><p>Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/105644709@N08/</p></div>While the mainstream media was distracted yesterday with the possible reveal of Satoshi Nakamoto, something massive was brewing in the blockchain. A <a href="https://blockchain.info/tx/1dda0f8827518ce4d1d824bf7600f75ec7e199774a090a947c58a65ab63552e3" target="_blank">long-dormant address moved 180,000 BTC</a> (around $113,500,000 at today&rsquo;s price) to several other addresses, and then those split even further. The initial address has several connections to Mt.Gox, fueling <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zshct/4ee89f7cf824a85ad5f11d52604ffdebe9f01302bcea8ddec0/" target="_blank">rampant speculation</a> about who is moving this massive amount of BTC and why.
<p>There are three major theories floating around at the moment:</p>
<p><strong>1: The address controlled by Mark Karpeles.</strong> It has long been rumored that Karpeles has personal stockpile of around 200,000 BTC, which would fit the transaction amount. The address has several Mt.Gox connections, as one would expect from the personal account of the CEO. Why would he be moving the money? Is he splitting it up to avoid it being seized by authorities? Or, as <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zshct/4ee89f7cf824a85ad5f11d52604ffdebe9f01302bcea8ddec0/cfwnd2v" target="_blank">Redditor nullc theorizes</a>, is he putting it back into the Mt.Gox hot wallet in an attempt to restart the bankrupt exchange?</p>
<blockquote><p>People have been asking on IRC why some of it is being broken up. I could only speculate &mdash; but that&rsquo;s what you need to do to prepare a hotwallet to support a high volume of transactions (so you have many coins to spend so you don&rsquo;t get stuck waiting for your change to confirm while avoiding spending unconfirmed change, which MTGox has always done). &hellip; Sturles pointed out to me that the splitting behavior is consistent with the splitLargeOutputs function in the leaked gox source code, suggesting that portion of the coins was dropped into the MTGox online wallet and the system is now automatically breaking it up.</p></blockquote>
<p>A variation on this theory is that the address does belong to Karpeles, and is being run through the Mt.Gox system, but only as a precursor to trading those coins to pay for the company&rsquo;s looming legal battles. In this case, the splitting of the BTC is simply what the Mt.Gox system does by default. Running his personal funds through the system would simply be a way of obscuring the source of those funds, or would have been had the Bitcoin community not dogpiled it.</p>
<p><strong>2. The address is controlled by the Mt. Gox hackers,</strong> who somehow gained access to the private keys to a massive old Mt.Gox wallet. While there were no reports of this happening, Karpeles did claim that the Mt.Gox funds were &ldquo;temporarily unavailable&rdquo; rather than stolen at one point. If this is true, the various test transactions from the now-broken-up BTC funds to <a href="http://bitzillions.com/satoshibones" target="_blank">addresses associated with gambling site Satoshibones</a> might represent a test of the hackers ability to &ldquo;launder&rdquo; the BTC through online gambling.</p>
<p><strong>3. Anyone else, for any number of reasons.</strong> Some other massive old address, only tangentially related to Mt.Gox, is moving coins for some other purpose. Perhaps it&rsquo;s another exchange creating a hot wallet. Maybe it&rsquo;s an early adopter of Bitcoin spreading the risk that any one address could become compromised. Maybe it&rsquo;s even Satoshi Nakamoto himself telling us all that he&rsquo;s more <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zsr6g/the_megahuge_addresses_tied_to_gox_that_just_got/" target="_blank">&ldquo;31337&Prime;</a> than the rest of us.</p>
<p>In any case, this transaction represents the largest <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Days_Destroyed" target="_blank">&ldquo;days destroyed&rdquo;</a> (volume of coins times days since those coins were spent) in Bitcoin history It&rsquo;s a relevant indicator of Bitcoin transaction volume, and with 143,132,916.67 Bitcoin days destroyed by this single, mysterious transaction, you can be sure there&rsquo;s only more speculation to come.</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lakota Nation adopts MazaCoin as official currency]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Last month, the seven bands of the Lakota Nation adopted their homegrown Bitcoin variant, MazaCoin, as their official currency. The new virtual currency joins a slew of similarly local projects, such as Iceland&rsquo;s rapidly rising Auroracoin, in the ever-growing cryptocurrency community. What makes MazaCoin interesting, however, is that the Lakota Nation is technically a sovereign [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/lakota-nation-adopts-mazacoin-official-currency/">Lakota Nation adopts MazaCoin as official currency</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/MazaCoin.jpg"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/MazaCoin.jpg" alt="MazaCoin logo" width="256" height="256"></a><p>MazaCoin logo</p></div>Last month, the seven bands of the Lakota Nation adopted their homegrown Bitcoin variant, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasperhamill/2014/02/27/the-battle-of-little-bitcoin-native-american-tribe-launches-its-own-cryptocurrency/" target="_blank">MazaCoin, as their official currency</a>. The new virtual currency joins a slew of similarly local projects, such as <a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/auroracoin-becomes-third-largest-virtual-currency/" target="_blank">Iceland&rsquo;s rapidly rising Auroracoin</a>, in the ever-growing cryptocurrency community. What makes <a href="http://www.mazacoin.org/" target="_blank">MazaCoin</a> interesting, however, is that the Lakota Nation is technically a sovereign nation inside the U.S., meaning that their currency is unambiguously legal tender.
<p>On the Lakota reservations, at least. But what that really means is still very much in development.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/5/5469510/native-americans-assert-their-independence-through-cryptocurrency-mazacoin" target="_blank">In a story published on The Verge</a>, writer Adrianne Jeffries spoke with programmer and Native American activist Payu Harris, who believes that MazaCoin might be the key to empowering Native American populations currently marginalized by the reservation system. </p>
<blockquote><p>Half the tribal members on Harris&rsquo;s reservation, the Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, live in poverty. It&rsquo;s a problem that afflicts tribes across the country as Native Americans have grown dependent on federal welfare after being ghettoized on reservations.</p></blockquote>
<p>Noting the unifying power of a common, nationally owned and controlled currency, Harris believes that a Lakota-owned currency might be a game changer. Instead of seeing the estimated $220 million that flows through the reservation each year go into the pockets of Wal-Mart, it might actually stay in the hands of the tribe.</p>
<blockquote><p>But perhaps more than that, it will give the Lakota people a sense of unity and independence. &ldquo;Our tribe has an idea of what sovereignty is, but &hellip; [there] is no sense of national identity.</p></blockquote>
<p>Not everyone is convinced that MazaCoin is such a good idea, however. When it comes to Native American economic freedom, the U.S. government&rsquo;s track record speaks for itself.</p>
<blockquote><p>But Chase Iron Eyes, South Dakota legal counsel for the Lakota, believes the federal government will push back if MazaCoin succeeds. &ldquo;There hasn&rsquo;t been a tribal nation that has declared its own currency and has mandated that that currency is used within its borders,&rdquo; Iron Eyes says. &ldquo;But it&rsquo;s because of this pervasive, ever-present asserted dominion of the United States. They&rsquo;ll try to shut us down, try to cite us with law violations.&rdquo;</p></blockquote>
<p>Will MazaCoin join the ranks of Bitcoin, Litecoin, or even Dogecoin, in the virtual currency mainstream? If so, it won&rsquo;t happen any time soon. It seems that the Lakota tribes, while supportive of the idea in theory, have little ability to actually implement their new currency. In a <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasperhamill/2014/02/27/the-battle-of-little-bitcoin-native-american-tribe-launches-its-own-cryptocurrency/" target="_blank">recent article on <em>Forbes</em></a>, contributing writer Jasper Hamill also profiled MazaCoin.</p>
<blockquote><p>Understandably, there&rsquo;s a bit of confusion about what exactly this new currency is going to do for the impoverished Lakota people. When I contacted them, tribal elders declined to speak about MazaCoin, instead referring me back to Harris. However, there is certainly support for the scheme, as well as bewilderment. Other tribes from around America have already contacted Harris to wish him well and express an interest. The project has allegedly gathered enough steam to attract the attention of the FBI, which phoned the Lakota chief to warn him that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren&rsquo;t actually legal yet.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>There&rsquo;s a long way to go for MazaCoin, which is currently just one of many alt-coins battling to become valuable. Without the support of the world&rsquo;s crypto-community, it will be just another worthless bundle of numbers.</p></blockquote>
<p>At the time of this story, no major exchanges traded in MazaCoin, including <a href="https://poloniex.com/" target="_blank">extremely diverse platforms like Poloniex</a>. Payu Harris was recently selling MazaCoin at real-world virtual currency exchange The Bitcoin Center in New York for $0.10 each. <a href="http://coinmarketcap.com/" target="_blank">Coinmarketcap.com</a> currently places the value closer to $0.03, with a total market capitalization of $3,202,279. It was also unclear if any business in the Traditional Lakota Nation actually accepted the virtual currency.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/lakota-nation-adopts-mazacoin-official-currency/">Lakota Nation adopts MazaCoin as official currency</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is he or isn’t he? The great Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto mystery]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bitcoinx.com/isnt-great-dorian-satoshi-nakamoto-mystery/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday, Newsweek published a story by reporter Leah McGrath Goodman claiming to have located the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. Within hours of that story&rsquo;s publication, the Associated Press released their own version of the story, with an extensive interview with Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, who claims he had nothing to do with the creation [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/isnt-great-dorian-satoshi-nakamoto-mystery/">Is he or isn&rsquo;t he? The great Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto mystery</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/duydol7lpdsrh0kofyui.png"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/duydol7lpdsrh0kofyui-300x224.png" alt="duydol7lpdsrh0kofyui" width="300" height="224"></a>Yesterday, Newsweek published a story by reporter Leah McGrath Goodman claiming to have located the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. Within hours of that story&rsquo;s publication, the <a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-exclusive-man-denies-hes-bitcoin-founder?new" target="_blank">Associated Press released their own version of the story</a>, with an extensive interview with Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, who claims he had nothing to do with the creation of Bitcoin, and only heard about it three weeks ago after his son was interviewed by Newsweek. Neither side seems willing to give any ground, and given Satoshi Nakamoto&rsquo;s largely unknown past, speculation has been running rampant. Is the man in the Newsweek profile <em>the</em> Satoshi, or isn&rsquo;t he?</p>
<p>The following is a collection of conflicting perspectives on that subject from the last 24 hours. There are no clear answers here, but perhaps you can draw your own conclusions.</p>
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/447DSVApZPY" target="_blank"><em>Newsweek&rsquo;s</em> Goodman talking about her story</a> with <em>International Business Times</em> about her story.</p>
<p></p>
<p><a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-exclusive-man-denies-hes-bitcoin-founder?new" target="_blank">Leah McGrath Goodman&rsquo;s response</a> to the AP story publishing Dorian S. Nakamoto&rsquo;s claim that he is not the creator of Bitcoin.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-exclusive-man-denies-hes-bitcoin-founder?new</p>
<p>A post today <a href="http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/bitcoin-open-source?id=2003008%3ATopic%3A9402&amp;page=2#comments" target="_blank">from Satoshi Nakamoto&rsquo;s P2P Foundation Ning account</a> on a thread he began in February of 2009, stating simply &ldquo;I am not Dorian Nakamoto.&rdquo; If valid, this would be the first public statement the Bitcoin creator has made in three years.</p>
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/GrrtA6IoR_E" target="_blank">Video of Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto</a>, the man <em>Newsweek</em> claims is the Bitcoin inventor, denying that he has anything to do with Bitcoin and refuting Leah Goodman&rsquo;s story.</p>
<p></p>
<p>He was, however, determined to get his promised free lunch.</p>
<p></p>
<p><a href="http://i.imgur.com/DB4oq5s.png" target="_blank">A comparison of Dorian S. Nakamoto and Satoshi Nakamoto&rsquo;s writing</a> from existing internet sources. There are stark differences between the two.</p>
<p>An early Bitcoin adopter tells a story <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7354326" target="_blank">about possibly meeting Satoshi Nakamoto in 2011</a>, at one of the first Bitcoin-accepting locations in the world. The man they met? Dead ringer for the <em>Newsweek</em> Satoshi.</p>
<p>A statement from the <a href="https://bitcoinfoundation.org/blog/?p=510" target="_blank">Bitcoin Foundation core developers</a> that they&rsquo;re not convinced that Dorian Nakamoto is Satoshi Nakamoto. Even if he was, the team wouldn&rsquo;t know, as Nakamoto communicated purely through electronic means.</p>
<p>What if Satoshi Nakamoto is a pseudonym? <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/one-simply-find-satoshi-nakamoto/" target="_blank">CoinDesk runs down the list of likely candidates for the &ldquo;real&rdquo; Satoshi.</a></p>
<p>Unless a smoking gun document or connection comes to light, it&rsquo;s unlikely the truth about Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto will be known any time soon. More on this story as it develops.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/isnt-great-dorian-satoshi-nakamoto-mystery/">Is he or isn&rsquo;t he? The great Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto mystery</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Vault of Satoshi announced today that it would be halting all U.S. operations, effectively immediately. Citing concerns about the &ldquo;increasingly hostile&rdquo; regulatory environment in the U.S., the exchange announced their decision via their Facebook page. The post also mentioned the warnings of Bitcoin Foundation and BitInstant founder Charlie Shrem in a recent [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/vault-satoshi-ceases-us-operations/">Vault of Satoshi ceases US operations</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><a href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/VaultOfSatoshi.jpg"><img src="http://www.bitcoinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/VaultOfSatoshi.jpg" alt="Vault of Satoshi's logo." width="256" height="256"></a><p>Vault of Satoshi&rsquo;s logo.</p></div>Canadian cryptocurrency exchange <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zr5o7/vault_of_satoshi_to_cease_us_operations_starting/" target="_blank">Vault of Satoshi announced today that it would be halting all U.S. operations</a>, effectively immediately. Citing concerns about the &ldquo;increasingly hostile&rdquo; regulatory environment in the U.S., the exchange announced their decision via their Facebook page.
<p>The post also mentioned the warnings of Bitcoin Foundation and BitInstant founder Charlie Shrem in a <a href="http://letstalkbitcoin.com/e87-the-captive-and-the-mountain/#.Uxk9AIUxi8A" target="_blank">recent episode of the &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s Talk Bitcoin&rdquo; podcast</a>.</p>
<p>The biggest concern for Vault of Satoshi seems to be compliance with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury tasked with combating domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Like most regulatory bodies, FinCEN has had a seemingly unclear, and even seemingly contradictory, set of policies for handling virtual currencies.</p>
<blockquote><p>We&rsquo;ve made repeated attempts to comply with FinCEN regulations, but their online form submission process will not allow us to post reports from our headquarters in Ontario, Canada. They refuse to accept printed paper reports, and their drop-downs don&rsquo;t include Canadian options, making it impossible to the file the required documentation properly in order to comply. Despite repeated inquiries into how to properly file reports from Canada, we have yet to receive a satisfactory response. They&rsquo;ve literally made it impossible for us to run our business in compliance with their regulations.&rdquo;</p></blockquote>
<p>The news does not mean that U.S. Vault of Satoshi customers are out of luck, however. The post went on to note that when the &ldquo;regulatory situation is clarified and settles down&rdquo; the company will relaunch U.S. service, possibly on a state-by-state basis. In the meantime, however, new U.S. customers will not have their accounts verified, and will soon be limited to coin-to-coin trading. Any remaining U.S. funds will be refunded via check.</p>
<p>The regulatory situation in Canada currently seems even more uncertain than in the U.S., as C<a href="http://www.coindesk.com/canadas-finance-minister-regulate-bitcoin/" target="_blank">anada&rsquo;s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty recently made seemingly hostile remarks about Bitcoin</a>.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/vault-satoshi-ceases-us-operations/">Vault of Satoshi ceases US operations</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bitcoinx.com/">Bitcoinx</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Are there decentralized bitcoin asset management systems out there?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/23182/are-there-decentralized-bitcoin-asset-management-systems-out-there]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Are there any decentralized/shared bitcoin asset/investment management systems out there?</p>

<p>It should be applicable to the following case:</p>

<p>Many peers and nobody trusts each other. But trust is gained by investing bitcoins in that system. 
Nobody should be able to withdraw more money, than they invested.</p>

<p>I cross-posted this question on </p>

<p><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zsjr8/are_there_decentralized_bitcoin_asset_management/" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zsjr8/are_there_decentralized_bitcoin_asset_management/</a></p>

<p>I hope it's ok, if not i'll take the link out of this question.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Peercover Direct Registration, Create your account, create your ripple wallet, and fund your ripple wallet all in one fell swoop]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Would you trust bitmessage for status updates from a service?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>So, I've been using this as a cool little "let's test it out" for awhile, but, I've yet to use it for anything serious. As of a new computer I'm setting up, it'll have to send me updates when the UPS it's attached to fails (I.E. power failure, power restored, or, unknown failure (Such as dead UPS battery)). Now, as this box won't be monitored 24/7, I'd like to be notified when something occurs, now, most people would go one of two ways:-</p> <ol><li>Email notifications</li> <li>SMS notifications</li> </ol><p>I'm honestly considering using bitmessage, purely because I want to give it a shot at actually being useful, rather than being a toy to me. I'm decent at programming in different languages, so, it shouldn't be too hard to setup an interface between apcupsd and bitmessage's JSON-RPC, so, the only limitation is really "Will it hold up to the job"?</p> <p>I don't really care if tomorrow there's a security leak and everyone can read that my UPS has two hours of power left in it, and/or that it just had a failure, as, it's not all that private (And, wouldn't be connectable to me, but, even if it was, what of it?).</p> <p>So, a few technical pieces of information about the actual configuration in question:-</p> <ol><li>After the "Power failure" event occurs (I.E. the only one where the computer won't be on for an extended period of time after the event), the computer automatically shuts down after forty minutes (Roughly), unless power is restored.</li> <li> Internet may or may not fault at the same time as power (This isn't a data center, if it's a large enough power-cut, there may be issued with the ISP and/or nodes connecting me to my ISP)</li> </ol><p>And related questions to the above two statements:-</p> <ol><li>If the computer transmitting the message manages to transmit it to the network and then shuts down, but, the receiving computer isn't on at the time, will the receiver still manage to get the message if his computer turns on within the next 24 hours (While the transmitter/sender is still offline)?</li> <li>If the net does die at the same time as the power failure event, this means bitmessage won't be able to transmit the message after the proof-of-work is done, and, the computer will shutdown. When the computer is powered back on, and, internet is restored (This may be multiple hours/days/weeks/months later), will bitmessage remember it never managed to send the message, and, transmit it then?</li> </ol><p>And, I suppose:-</p> <ol><li>Would <strong>YOU</strong> actually trust/use bitmessage for this?</li> </ol><p>tl;dr Read the three statement under "And related questions to the above two statements".</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/B24Cd5JU0pm9O7pxrw7n"> B24Cd5JU0pm9O7pxrw7n </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zr8bu/would_you_trust_bitmessage_for_status_updates/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zr8bu/would_you_trust_bitmessage_for_status_updates/">[5 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ed &amp; Ethan&rsquo;s Live Bitcoin Report 5]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://letstalkbitcoin.com/ed-ethans-live-bitcoin-report-5/]]></link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://letstalkbitcoin.com/securing-your-bitcoins/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In addition to not trusting your money with a third party for an extended period of time, there are other ways to secure your bitcoins, including cold storage wallets and two factor authentication.

<b>John Light</b> breaks down these methods and provides resources for those seeking stricter security for protecting their wealth.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How do I figure out at what price I am in a iou at with ripple?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>I have traded multiple currencies and iou's in the ripple system. I have purchased a few of the currencies a few times basically doing a dollar cost averaging system. Is there a simple way to see what price point I am actually bought in at? For example, if i bought BTC yesterday it was $1. If i bought it today and it was $.50. That is an easy example but the problem is I have not been recording what price's I have been trading at.</p> <p>EDIT: It doesn't seem like anyone has built anyone to do this yet. Has anyone came up with a simple spreadsheet or anything like that to keep up with this stuff yet?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/bob_newhart"> bob_newhart </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zqlug/how_do_i_figure_out_at_what_price_i_am_in_a_iou/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zqlug/how_do_i_figure_out_at_what_price_i_am_in_a_iou/">[6 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[currencies - Area 51 - Stack Exchange]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/themusicgod1"> themusicgod1 </a> <br><a href="http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/65953/currencies?referrer=JnZ3hCtShgaDf_HU322s6g2">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zqhrf/currencies_area_51_stack_exchange/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Move Over, Bitcoin. CrossCoin's New Accelerator Bets On The Ripple Ecosystem | Fast Company | Busine&hellip;]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zqbdw/move_over_bitcoin_crosscoins_new_accelerator_bets/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/themusicgod1"> themusicgod1 </a> <br><a href="http://m.fastcompany.com/3027271/fast-feed/move-over-bitcoin-crosscoins-new-accelerator-bets-on-the-ripple-ecosystem">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zqbdw/move_over_bitcoin_crosscoins_new_accelerator_bets/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Dawn of the National Currency – An Exploration of Country-Based Cryptocurrencies]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10857/dawn-national-currency-exploration-country-based-cryptocurrencies/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In less than twenty days Auroracoin, Iceland&rsquo;s own national cryptocurrency, will be distributed throughout the entire population of Iceland. The &ldquo;Airdrop&rdquo; commencing at midnight March 25th marks the first local cryptocurrency to be distributed country-wide. Will Auroracoin establish the trend of country-based cryptocurrencies? In reality, it seems to be the case, with local currencies like MazaCoin and private money like Evergreen, all centered on a combination of various cryptocurrencies. Recently, the Lakota Tribe residing in areas of North and South Dakota have began adopting MazaCoin, a Bitcoin derivative, as its national currency. The confederation of seven Sioux tribes have created MazaCoin with the hope that it will help lift the tribe out of poverty. MazaCoin is a fork of ZetaCoin [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10857/dawn-national-currency-exploration-country-based-cryptocurrencies/">The Dawn of the National Currency &ndash; An Exploration of Country-Based Cryptocurrencies</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10857/dawn-national-currency-exploration-country-based-cryptocurrencies/"><img width="900" height="450" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/altcoin.jpg" alt="altcoin"></a><p dir="ltr">In less than twenty days Auroracoin, Iceland&rsquo;s own national cryptocurrency, will be distributed throughout the entire population of Iceland. The &ldquo;Airdrop&rdquo; commencing at midnight March 25th marks the first local cryptocurrency to be distributed country-wide. Will Auroracoin establish the trend of country-based cryptocurrencies? In reality, it seems to be the case, with local currencies like MazaCoin and private money like Evergreen, all centered on a combination of various cryptocurrencies.</p>
<p>Recently, the Lakota Tribe residing in areas of North and South Dakota have began adopting MazaCoin, a Bitcoin derivative, as its national currency. The confederation of seven Sioux tribes have created MazaCoin with the hope that it will help lift the tribe out of poverty.</p>
<p>MazaCoin is a fork of ZetaCoin and unlike Bitcoin, is inflationary, making it possible for new coins to be mined over time. This is a controversial aspect of the new virtual currency, but according to a recent Forbes interview with Bitcoin developer Payu Harris, &ldquo;I think crypto-currencies could be the new buffalo. Once, it was everything for our survival. We used it for food, for clothes, for everything. It was our economy. I think MazaCoin could serve the same purpose.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The Lakota nation has pre-mined 25 million MazaCoin as a national reserve, and an additional 25 million to establish a Tribal Trust, which will issue grants to local businesses and tribe members. Because MazaCoin is pre-mined, the computer power required is drastically reduced, making it more environmentally friendly and sustainable for the Oglala Lakota Nation.</p>
<p><strong>What does it mean for citizens?</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">Local cryptocurrencies like MazaCoin and Auroracoin have the ability to give every citizen the chance of ownership. Currencies such as these allow for the future redistribution of wealth, especially in regions like the Oglala Lakota Nation. Additionally, country-based currencies also can spawn growth of local commerce. With MazaCoin, businesses and citizens can reduce their dependence on the dollar, and instead establish wealth that puts individuals in control.</p>
<p>For societies like many Native American tribes, poverty continues to be an issue. Within the community, many believe that this can be overcome by establishing local cryptocurrencies. For instance, Payu Harris believes that MazaCoin will help alleviate poverty by propelling the Lakota Tribe into the global market, stating in a recent interview, &ldquo;This is going to be the next generation of payment processing, investments, currency transactions. We will become the working model for a world-wide embracement of cryptocurrencies in general.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Much like Bitcoin, these currencies have the ability to make global payments possible and can redistribute wealth in ways that conventional means cannot. However, local currencies are under continued scrutiny and can pose many future challenges, both nationally and individually.</p>
<p><strong>Disadvantages and challenges</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">Many question the implementation of local cryptocurrencies, and in tribal nations especially, the main challenge lies in the current volatility of virtual currencies. Some believe cryptocurrency is not the solution for tribes, simply because they can&rsquo;t afford to invest in anything that consistently changes value. That being said, <a href="http://www.mazacoin.org/">MazaCoin</a>, <a href="http://auroracoin.org/">Auroracoin</a>, and <a href="http://evr.gr/">Evergreen</a> may be an exception. Because the value of each is supported by individuals within the country or region, the question of volatility may not carry much weight.</p>
<p>Another challenge, as we have seen with Bitcoin, is the challenge of government intervention. For communities like the Oglala Lakota Nation, having complete control of a local currency without the risk of government involvement is very important. &ldquo;I want to get my people educated and show them this is the next level of finance,&rdquo; Harris stated. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s make the rest of the world play catch up. Let&rsquo;s be leaders and rebuild the economy on our terms.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>A viable future?</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">Re-establishing a national economy based on cryptocurrency may hold the key to individual financial responsibility and decreased reliance on conventional stores of wealth. Countries like Iceland and the Oglala Lakota Nation are some of the first to make an attempt at the idea, and the future will only tell what becomes of local currencies.</p>
<p>The increasing individual support within these regions can help the acceptance of virtual currencies throughout the world. Whether you are a believer in pre-mining and eco-friendly cryptocurrencies, or you believe that Bitcoin is the only solution, constant innovation is a catalyst for progress. MazaCoin, Auroracoin, other local currencies, altcoins and Bitcoin don&rsquo;t have to compete- instead, focus should be on a viable future, no matter the payment protocol.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10857/dawn-national-currency-exploration-country-based-cryptocurrencies/">The Dawn of the National Currency &ndash; An Exploration of Country-Based Cryptocurrencies</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Blockchain.info Launches ZeroBlock Trading Platform RTBTC]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10860/blockchain-info-zeroblock-rtbtc/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This week Blockchain.info showed us just how easy it is to acquire a company. The company purchased the encrypted currency trading platform RTBTC, in what was the first 100% Bitcoin acquisition. From the buyout of RTBTC, Blockchain.info has launched the ZeroBlock trading platform, combining a world class currency trading platform with the most popular Bitcoin mobile app. The undisclosed amount of the all-Bitcoin sale will be distributed over a period of time to compensate for the volatility of the virtual currency. This will allow for ZeroBlock, subsidiary of Blockchain.info and leading market price aggregator and news app, to completely acquire the company. Dan Held, co-founder of ZeroBlock and Director of Product of Blockchain stated in a recent press release, &ldquo;Acquiring [&hellip;]</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10860/blockchain-info-zeroblock-rtbtc/">Blockchain.info Launches ZeroBlock Trading Platform RTBTC</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10860/blockchain-info-zeroblock-rtbtc/"><img width="949" height="350" src="http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/zeroblock.png" alt="zeroblock"></a><p dir="ltr">This week Blockchain.info showed us just how easy it is to acquire a company. The company purchased the encrypted currency trading platform RTBTC, in what was the first 100% Bitcoin acquisition. From the buyout of <a href="https://rtbtc.com/">RTBTC</a>, <a href="https://blockchain.info/">Blockchain.info</a> has launched the ZeroBlock trading platform, combining a world class currency trading platform with the most popular Bitcoin mobile app.</p>
<p>The undisclosed amount of the all-Bitcoin sale will be distributed over a period of time to compensate for the volatility of the virtual currency. This will allow for ZeroBlock, subsidiary of Blockchain.info and leading market price aggregator and news app, to completely acquire the company. Dan Held, co-founder of ZeroBlock and Director of Product of Blockchain stated in a recent press release, &ldquo;Acquiring RTBTC was a perfect fit for ZeroBlock&rsquo;s existing product. Our features and services are highly complimentary, and we are excited to bring additional functionality to our users.&rdquo;</p>
<p>RTBTC was built by Clark Moody, one of the best and brightest in the Bitcoin economy, and after the acquisition, Blockchain hired him to head up product strategy and vision for ZeroBlock. The ultimate goal is to build a comprehensive trading platform for Bitcoin, an attempt to build &ldquo;the Bloomberg of Bitcoin,&rdquo; explained Blockchain CEO Nic Cary. ZeroBlock, which Blockchain acquired in December, hopes to be a professional-level trading platform with both mobile and desktop versions.</p>
<p>Since RTBTC launched in July 2013, the company has facilitated over $150 million in trading volume across multiple exchanges, further solidifying the decision for ZeroBlock to acquire the company. When paired with Blockchain&rsquo;s over 1.1 million users, the platform that RTBTC adds to ZeroBlock will continue to allow the spread of information between individuals and create a unique approach to Bitcoin trading.</p>
<p>For both veterans and newcomers to Bitcoin, ZeroBlock has the ability of becoming the most popular trading platform based on reputation alone. The current ZeroBlock app has over 10,000 daily users and is the most downloaded Bitcoin mobile application, with over 55,000 downloads between iOS and Android. For users wanting unlimited trading, ZeroBlock Pro will provide unlimited trading and a mobile application that will eventually enable mobile trading, all for a monthly subscription of $20 per month.</p>
<p>Don&rsquo;t worry iPhone users, the application itself might have a chance in the App Store, because Apple currently has a host of Bitcoin trading platforms within the app store. Time will tell if Apple and its notorious stance on Bitcoin apps will have an effect on the eventual mobile trading platform. Eventually, ZeroBlock may become the first mobile Bitcoin trading platform, which could drastically increase the continued adoption of virtual currencies.</p>
<p>The partnership between the three companies aims to provide users with a holistic and professional approach to Bitcoin, including trading, price data and news. According to Cary, &ldquo;by merging a world class trading platform with the most popular mobile Bitcoin app, Blockchain will lead the way for institutional investors.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Additional features of ZeroBlock were not made in the announcement, but there is speculation of support of additional exchanges and exciting trading features. This is exciting news for the Bitcoin ecosystem and has the possibility of establishing ZeroBlock as a trusted trading platform.</p>
<p><em>Will the acquisition propel the growth of Bitcoin?</em></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10860/blockchain-info-zeroblock-rtbtc/">Blockchain.info Launches ZeroBlock Trading Platform RTBTC</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bitcoinmagazine.com/">Bitcoin Magazine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Sex &amp; Science Hour #4 &ndash; Lawn Darts Kill]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://letstalkbitcoin.com/sex-science-hour-4-lawn-darts-kill/]]></link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmessage Wiki]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers. It is decentralized and trustless, meaning that ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CrossCoin Ventures working with Ripple Labs on the first strictly Ripple-based business accelerator. This is huge!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zpm3i/crosscoin_ventures_working_with_ripple_labs_on/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/AlistorMcCoy"> AlistorMcCoy </a> <br><a href="http://www.crosscoinventures.com/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zpm3i/crosscoin_ventures_working_with_ripple_labs_on/">[2 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can anyone explain me why XRP is at second place of coinmarketcap.com?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>When you look to the balance in 24h transaction, Litecoin transfers amount equal of 10mio. Ripple does it at 0,147 mio. My opinion is coinmarketcap should reconsider the sort of table to past 24h transfer instead of market cap.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/rem0g"> rem0g </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zphtr/can_anyone_explain_me_why_xrp_is_at_second_place/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zphtr/can_anyone_explain_me_why_xrp_is_at_second_place/">[1 comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmesssage Introduction - YouTube]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_dTotavJZ8]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A short description about how Bitmessage works including a few of its features and functions. Bitmessage is a p2p encrypted protocol and messenger client.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seed nodes?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>I'm just trying bitmessage for the first time, and my client can't connect to any of the nodes it found via DNS bootstrap. Halp?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/theguidry"> theguidry </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zokt2/seed_nodes/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zokt2/seed_nodes/">[3 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 02:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[rPxzNEYXzzEagYMKf6GC5Kv8TGT2YksufX: some odd transactions]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zoh2k/rpxzneyxzzeagymkf6gc5kv8tgt2yksufx_some_odd/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/themusicgod1"> themusicgod1 </a> <br><a href="https://ripple.com/graph/#r9Dr5xwkeLegBeXq6ujinjSBLQzQ1zQGjH">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zoh2k/rpxzneyxzzeagymkf6gc5kv8tgt2yksufx_some_odd/">[6 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eli Lang Talks About Ripple Charts - RippleCharts.com | Newfination]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zofl1/eli_lang_talks_about_ripple_charts/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/themusicgod1"> themusicgod1 </a> <br><a href="http://www.newfination.com/2014/02/19/ripple-labs-creative-director-eli-lang-talks-about-the-ripple-charts-markets-and-network-information-system/5224/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zofl1/eli_lang_talks_about_ripple_charts/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I am doing some research and would like to hear your opinion on next-generation cryptos]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zo28a/i_am_doing_some_research_and_would_like_to_hear/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Hello,</p> <p>I am looking into writing a piece for <a href="http://tpbit.blogspot.ca/">my blog</a> on the subject of the "Bitcoin 2.0" currencies - ones that expand what is possible with Bitcoin. I hope to be able to compare Ripple, Ethereum, Mastercoin, NXT and Coloured Coins - what features they offer, what advantages they have over one another, what are the drawbacks to various approaches taken and so forth. What better place to start the research than on a subreddit dedicated to one of those solutions!</p> <p>I would like to know your opinion on what are the strengths and weaknesses of the above mentioned systems. Why do you think one is better than the other? Which one will be the one most widely used and why?</p> <p>Thank you in advance for your insight.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/ThePiachu"> ThePiachu </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zo28a/i_am_doing_some_research_and_would_like_to_hear/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zo28a/i_am_doing_some_research_and_would_like_to_hear/">[2 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[E89 – Goxcoin and the Meta Lair]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://letstalkbitcoin.com/e89-goxcoin-and-the-meta-lair/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to&nbsp;the Let&rsquo;s Talk Bitcoin Show, or&nbsp;Subscribe to The LTB Network&nbsp;for free, and never miss an episode again! Shownotes for Let&rsquo;s Talk Bitcoin Episode 89 &ndash; Goxcoin &amp; The Meta Lair What is Goxcoin?&nbsp; Why would anyone want it?&nbsp; How would it work?&nbsp; Tim Swanson sits in as moderator for a panel discussion featuring David [&hellip;]]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A BitRose by Any Other Name…]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://letstalkbitcoin.com/a-bitrose-by-any-other-name/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to be 'decentralized'? Can a decentralized company be regulated? Only on its fringes: only at the enter and exit points can mainstream regulation and laws be enacted.

<b>Daniel Larimer</b> clears up some confusion regarding decentralized autonomous companies and explains the concepts behind BitShares.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmessage E-Mail Gateway]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://bitmessage.ch/faq.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Your bitmessage address is so long and looks like nosense, that some E-Mail filters sort it out as spam. If it is a mail for a bitmessage recipient ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Freeze]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zm7td/freeze/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Bitmessage is constantly freezing and hanging. Wow. Any clues?</p> <p>Tried modify processor priority, haven't tried assigning it to a single processor yet. Hrmmm...</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/lordpoee"> lordpoee </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zm7td/freeze/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zm7td/freeze/">[1 comment]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[does rugatu have reffral program ?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/26018/does-rugatu-have-reffral-program]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>hi if i want to invite my friends to rugatu how can i give them reffral link ?</p>]]></description>
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<author>javadth</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Great Chain of Numbers: A Guide to Smart Contracts, Smart Property and Trustless Asset Management:Am…]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zlto8/great_chain_of_numbers_a_guide_to_smart_contracts/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/themusicgod1"> themusicgod1 </a> <br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IRUBMXO">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zlto8/great_chain_of_numbers_a_guide_to_smart_contracts/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmessage: A Peer to Peer Message Authentication and ...]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://bitmessage.org/bitmessage.pdf]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Bitmessage: A Peer&#8208;to&#8208;Peer Message Authentication and Delivery System Jonathan Warren jonathan@bitmessage.org www.Bitmessage.org]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What about the most revolutionary aspects of ripple?? Is anyone actually using the WEBS?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zl0x5/what_about_the_most_revolutionary_aspects_of/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Ripple tech's webs of trust create the potential for individually issued, service backed currency that is trusted by a community.. and can be implemented anywhere.</p> <p>The way ripple.com is promoted and currently being used is sure to fail... if you had GOXcoins in your ripple wallet, they'd, now, still be worth nothing.. the trust that people have been using this network to issue is worthless.. trust is something that is emotionally tied... </p> <p>I've been following and using ripple for YEARS via villages.cc, webs of trust are the distinguishing part about this system.. it seems like most people on here have forgotten or are just totally missing the point..</p> <p>Is anyone working on ripple projects to make it accessible for sustainable communities?? This is the distinguishing factor that separates ripple.com from other cryptos.. It needs to be getting attention.. Use cases will potentially make the value of our treasured xrp go up.. Right?</p> <p>anyway, looking forward to seeing what ripplepay will look like on ethereum.. much more community driven, I'm sure..</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/allinfinite"> allinfinite </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zl0x5/what_about_the_most_revolutionary_aspects_of/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zl0x5/what_about_the_most_revolutionary_aspects_of/">[1 comment]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmessage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmessage]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Bitmessage is a decentralized, encrypted, peer-to-peer, trustless communications protocol that can be used by one person to send encrypted messages to another person ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Does blockchain.info retain the wallet password in client-side memory?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/23052/does-blockchain-info-retain-the-wallet-password-in-client-side-memory]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>When you log into blockchain.info - you enter the password on the client side.</p>

<p>Does the password remain stored in a local javascript variable on the client side after the login process is over?</p>

<p>If yes, does that count as real a security risk? What kind of attack vectors does that open you to?</p>

<p>If not, how else does the wallet update the server side state?</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Ghost of Gox]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[What will the future of Bitcoin look like? Will Mt.Gox have a role in Bitcoin? Or will it be just an urban legend?

<b>Cornelius Black</b> writes a fiction piece that takes place in the future, and explores the ghost of Gox.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Question about Bitmessage POW and flooding.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zj5f8/question_about_bitmessage_pow_and_flooding/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><ol><li><p>Firstly, please correct my understanding. By flooding do we mean that we we are trying to prevent people from say for example sending a million messages to one user. Or are we saying that all the nodes in the bitmessage network could be overcome with a flood of the same messages ?</p></li> <li><p>How do services like Whatsapp handle the flooding problem. Does this problem only exists because the bitmessage network is open to anyone to connect to.</p></li> </ol><p>Thanks.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/ianpurton"> ianpurton </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zj5f8/question_about_bitmessage_pow_and_flooding/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zj5f8/question_about_bitmessage_pow_and_flooding/">[2 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The payment rate of BitBin.it per 1000 views?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/26010/the-payment-rate-of-bitbinit-per-1000-views]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>BitBin is a pastebin website that pays you Bitcoin per view on your paste. Does anyone know the rate it pays per 1000 views?</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why cant i vote?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25999/why-cant-i-vote]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>How do i get rep points?</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New to bitmessage, Had some questions]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zemay/new_to_bitmessage_had_some_questions/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>So i read about it, figured i'd try it, Why not, right? </p> <ul><li><p>So kinda curious in general what's it about, how does it compare to IM or e-mail (besides the more obvious differences i've seen already playing around shooting a test message to myself and the Echo bot)</p></li> <li><p>Anybody cool using the Broadcast features as a replacement for something like 'tweeting'</p></li> <li><p>Any other cool use cases out there?</p></li> <li><p>Also wouldn't mind some tips...</p></li> </ul><p>(I'm BM-2cTy8HhC5AnQYfFbUik9jquo7Dh5XGQUxy btw <em>For now</em>)</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/speewave"> speewave </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zemay/new_to_bitmessage_had_some_questions/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zemay/new_to_bitmessage_had_some_questions/">[1 comment]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 04:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmessage - Organic Design]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.organicdesign.co.nz/Bitmessage]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Bitmessage is a peer-to-peer communications protocol based on the Bitcoin crypto-currency used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 01:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmessage - Software Freedom Day EU]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.softwarefreedomday.eu/2013/Bitmessage.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Software Freedom Day is a worldwide celebration and promotion of free software, open source software and related technologies]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2014 23:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Full example data for scrypt Stratum-client]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/22929/full-example-data-for-scrypt-stratum-client]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I'm trying to write a Mining client for Scrypt-based mining using Stratum Communication.
As of now, I have some trouble verifying all my bit orders and sequences. Hashes I'm generating get always rejected due to not meeting the Target.</p>

<p>What I'm looking for is a full sequence of data, starting from the information I get from the stratum server (coinbases, merkles,...) to a final hash.</p>

<p>I could already verify parts of the algorithm (mainly from input to a valid merkle-root, using the information of <a href="http://mining.bitcoin.cz/stratum-mining/" rel="nofollow">http://mining.bitcoin.cz/stratum-mining/</a> , and a scrypt hashing, using the block header from <a href="https://litecoin.info/Scrypt" rel="nofollow">https://litecoin.info/Scrypt</a> ), but I guess there is some endian problem in between, or something completely different, I don't know... With a full workflow I could verify where the error happens.</p>

<p>Does anyone know where to get such data, or how to generate them for myself?</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BTCXINDIA Bitmessage Chan for trading]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zczcc/btcxindia_bitmessage_chan_for_trading/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Indian Bitcoin exchange BTCXINDIA( <a href="https://btcxindia.com/">https://btcxindia.com/</a> ) has started Bitmessage chan called "BTCXINDIA" for P2P trading. The channel address is<br> BM-2cTUZxcBdRzSpygVEniqBedKLMkZ5WKXDd</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/btcxindia"> btcxindia </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zczcc/btcxindia_bitmessage_chan_for_trading/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1zczcc/btcxindia_bitmessage_chan_for_trading/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2014 18:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Free 300 XRP Giveaway at Tradefast!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zbu92/free_300_xrp_giveaway_at_tradefast/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Hello Ripple Redditors!</p> <p>We have recently launched a new website helping Bitcoin users to convert their holdings to Ripple XRP. Our website is located at Tradefast.me. With the aim of raising awareness about our services, we are now offering 300 free Ripple XRPs to the first 100 individuals who successfully participate in our Giveaway contest. </p> <p>What does the contest entail? We promise, it is straightforward. Here are the required steps: </p> <p>1.You must like our Facebook page found here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Tradefast/app_181652185223123">https://www.facebook.com/Tradefast/app_181652185223123</a></p> <ol><li><p>We will ask a series of questions related to Ripple XRP, the Ripple Platform, and current events surrounding Crypto-currencies (This will be easy for you. As Redditors, you guys remain up-to-date on the latest news). </p></li> <li><p>For successful participants, we will then privately contact you and/or simply reply to your correct answer requesting for you to provide us with your Ripple wallet address. </p></li> <li><p>300 free Ripple XRPs to your wallet. </p></li> </ol><p>We at Tradefast.me look forward to your participation!</p> <p>Please do not hesitate to ask any questions related to the free Ripple XRP Giveaway and/or our Tradefast.me service!</p> <p>Edit 1: The Giveaway is now closed. Stay tuned for our next contest!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/TradefastRipple"> TradefastRipple </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zbu92/free_300_xrp_giveaway_at_tradefast/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1zbu92/free_300_xrp_giveaway_at_tradefast/">[13 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[We will Activate your Wallets]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z9qfw/we_will_activate_your_wallets/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Hi guys,</p> <p>I just want to let you know that we've been giving away 25 xrp to activate wallets of people new to Ripple courtesy of The Got Jed? Initiative: <a href="https://xrptalk.org/topic/1415-the-got-jed-initiative-a-proactive-xrp-giveaway/">https://xrptalk.org/topic/1415-the-got-jed-initiative-a-proactive-xrp-giveaway/</a></p> <p>All you need to do is introduce yourself here: <a href="https://xrptalk.org/topic/1415-the-got-jed-initiative-a-proactive-xrp-giveaway/">https://xrptalk.org/topic/1415-the-got-jed-initiative-a-proactive-xrp-giveaway/</a> and post your wallet address, then we will send you 25 xrp. </p> <p>Upon receiving the xrp, please bump this thread by saying thanks or something, so that everybody else will get a chance to see this thread. </p> <p>Thanks. :)</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/the_real_lucky331"> the_real_lucky331 </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z9qfw/we_will_activate_your_wallets/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z9qfw/we_will_activate_your_wallets/">[1 comment]</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are there any Ripplers in Ukraine/Russia?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>I know this is kind of out of character for me but the world is dangerously getting close to a wider conflict that casts a shadow over the entirety of humanity right now and we ought to expect a network of people as both wide scope and involved in trading as ours ought to have a wide array of contacts on both possible sides.</p> <p>if </p> <p>1) Any of your ripple-using contacts are in Russia</p> <p>2) Any of your ripple-using contacts are in the Ukraine</p> <p>please post in this thread.</p> <p>We won't know what we can accomplish, how powerful this network is, here, until we try.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/themusicgod1"> themusicgod1 </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z8pbz/are_there_any_ripplers_in_ukrainerussia/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z8pbz/are_there_any_ripplers_in_ukrainerussia/">[4 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 04:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Added OTASCIIArmor.hpp so OT builds w/ keyring ON.]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[OT wasn't building when keyring configured on.]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[fixes for Android res/raw folder (no subfolders.)]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #37 from da2ce7/master]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #37 from da2ce7/master

Open Transactions Header Clean-up. Tested successfully on Mac/Mountain Lion/chai4/C++03</pre>]]></description>
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Open Transactions Header Clean-up. Tested successfully on Mac/Mountain Lion/chai4/C++03</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[fix for TR1 with shared_ptr]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[add &lt;cerrno&gt; to OTLog.hpp]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[add colour to test output]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Ripplesingapore.com launches fractional bullion bar product line to enhance bullion liquidity onto ripple]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z3ypk/ripplesingaporecom_launches_fractional_bullion/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>On ripple you can buy any fraction of an ounce of gold, silver or platinum. However to increase total bullion liquidity on ripple ripplesingapore.com now directly sells newly issued XAU and XPT down to 1oz and down to 50oz for XAG. Ripple makes bullion money again. </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/Bonface"> Bonface </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z3ypk/ripplesingaporecom_launches_fractional_bullion/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z3ypk/ripplesingaporecom_launches_fractional_bullion/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is there a database of all transactions?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>The blockchain is a database of all valid transactions, but is there a company/project that also logs all transactions which were broadcasted, but didn't made it to the chain? Blockchain.info for example, keeps a history of all double-spends, so I assume they keep such a log, but its not publicly available.</p>

<p>I could very easily calculate how much was lost by transaction maleability if something like that was publicly available.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kraken Halts USD Transactions, Asks Customers to Switch to Euros]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z1fjd/kraken_halts_usd_transactions_asks_customers_to/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/themusicgod1"> themusicgod1 </a> <br><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/kraken-halts-usd-transactions-customers-switch-euros/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1z1fjd/kraken_halts_usd_transactions_asks_customers_to/">[comment]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is there any trade bot for Ripple.com?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1yxtj8/is_there_any_trade_bot_for_ripplecom/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>I am not a good computer programmer. Is there a trade bot with API easily to plug in Ripple.com? I only set up the strategy and the trade bot will automatic execute the order? Thanks. </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/spacetime2"> spacetime2 </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1yxtj8/is_there_any_trade_bot_for_ripplecom/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1yxtj8/is_there_any_trade_bot_for_ripplecom/">[5 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 23:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trading bitcoin in Ripple.com is free. Why does Bitstamp want to be a gateway for Ripple?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1yxlsw/trading_bitcoin_in_ripplecom_is_free_why_does/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>You can trade bitcoin in Ripple.com almost at no fee. Why does Bitstamp want to be a gateway for Ripple.com? More and more people trade bitcoin in Ripple then they will not trade in Bitstamp at 0.5% fee. So Ripple ultimately kills Bitstamp business model. Does it make sense?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/spacetime2"> spacetime2 </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1yxlsw/trading_bitcoin_in_ripplecom_is_free_why_does/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers/comments/1yxlsw/trading_bitcoin_in_ripplecom_is_free_why_does/">[3 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Contacting someone with Bitmessage.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yxggc/contacting_someone_with_bitmessage/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>How do two people connect in Bitmessage? Does one have to tell the other an address to start things off? Is there some way two people can connect without first knowing the other's address?</p> <p>Edit - I was thinking it wouldn't be a good idea to send my address through unencrypted channels. I'm starting to think that this shouldn't be a concern. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just post a BM address here? Could it compromise the privacy of the message to do so?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/btcnewbquestion"> btcnewbquestion </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yxggc/contacting_someone_with_bitmessage/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yxggc/contacting_someone_with_bitmessage/">[8 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stuck duplicate transaction in BitcoinQT]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/22663/stuck-duplicate-transaction-in-bitcoinqt]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I received two payments with the following transaction:</p>

<p><a href="https://blockchain.info/tx/12e487de6fd8d920446cd8663dc11977d185ceaa25b7c6f36921fb76e58875f0" rel="nofollow">https://blockchain.info/tx/12e487de6fd8d920446cd8663dc11977d185ceaa25b7c6f36921fb76e58875f0</a></p>

<p>On this transaction</p>

<p>1HT1vrdy2fegnVKaTE1rqsFzfPVDpiWYjf output receives 0.1341765 BTC and 19tj6SNnJqZqmDvMuhrjwPudX8qVcT392a output receives 0.27240743.</p>

<p>I have this transaction in my BitcoinQT client. It shows confirmed and everything is fine. The problem is that I have another transaction which has the same inputs and outputs with the above but a different TxID.</p>

<p>It has been stuck in my wallet unconfirmed for two weeks. BC.info does not show this transaction. Neither does any other online service. Below are the full details.</p>

<p>I have around 10 other transaction in my wallet like this. What is this?&#65532; Why is this happening?</p>

<pre><code>gettransaction 98ea1e0d4169af104fe36535a4615ab82086750323ce4e539b7d9c82707955f6
{
"amount" : 0.40658393,
"confirmations" : 0,
"txid" : "98ea1e0d4169af104fe36535a4615ab82086750323ce4e539b7d9c82707955f6",
"time" : 1392119952,
"timereceived" : 1392119952,
"details" : [
{
"account" : "520c7bb149ede83218f46c96",
"address" : "1HT1vrdy2fegnVKaTE1rqsFzfPVDpiWYjf",
"category" : "receive",
"amount" : 0.13417650
},
{
"account" : "520c7bb149ede83218f46c96",
"address" : "19tj6SNnJqZqmDvMuhrjwPudX8qVcT392a",
"category" : "receive",
"amount" : 0.27240743
}
]
}

gettransaction 12e487de6fd8d920446cd8663dc11977d185ceaa25b7c6f36921fb76e58875f0
{
"amount" : 0.40658393,
"confirmations" : 2490,
"blockhash" : "00000000000000007465867d49096a642c424ae015691c0b0f6280c3bc6de401",
"blockindex" : 78,
"blocktime" : 1392120874,
"txid" : "12e487de6fd8d920446cd8663dc11977d185ceaa25b7c6f36921fb76e58875f0",
"time" : 1392120874,
"timereceived" : 1392120896,
"details" : [
{
"account" : "520c7bb149ede83218f46c96",
"address" : "1HT1vrdy2fegnVKaTE1rqsFzfPVDpiWYjf",
"category" : "receive",
"amount" : 0.13417650
},
{
"account" : "520c7bb149ede83218f46c96",
"address" : "19tj6SNnJqZqmDvMuhrjwPudX8qVcT392a",
"category" : "receive",
"amount" : 0.27240743
}
]
}
</code></pre>]]></description>
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<author>AntonAnsgar</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is it possible to buy Bitcoins with a credit card?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25929/is-it-possible-to-buy-bitcoins-with-a-credit-card]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I am trying to buy BTC with my credit card but I find no website that let me do it. Do you know any site?</p>]]></description>
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<author>ssantiss</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New altcoin tries to connect to other IP addresses]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/22623/new-altcoin-tries-to-connect-to-other-ip-addresses]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I took the litecoin code and changed all instances of litecoin, Litecoin and LTC.  I also commented out the DNSSeeds in net.cpp.  I haven't made any changes to coin amount or blocks yet, just want to see if it works first.  When I start it up after making a .conf file it does this:</p>

<pre><code>2014-02-24 05:26:14 Added 600 addresses from 127.0.0.1: 0 tried, 600 new

2014-02-24 05:26:14 trying connection 50.7.99.187:9705 lastseen=276.3hrs

2014-02-24 05:26:14 connect() failed after select(): Connection refused

2014-02-24 05:26:14 trying connection 94.226.121.199:9705 lastseen=184.1hrs

2014-02-24 05:26:19 connection timeout
</code></pre>

<p>It keeps trying to connect to tons of other IPs, I assume it's trying to sync the blockchain but there shouldn't be one on a new coin.  I"m guessing there is some litecoin code still in there somewhere that I need to change.  My conf file:</p>

<pre><code>rpcuser=newcoinrpc
rpcpassword=thecodeitspitsoutwhenrun
rpcport=3001
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcallowip=192.168.1.*
rpcallowip=0.0.0.0
server=1
daemon=1
gen=0
</code></pre>

<p>It even says this before it starts to connect to those addresses:</p>

<pre><code>2014-02-24 19:05:17 init message: Loading addresses...
2014-02-24 19:05:17 Loaded 0 addresses from peers.dat  0ms
2014-02-24 19:05:17 mapBlockIndex.size() = 1
2014-02-24 19:05:17 nBestHeight = 0
2014-02-24 19:05:17 setKeyPool.size() = 100
2014-02-24 19:05:17 mapWallet.size() = 0
2014-02-24 19:05:17 mapAddressBook.size() = 1
2014-02-24 19:05:17 dnsseed thread start
2014-02-24 19:05:17 Loading addresses from DNS seeds (could take a while)
2014-02-24 19:05:17 0 addresses found from DNS seeds
</code></pre>]]></description>
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<author>tehjrow</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitcoin bounty for adding IPv6 support]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yqxvl/bitcoin_bounty_for_adding_ipv6_support/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>I'd like to try an experiment and set a bounty for adding IPv6 support to PyBitmessage. I will pay 0.015 BTC to whoever gets a pull request accepted which adds this. To claim the bounty add a comment to the pull request stating your preferred Bitcoin address. I'll only pay if the pull request gets accepted into the official repo and it does the following:</p> <ul><li>Connections can be made to IPv6 addresses</li> <li>It can listen on an IPv6 address for incoming connections</li> <li>It checks for the AAAA record in the DNS bootstrap request </li> <li>IPv6 addresses are forwarded to other peers in the addr message</li> <li>The IPv6 address for localhost and local networks are filtered out</li> </ul></div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/farasep"> farasep </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yqxvl/bitcoin_bounty_for_adding_ipv6_support/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yqxvl/bitcoin_bounty_for_adding_ipv6_support/">[16 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Spend BTC?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25918/how-to-spend-btc]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Hello friends I am from India. I have Some amount of BTC. I want to spend those BTC, so can you give me more information about websites or stores which accept bitcoins.<br></p>]]></description>
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<author>swapnilambuskar</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 12:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[API Broken?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yob3n/api_broken/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>It appears as if the API is broken..........</p> <p>When calling api.sendMessage(address, subject, message) it errors with</p> <pre><code>API Error 0021: Unexpected API Failure - local variable 'encodingType' referenced before assignment </code></pre> <p>Looking at the output from the pyBitmessage running in a terminal window, it says the error is on line 906 of api.py but when I looked, there's no references to encodingType... any help would be greatly appreciated! (:</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/doctorsn0w"> doctorsn0w </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yob3n/api_broken/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yob3n/api_broken/">[4 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 03:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What happens to deleted messages]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yjwj9/what_happens_to_deleted_messages/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Hi, a noob here with a noob question :) What happens to deleted messages, do they dissapear from the blockchain? Or maybe they aren't even stored in a blockchain like cryptocurrency transactions?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/dille71"> dille71 </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yjwj9/what_happens_to_deleted_messages/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yjwj9/what_happens_to_deleted_messages/">[4 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flappy Bird (Most popular game app)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25906/flappy-bird-most-popular-game-app]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Flappy Bird "was" a free app that you can download. </p>
<p>The publisher had earned 50,000 Dollar a month.</p>
<p>What do you think about it? </p>]]></description>
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<author>rockthatbody</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 04:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What websites are keeping their prices fixed in bitcoins?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25895/what-websites-are-keeping-their-prices-fixed-in-bitcoins]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A lot of websites accept bitcoins, but I think they handled the dollar price and adjust the price in bitcoin, according to the exchange rate.</p>
<p>I think that would be good news if a large amount of web pages and people keep their prices in bitcoins.</p>
<p>What websites are TRULY keeping their prices fixed in bitcoins?</p>]]></description>
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<author>Multifolio</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What online bitcoin shops are the best according to you?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25893/what-online-bitcoin-shops-are-the-best-according-to-you]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>And do they deliver worldwide or only to your part of the planet?</p>]]></description>
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<author>LaPingvino</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Centralized and decentralized mailing lists]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yfzf4/centralized_and_decentralized_mailing_lists/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Hi <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage">/r/bitmessage</a>.</p> <p>I am currently researching how to use Bitmessage's mailing list functionality for my upcoming master's thesis.</p> <p>Since I couldn't find any good comparisons of the two different types of mailing lists, I decided to inspect the wiki and the source to try to make my own comparison.</p> <p>I wrote about my findings here, and would be very glad if some of you would read it and tell me if I got it right or not. I would love some comments :-)</p> <p>Anyways, for those of you who are interested to read it: <a href="https://jesper.borgstrup.dk/2014/02/bitmessage-centralized-decentralized-mailing-lists/">https://jesper.borgstrup.dk/2014/02/bitmessage-centralized-decentralized-mailing-lists/</a></p> <p>Thank you!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/jesperbb"> jesperbb </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yfzf4/centralized_and_decentralized_mailing_lists/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1yfzf4/centralized_and_decentralized_mailing_lists/">[2 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmonet without bitpay?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25879/bitmonet-without-bitpay]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I would like to experiment with bitmonet, however you need to have a bitpay account to use it. As far as I know it is open source, so maybe the code can be amended or forked to add Coinbase support (or maybe another easy to access API)?</p>
<p>The award is for you if you have a working easy-to-use website where I can configure this, just as current bitmonet (only a github repository is okay if instructions are easy to use). Proof of this will be a working implementation on my side. Of course the implementation should be just as open source.</p>]]></description>
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<author>LaPingvino</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["Encryption key was requested earlier", says PyBM client. So was my message delivered or not?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y78za/encryption_key_was_requested_earlier_says_pybm/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Can someone kindly explain? Thanks in advance.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/pptyx"> pptyx </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y78za/encryption_key_was_requested_earlier_says_pybm/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y78za/encryption_key_was_requested_earlier_says_pybm/">[2 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 02:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Modified Linux "compilation" instructions for Fedora 20/RedHat]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y49lk/modified_linux_compilation_instructions_for/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Not sure where to post this and creating a login on the wiki fails so I can't propose the change there.</p> <p>The instructions for Fedora and RedHat (and their variants) has the user create a static, permanent LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable. After fighting with this for a week on Fedora 20 and even going so far as to burn 2 days trying to rebuild a "non-hobbled" RPM, I finally tracked down the problem (it just wasn't using the variable) and the solution.</p> <p>Instead of setting s global/permanent variable, use a wrapper script and set the variable in a slightly different manner. The following will actually work:</p> <p>export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/openssl-compat-bitcoin/lib${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}" /home/&lt;yourusername&gt;/PyBitmessage/src/bitmessagemain.py &gt; /dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1 &amp;</p> <p>Using the above code to set the variable...it actually uses the preferred/correct library. The second part (for anyone non-Linuxy) starts the process in the background and then dumps all output (STDERR and STDOUT) to /dev/null so you don't have a continual "waterfall" of output should you start the client from a shell prompt.</p> <p>If anyone would be willing to propose the change on the wiki/site, I'm SURE it would help others.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/DarkLight72"> DarkLight72 </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y49lk/modified_linux_compilation_instructions_for/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y49lk/modified_linux_compilation_instructions_for/">[2 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 04:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Open Libernet: a Bitcoin-based fully encrypted mesh networking protocol]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y2i3t/open_libernet_a_bitcoinbased_fully_encrypted_mesh/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/galapag0"> galapag0 </a> <br><a href="http://openlibernet.org/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y2i3t/open_libernet_a_bitcoinbased_fully_encrypted_mesh/">[5 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 16:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Message latency (when growing the network)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y1w7q/message_latency_when_growing_the_network/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Sending messages between firewalled clients currently seems to take a minute or 2 for several lines of text.</p> <p>Do we know how this is predicted to scale with more clients?</p> <p>If, say, mass-adoption were to occur - possibly by building a more advanced service on top of bitmessage - would we predict this latency to increase or decrease with number? (more contributing to the network, but more data to sync)</p> <p>Presuming this still all fits in 1 stream. No doubt multiple streams would complicate this answer.</p> <p>I guess this is still also presuming that all messages are of a "reasonable" length (a few thousand characters at most)</p> <p>How would this answer change if messages started becoming larger? (say 10x that size)</p> <p>Thanks :] xx</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/ProPuke"> ProPuke </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y1w7q/message_latency_when_growing_the_network/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y1w7q/message_latency_when_growing_the_network/">[1 comment]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Secure chess and go games]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y0iiq/secure_chess_and_go_games/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>If anyone is interested in playing a game of correspondence chess or go where all blunders are hidden from the public, send me a message at BM-NBK4NmqiZNq7kv4b7Yz3qgjGWn3E93yT. You can send me a first move, or ask me to go first. :)</p> <p>We will use algebraic notation.</p> <p>Edit: I can also mention that my strenght in Go is around 9k, and in chess around 1800 FIDE ELO.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/twinzen"> twinzen </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y0iiq/secure_chess_and_go_games/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1y0iiq/secure_chess_and_go_games/">[7 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 22:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #3671 from gavinandresen/txn_conflicts]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/085c62149ad19cecf235829e49df07884a279e1e]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3671 from gavinandresen/txn_conflicts

Report transaction conflicts, and tentative account balance fix</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3671 from gavinandresen/txn_conflicts

Report transaction conflicts, and tentative account balance fix</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>gavinandresen</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Notbit - An alternative minimal client for Linux using your existing mail client]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xz8fd/notbit_an_alternative_minimal_client_for_linux/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/bpeel"> bpeel </a> <br><a href="http://busydoingnothing.co.uk/notbit/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xz8fd/notbit_an_alternative_minimal_client_for_linux/">[9 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 12:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What do you think about placing other people's questions on other websites?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25823/what-do-you-think-about-placing-other-peoples-questions-on-other-websites]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>You can comment from three points of view:</p>
<p>A) The questioner in Rugatu.</p>
<p>B) The person placing the question on another website, obtains the answer, give the answer on Rugatu and gets the reward.</p>
<p>C) The person who answered the question on another website.</p>
<p>My opinion is:</p>
<p>From A: If I put a question, to me seems right that someone else put it in many websites as possible, get the answer and get the reward. (I have the benefit of getting the answer).</p>
<p>From B: I'm working to obtain the response, I deserve credit (and reward)</p>
<p>From C: I give the answer without expecting anything in return, but it would be nice to be informed about what happened in Rugatu.</p>
<p>Overview of the topic: It seems appropriate put other people's question in all possible webs, get the answer, put it in Rugatu, earn the reward; then inform the person who answered in the other website about the issue in Rugatu. (Optionally: invite him to enter Rugatu and tip him).</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>(I am asking for an opinion, there are no right answers, there are no wrong answers.
There is no reward. Please do not add reward to this question).</p>]]></description>
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<author>Multifolio</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 03:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Track and report wallet transaction clones]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/731b89b8b53cb2ea4d2d5c8f2875def515766ea1]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Track and report wallet transaction clones

Adds a "walletconflicts" array to transaction info; if
a wallet transaction is mutated, the alternate transaction id
or ids are reported there (usually the array will be empty).

Metadata from the original transaction is copied to the mutant,
so the transaction time and "from" account of the mutant are
reported correctly.</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Track and report wallet transaction clones

Adds a "walletconflicts" array to transaction info; if
a wallet transaction is mutated, the alternate transaction id
or ids are reported there (usually the array will be empty).

Metadata from the original transaction is copied to the mutant,
so the transaction time and "from" account of the mutant are
reported correctly.</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>gavinandresen</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 23:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #3669 from gavinandresen/dead_txns]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/05d3ded072d782036c31c1d773c0441b87de843e]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3669 from gavinandresen/dead_txns

Handle "conflicted" transactions properly</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3669 from gavinandresen/dead_txns

Handle "conflicted" transactions properly</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>gavinandresen</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[qt: GUI for conflicted transactions]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<pre>qt: GUI for conflicted transactions

- Exclamation mark icon for conflicted transactions
- Show mouseover status for conflicted transactions as "conflicted"
- Don't show inactive transactions on overview page overview</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>qt: GUI for conflicted transactions

- Exclamation mark icon for conflicted transactions
- Show mouseover status for conflicted transactions as "conflicted"
- Don't show inactive transactions on overview page overview</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>laanwj</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #3659 from jgarzik/zapall]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/e051e65c219cc72a2bba768f3d5e043ad055b48e]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3659 from jgarzik/zapall

Add -zapwallettx function, a diagnostic tool to assist in wallet repair</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3659 from jgarzik/zapall

Add -zapwallettx function, a diagnostic tool to assist in wallet repair</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>jgarzik</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Add -zapwallettxes cli/config option, used for wallet recovery]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/518f3bdae3415fdb60cef984b69b36f2633c1fe1]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Add -zapwallettxes cli/config option, used for wallet recovery

This diagnostic tool removes all "tx" records from the wallet db,
then forces a full rescan, to rebuild "tx" records accurately.</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Add -zapwallettxes cli/config option, used for wallet recovery

This diagnostic tool removes all "tx" records from the wallet db,
then forces a full rescan, to rebuild "tx" records accurately.</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>jgarzik</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Handle &quot;conflicted&quot; transactions properly]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/2b72d46f4232b58835d44aa3abd711df399d4728]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Handle "conflicted" transactions properly

Extend CMerkleTx::GetDepthInMainChain with the concept of
a "conflicted" transaction-- a transaction generated by the wallet
that is not in the main chain or in the mempool, and, therefore,
will likely never be confirmed.

GetDepthInMainChain() now returns -1 for conflicted transactions
(0 for unconfirmed-but-in-the-mempool, and &gt;1 for confirmed).

This makes getbalance, getbalance '*', and listunspent all agree when there are
mutated transactions in the wallet.

Before:
 listunspent: one 49BTC output
 getbalance: 96 BTC (change counted twice)
 getbalance '*': 46 BTC (spends counted twice)

After: all agree, 49 BTC available to spend.</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Handle "conflicted" transactions properly

Extend CMerkleTx::GetDepthInMainChain with the concept of
a "conflicted" transaction-- a transaction generated by the wallet
that is not in the main chain or in the mempool, and, therefore,
will likely never be confirmed.

GetDepthInMainChain() now returns -1 for conflicted transactions
(0 for unconfirmed-but-in-the-mempool, and &gt;1 for confirmed).

This makes getbalance, getbalance '*', and listunspent all agree when there are
mutated transactions in the wallet.

Before:
 listunspent: one 49BTC output
 getbalance: 96 BTC (change counted twice)
 getbalance '*': 46 BTC (spends counted twice)

After: all agree, 49 BTC available to spend.</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>gavinandresen</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #3667 from gavinandresen/rpctest_osxcompat]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/8e842cd81de6693a8f22e30a1e249744ac34b172]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3667 from gavinandresen/rpctest_osxcompat

Make qa/rpc-tests/ compatible with OSX</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3667 from gavinandresen/rpctest_osxcompat

Make qa/rpc-tests/ compatible with OSX</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Make qa/rpc-tests/ compatible with OSX]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/f582eda4ed0b5729c9406b63479e637d8d011139]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Make qa/rpc-tests/ compatible with OSX

Reworked send.sh, so it works properly on my Mac (killall send.sh
doesn't work, because the process name is 'bash' not 'send.sh').
So now send.sh writes a .send.pid file, and invoking it as
send.sh -STOP (as the bitcoind -walletnotify) signals that PID.</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Make qa/rpc-tests/ compatible with OSX

Reworked send.sh, so it works properly on my Mac (killall send.sh
doesn't work, because the process name is 'bash' not 'send.sh').
So now send.sh writes a .send.pid file, and invoking it as
send.sh -STOP (as the bitcoind -walletnotify) signals that PID.</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #3662]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/6056c87d25994bbceb23d6ae50df1276a51d51bd]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3662

0542619 Rename IsConfirmed to IsTrusted to better match the intended behavior. (Gregory Maxwell)</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3662

0542619 Rename IsConfirmed to IsTrusted to better match the intended behavior. (Gregory Maxwell)</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>laanwj</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #3668]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/c46ad177856a0c4f465c502513e151e5f07bf278]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3668

3a1c20b Add raw transaction hex to `gettransaction` wallet RPC (Wladimir J. van der Laan)</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3668

3a1c20b Add raw transaction hex to `gettransaction` wallet RPC (Wladimir J. van der Laan)</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Add raw transaction hex to `gettransaction` wallet RPC]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/3a1c20b77a610edf5d7e8b1e5cbd47062cae7fcd]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Add raw transaction hex to `gettransaction` wallet RPC

This allows getting raw transaction data from the wallet even if the
transaction is no longer in the blockchain / mempool (for example if it
got orphaned due to malleability abuse).</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Add raw transaction hex to `gettransaction` wallet RPC

This allows getting raw transaction data from the wallet even if the
transaction is no longer in the blockchain / mempool (for example if it
got orphaned due to malleability abuse).</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Make qa/rpc-tests/ compatible with OSX]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/867dfb4a088e884e8d428b69e72740aad0811303]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Make qa/rpc-tests/ compatible with OSX

Reworked send.sh, so it works properly on my Mac (killall send.sh
doesn't work, because the process name is 'bash' not 'send.sh').
So now send.sh writes a .send.pid file, and invoking it as
send.sh -STOP (as the bitcoind -walletnotify) signals that PID.</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Make qa/rpc-tests/ compatible with OSX

Reworked send.sh, so it works properly on my Mac (killall send.sh
doesn't work, because the process name is 'bash' not 'send.sh').
So now send.sh writes a .send.pid file, and invoking it as
send.sh -STOP (as the bitcoind -walletnotify) signals that PID.</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #3657]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/ea062655e045b68d568d2faf7abe946deb00d46d]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3657

fdbc2b1 If requested, actually treat uncomfirmed change as being uncomfirmed (b6393ce9-d324-4fe1-996b-acf82dbc3d53)</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3657

fdbc2b1 If requested, actually treat uncomfirmed change as being uncomfirmed (b6393ce9-d324-4fe1-996b-acf82dbc3d53)</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reloading keys.dat]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xrgcz/reloading_keysdat/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>I am working on a project based on bitmessage where I'll be externalizing totally the keys (or die trying...) The idea is to create an address, pass it to the user in the form of an encrypted token, delete it from the server's keys.dat and restore it when the user comes back (providing he comes back before the 2.5 days limit). </p> <p>This would establish a (more) "trustless relationship" between the user and the server. The user doesn't have to trust the security of the server, he doesn't have to trust the admin to be honest, etc... The server would simply not have your keys (as it should be anyway...it is your key)</p> <p>It should be quite easy to implement. I added a method to the python API to be able to call shared.reloadMyAddressHashes() on demand but it doesn't work. I get the debug message saying 'reloading keys from keys.dat file' but it seems the keys.dat is not reloaded. </p> <p>Here is how I test and fail :</p> <ol><li>I cut the last address block of keys.dat and paste it in a file</li> <li>run the daemon, loads the keys</li> <li>Try to send a message using the address I just deleted =&gt; fails</li> <li>Restore the address block in keys.dat</li> <li>Call reloadMyAddressHashes via the API</li> <li>Try to send a message using the address I just deleted =&gt; fails again</li> </ol><p>I am obviously missing something... What am I doing wrong?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/ReversedK"> ReversedK </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xrgcz/reloading_keysdat/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xrgcz/reloading_keysdat/">[2 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 01:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rename IsConfirmed to IsTrusted to better match the intended behavior.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/0542619d93811fdb73508abb5299b8fd77f47a0e]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Rename IsConfirmed to IsTrusted to better match the intended behavior.

This doesn't change the functionality at all.</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Rename IsConfirmed to IsTrusted to better match the intended behavior.

This doesn't change the functionality at all.</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>gmaxwell</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Interesting alt-blockchain suggestion over at /r/bitcloud - applicable to BM too?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xqqe6/interesting_altblockchain_suggestion_over_at/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/pptyx"> pptyx </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitcloud/comments/1xpwou/the_nodepool_and_the_inconvenience_of_a/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xqqe6/interesting_altblockchain_suggestion_over_at/">[4 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitmessage needs a light client]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xoxac/bitmessage_needs_a_light_client/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>Is a light weight BM client, along the lines of a HTML5 browser plugin (like the excellent Kryptokit) possible?</p> <p>I'm no dev but I can't see why this shouldn't be possible if light wallets work seamlessly for the enormous Bitcoin blockchain.</p> <p>There are numerous light/html5 wallets in production for on Android &amp; iOS too -- so wouldn't this in theory be a solution to BM's lack of phone client issue also?</p> <p>Friendly non-dev criticism: I'm a fan of bitmessage but I keep encountering a tendency from its dev community to look for 'workarounds' instead of <em>solving</em> issues, and adding simple feature requests. BM needs to be better than that if it's to become a genuine email alternative.</p> <p>Edit: I would have posted this to BM forums but it doesn't let me register using tor.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/pptyx"> pptyx </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xoxac/bitmessage_needs_a_light_client/">[link]</a> <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage/comments/1xoxac/bitmessage_needs_a_light_client/">[15 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[If requested, actually treat uncomfirmed change as being uncomfirmed]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/fdbc2b142d541f841e94119de909c8268dad61ac]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>If requested, actually treat uncomfirmed change as being uncomfirmed

This commit strengthens 1bbca249b202c4802cc2c4d4de4a26e6392b4d92 by updating the CWalletTx::IsConfirmed() function.

If (bSpendZeroConfChange==false), then IsConfirmed() should actually treat unconfirmed change as being unconfirmed.</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>If requested, actually treat uncomfirmed change as being uncomfirmed

This commit strengthens 1bbca249b202c4802cc2c4d4de4a26e6392b4d92 by updating the CWalletTx::IsConfirmed() function.

If (bSpendZeroConfChange==false), then IsConfirmed() should actually treat unconfirmed change as being unconfirmed.</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 05:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gourmet Gamer Youtube Feedback]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25777/gourmet-gamer-youtube-feedback]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>hey folks. I need some feedback on my youtube channel.  I am particularly interested on what people think of my podcasts. Good, bad.. I will take any feedback. I will pay 100 uBTC for each comment.  Once you comment send me what you posted. And hopefully, if you like what you see, you will subscribe :)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/gourmetgamer">http://www.youtube.com/user/gourmetgamer</a></p>
<p>Thanks</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #3651]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/commit/19e5b9d2dfcac4efadba636745485d9660fb1abe]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3651

1bbca24 Add option to avoid spending unconfirmed change (Wladimir J. van der Laan)</pre>]]></description>
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1bbca24 Add option to avoid spending unconfirmed change (Wladimir J. van der Laan)</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merge pull request #3025 from sipa/noncanpush]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3025 from sipa/noncanpush

Make signatures with non-canonical data pushes non-standard.</pre>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Merge pull request #3025 from sipa/noncanpush

Make signatures with non-canonical data pushes non-standard.</pre>]]></content:encoded>
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<author>gmaxwell</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Add HasCanonicalPushes(), and use it in IsStandardTx]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<pre>Add HasCanonicalPushes(), and use it in IsStandardTx</pre>]]></description>
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<author>sipa</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Move IsPushOnly() to script.cpp]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<pre>Move IsPushOnly() to script.cpp</pre>]]></description>
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<author>sipa</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What would it take for Bitcoin to begin competing with banks?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25708/what-would-it-take-for-bitcoin-to-begin-competing-with-banks]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Maybe it is already beginning to compete with them since talks about Wells Fargo integrating bitcoin. But specifically what would need to happen for Digital gold to start replacing what we physically hold valuable. As technology progresses we are putting more value in things that are digital. Perhaps it only takes a generation to pass for it to truly take over.</p>]]></description>
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<author>Bitspoon</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solo mining: gen=1 needed when using minerd?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/21811/solo-mining-gen-1-needed-when-using-minerd]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I'm guessing maxcoind follows the same conventions as bitcoind. I've read up most everything except the actual source code but it seems that's the only place to find my answer!</p>

<p>Anyways, so when I go ./maxcoind getmininginfo - I get hasheshpersec = a fraction of what's pumped into it by ./minerd.</p>

<p>When I go ./maxcoind setgenerate false, hasheshpersec drops to 0... while minerd still happily spits out a huge KH/s rating per thread. </p>

<p>My question is thus: Does the wallet daemon (maxcoind/bitcoind) need generation to be set to on in order to mine solo with minerd?</p>

<p>And why doesn't those hashes show up in hashespersec?</p>

<p>As I understand gen=1 makes bitcoind/maxcoind mine... and that makes sense, seeing as that the hashrate reported is basically equivalent to the hashrate per thread I get from minerd. So if that is so, where do I see the total hashrate fed in by minerd?</p>

<p>And also, can I push multiple minerd instances on many PC's into the same wallet daemon? </p>

<p>Thanks so much for explaining all this!</p>]]></description>
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<author>Dagelf</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How do I get a Wallet address?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/21789/how-do-i-get-a-wallet-address]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>New to this (obvious)
Using armory.
To send/receive BC's I need and address for the wallet.
How do I get this address?
Simple question and have searched but no direct answer??</p>

<p>Thanks</p>]]></description>
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<author>user13209</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How to interact with bitcoind using C++?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/21770/how-to-interact-with-bitcoind-using-c]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I know that bitcoind is written in C++, but I cannot figure out how to use its API within my program. I have been using a Python wrapper effectively, but I need another process running that is as quick as possible. Is there a library somewhere for bitcoind? Thanks.</p>

<p>Or could you just point me to a good Json-rpc library?</p>]]></description>
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<author>user2676680</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can Bitcoin save our economy?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25612/can-bitcoin-save-our-economy]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Well my question is written on the title as you can see.
Can it? It is not real money you can spend on anything as soon as you can even lay your hand in one but to my suprise it is way safer than using banks,credit cards,cash, (etc) I have thought of something very humorous like a newspaper titled (Bitcoin to stop terriost funding) lol that would be funny, imagine a currency as a superhero? Very childish I know but yes that is my question. </p>]]></description>
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<author>nickrelly12</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can long time taken for confirmations become blocker for bitcoin adopotion?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/21608/can-long-time-taken-for-confirmations-become-blocker-for-bitcoin-adopotion]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>As of today, it is observed that up to 6 confirmations are needed in most of the places to verify that the transaction is complete. Assuming that it takes 10 mins for one confirmation, it takes up to 1 hour for 6 confirmation. This is really long time. People want real time transactions and would be reluctant to wait for such a long time. Can it become blocker for bitcoin adoption?</p>]]></description>
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<author>Raghuram Murthy P</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BitMessage | Southend Linux User Group]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://soslug.org/node/1805]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[BitMessage a Secure email Client and Server Introduction. Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Where to find P2pool networks.py settings for altcoins?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/21442/where-to-find-p2pool-networks-py-settings-for-altcoins]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Is there a forum post or website where all the altcoin networks.py settings are being shared? I can see the P2pool forks on Github where people commit their own networks.py settings back to their own repository but none are being merged back into the original forrestv/p2pool repository. For now, I am specifically searching for the Digibyte altcoin but would like to add the other altcoins later on as well.</p>

<p>I am talking about this part:</p>

<pre><code>    litecoin=math.Object(
    PARENT=networks.nets['litecoin'],
    SHARE_PERIOD=15, # seconds
    CHAIN_LENGTH=24*60*60//10, # shares
    REAL_CHAIN_LENGTH=24*60*60//10, # shares
    TARGET_LOOKBEHIND=200, # shares
    SPREAD=3, # blocks
    IDENTIFIER='e037d5b8c6923410'.decode('hex'),
    PREFIX='7208c1a53ef629b0'.decode('hex'),
    P2P_PORT=9 338,
    MIN_TARGET=0,
    MAX_TARGET=2**256//2**20 - 1,
    PERSIST=True,
    WORKER_PORT=9327,
    BOOTSTRAP_ADDRS='...'.split(' '),
    ANNOUNCE_CHANNEL='#p2pool-ltc',
    VERSION_CHECK=lambda v: True,
    VERSION_WARNING=lambda v: 'Upgrade Litecoin to &gt;=0.8.5.1!' if v &lt; 80501 else None,
),
</code></pre>

<p>And if none are being shared publicly, how do I edit the settings myself for the different altcoins? </p>]]></description>
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<author>Tristan van Bokkem</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Have you heard of Bitcoin Roulette Scam?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25530/have-you-heard-of-bitcoin-roulette-scam]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Even if you have been playing bitcoin roulette for a while now, it&rsquo;s still important that you keep one eye open for any possibility of scam. After all, the number of Scam Bitcoin roulette sites is increasing at a faster rate, so you have to make sure that you won&rsquo;t be the next victim of online scam. Have you heard of any bitcoin roulette scam lately?</p>]]></description>
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<author>andrewdolan</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitcoin without mining]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/21057/bitcoin-without-mining]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Several months ago I've stumbled an interesting question about the Ripple system: <a href="http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/7550/how-does-ripple-solve-the-double-spend-problem">How does Ripple solve the double-spend problem?</a></p>

<p>Specifically about how double-spending is solved in Ripple. As you can see only @David Schwartz replied to my comments and only he was able to give an answer, given that I think he works for Ripple.</p>

<p>But if he's right, this would be revolutionary in a way, since Bitcoin electricity wasting mining could be replaced by this system.</p>

<p>In any case, my question is: can Bitcoin mining be replaced by a Ripple sort of system? How would that work?</p>]]></description>
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<author>Luca Matteis</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Online Games Where Gold Farming Is Legal]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25372/online-games-where-gold-farming-is-legal]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Are there any games that are gold farming friendly? Gold farming is where you collect ingame currency and sell it for real money, or Bitcoins. It's a criminal offence to do this on games like Runescape and World of Warcraft due to the fact that they legally own everything. So I'm looking for games that permits you to do real world trading.</p>]]></description>
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<author>Scythe</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What is the title and who is the author of this tale of science fiction?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25337/what-is-the-title-and-who-is-the-author-of-this-tale-of-science-fiction]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A spaceship breaks down and the pilot decided to land on a planet. To not affect the inhabitants, look for the "ocean side" and lands in a small remote island.
Land on the beach. Tries unsuccessfully to repair the spaceship. After verifying that the atmosphere is breathable, walks along the beach. Find an attractive woman lying on the sand and... </p>]]></description>
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<author>Multifolio</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Initiative to create a Rugatus's mobile app]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25061/initiative-to-create-a-rugatuss-mobile-app]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I'm learning to program for android,  I'm currently learning a course of programming in phonegap which shows that one of the big advantages is that you can program for ios, symbian, android, webOS and Blackberry.</p>
<p>The idea would be to create a forum app where we could connect with any type of phones, at least in the majority and have easy access to the forum without relying on a pc.</p>
<p>I hope opinions from you.</p>]]></description>
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<author>Gh0ndar</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chronologically sorting transactions within a block]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/20118/chronologically-sorting-transactions-within-a-block]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Is there any way to chronologically sort transactions within a block?  </p>]]></description>
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<author>jimmy</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What is the title of this movie?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/25007/what-is-the-title-of-this-movie]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Possibly 80's, from USA. A group of coworkers arrive by plane to a tropical island to receive a leadership course. Immediately upon arrival asked to sign a life insurance policy to start the course. A person refuses to sign, instructors indicate that if one person does not sign, then the course will not be performed. Nobody reads the insurance and all signed. The chief instructor informs them that what they just signed is a complete surrender of all their human rights and thereafter can do whatever they want with them. Nightmare Begins (psychological and physical torture) and the attempt to be rid of it.</p>]]></description>
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<author>Multifolio</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cuál es el título de esta película?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/24998/cual-es-el-titulo-de-esta-pelicula]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Posiblemente de los 80, estadounidense. Un grupo de compa&ntilde;eros de trabajo llegan en avi&oacute;n a una isla tropical a recibir un curso de liderazgo. Inmediatamente al llegar les piden que firmen un seguro de vida para iniciar el curso. Una persona se niega a firmar, los instructores indican que si una sola persona no firma, entonces el curso no se va a realizar, nadie lee el seguro y todos firman. La jefa de los instructores les informa que lo que acaban de firmar es una cesi&oacute;n completa de todos sus derechos y de ah&iacute; en adelante pueden hacer lo que quieran con ellos. Se inicia la pesadilla y el intento de librarse de ella. </p>]]></description>
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<author>Multifolio</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 03:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cgminer not working with AMD APP SDK 2.8]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/19951/cgminer-not-working-with-amd-app-sdk-2-8]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Before I install AMD APP SDK 2.8, I get this error from cgminer 3.7.2:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[2014-01-06 22:44:56] Error -1001: clGetPlatformsIDs failed (no OpenCL SDK installed?)
  [2014-01-06 22:44:56] clDevicesNum returned error, no GPUs usable<br>
  [2014-01-06 22:44:58] No devices detected!</p>
</blockquote>

<p>After I install APP SDK 2.8, I get this window:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>cgminer.exe has stopped working</p>
</blockquote>

<p>My graphics card is ATI Radeon HD 545v. I have tried both Catalyst 13.4 and 12.10. The software versions are all 64 bit (except miners).</p>

<p>After installing SDK 2.8, guiminer exits when I run it. Before installation it shows a window:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>No OpenCL devices were found.<br>
  If you only want to mine using CPU or CUDA, you can ignore this message.<br>
  If you want to mine on ATI graphics cards, you may need to install the ATI Stream SDK, or your GPU may not support OpenCL.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Question: How do I get to mining?</p>]]></description>
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<author>Zirui Wang</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[where can get free bitcoin]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/24008/where-can-get-free-bitcoin]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>if we newbie can teach me where get free bitcoin</p>]]></description>
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<author>Lâm Ka Ka</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ubuntu command to download https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/bitcoin/+packages]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/18378/ubuntu-command-to-download-https-launchpad-net-bitcoin-archive-bitcoin-pack]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>What command do I use to get the latest bitcoin package under Ubuntu desktop 12.04 LTS?</p>

<p>Also, what needs to be done to uninstall previous versions?</p>]]></description>
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<author>simon_says42</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2013 13:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cannot get BITCOIND RPC connection working on Ubuntu 12.04 or Windows 7]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/18369/cannot-get-bitcoind-rpc-connection-working-on-ubuntu-12-04-or-windows-7]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>OK, I recently posted trying to get help connecting to BITCOIND using Ubuntu or Windows 7.</p>

<p>In Ubuntu (Virtual Machine under Win7 64bit) 12.04 Desktop LTS I have the following written in my BITCOIN.CONF file located in $HOME/.bitcoin :</p>

<pre><code>server=1
rpcuser=hello1
rpcpassword=12345
rpcallowip=*
</code></pre>

<p>I run BITCOIND with following command:</p>

<pre><code>./bitcoind --server --rpcuser=hello1 --rpcpassword=12345
</code></pre>

<p>But when I try and connect with the Ruby script (see <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=85495.msg3773215#msg3773215" rel="nofollow">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=85495.msg3773215#msg3773215</a> ) it gives an error saying it can't connect.</p>

<p>Likewise, under Windows 7 I attempt the same procedure and using NIRSOFT cports app I see Bitcoin daemon is only opened under port 8333, not 833*<em>2</em>* as one would expect if RPC connection was active.</p>

<p>I've opened TCP/UDP port 8332-8333 in port forwarding of router.</p>

<p>What on Earth am I doing wrong here? 
<strong>Why can't I connect to Bitcoin daemon via RPC?</strong> </p>

<p>==&gt; <strong>BONUS QUESTION:</strong> I'm quite new to Ubuntu; how do you check open TCP ports at terminal in Ubuntu? (equivalent of netstat in windows)</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<!-- SC_OFF --><div><p>This posts explains some dos and don'ts about what to post on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin">/r/Bitcoin</a> .</p> <p>First lets start with...</p> <hr><p><strong>Messaging mods</strong></p> <p>Modmail is for:</p> <ul><li>Problems with the subreddit (some sidebar links are broken for example)</li> <li>Problems with submissions (spam filter sometimes catches too much, we sort things a few times a day. If you have an <strong>urgent</strong> submission, contact us)</li> <li>Requests that need mod support - if you need us to verify your identity for say, AMA, or that you represent an organization, contact us and we'll do our best to help you</li> </ul><p>Modmail is <strong>not</strong> for:</p> <ul><li>Asking general questions</li> <li>Reporting obvious spam submissions (that's what the <strong>Report</strong> button is for)</li> <li>Advertisements on the subreddit (it is handled <a href="http://www.reddit.com/ad_inq/">through Reddit</a>, not us)</li> <li>Help with shadowbans (again, that's Reddit, not us. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/reddit.com">Contact them</a>)</li> </ul><p><strong>Frequent requests:</strong></p> <ul><li>"Can I get a flair?" - No, at the moment we are <strong>not</strong> giving anyone flair on the subreddit</li> <li>"Can you add my subreddit to the sidebar?" - If you are a local Bitcoin subreddit, we can add you to the wiki. If you are not a Bitcoin-related subreddit, 99% chance the answer is no. If you are a Bitcoin-related subreddit, we only add subreddits that are established - if you have less than a few hundred subscribers and less than a post a day, the answer is most likely no. Beyond that, we can talk.</li> <li>"Can you link to my website from the sidebar?" - No</li> </ul><hr><p><strong>Submissions</strong></p> <p><strong>Please don't post:</strong></p> <ul><li>Ask to be stickied - it's like asking for upvotes. People don't like it when you ask for upvotes.</li> <li>General questions about how Bitcoin works - go to <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinBeginners">/r/BitcoinBeginners</a> or search in <a href="http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/">http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/</a> .</li> <li>General newcomer questions, like "which client should I use?", "how do I buy Bitcoin?" - again, <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinBeginners">/r/BitcoinBeginners</a></li> <li>Questions about mining - go to <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinmining">/r/bitcoinmining</a></li> <li>"Is it profitable to mine?" - punch your numbers into <a href="http://tpbitcalc.appspot.com/">a calculator</a> or go to <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinmining">/r/bitcoinmining</a></li> <li>"Should I buy Bitcoin?" / "Is it still worth investing in Bitcoin?" - You shouldn't take financial advice from the Internet, you need to figure this out for yourself</li> <li>"What about altcoin X?" / "Should I buy altcoin X?" / "You should buy altcoin X!" - This is a very big topic in itself. Short answer is no under most circumstances. For a longer explanation, please read <a href="http://tpbit.blogspot.ca/2013/11/on-subject-of-altcoins.html">my blog entry</a> and the accompanying <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1rvs0m/on_the_subject_of_altcoins/">reddit submission</a> for discussion on the topic.</li> <li>Asking for money - unless you are a reputable charity, your post will be treated like spam</li> <li>Complaints about not buying Bitcoins when they were $X/BTC - nobody cares</li> <li>Referral links - your post will be treated like spam</li> <li>"BUYBUYBUY"/"SELLSELLSELL" - you will be treated like a troll</li> <li>Submissions or posts with curse words directed at someone - don't insult other people. Your posts will be treated like spam otherwise. Occasional expressions like "holy shit this is awesome!" are tolerated in moderation.</li> <li>"Can I buy less than 1 bitcoin?" - The answer is "yes, you can purchase as little as 0.00000001 BTC at a time, you don't have to buy a whole coin, similarly how you can buy a gram of gold, you don't need to buy a whole gold bar"</li> <li>"What happens after all 21M BTC are mined?" - Either Bitcoin will be long gone before then (if the system doesn't catch on), or <a href="http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/18103/323">miners will be earning their money from transaction fees instead</a>.</li> <li>"What happens to lost coins?" - Lost coins remain lost, unless someone finds a private key for them. <a href="http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/6062/323">This is <strong>ONLY</strong> viable if quantum computers become strong enough</a>. Otherwise, <a href="http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/7732/323">the numbers used by Bitcoin are too big to be brute forced - heat death of the universe will occur before a colission is found.</a>. <a href="http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/484/323">As for re-mining old bitcoins, there are many reasons to not return lost coins back to circulation.</a></li> </ul><p><strong>Take heed when posting:</strong></p> <ul><li>Memes - memes are allowed, but some people may not like you for posting them. Be sure to use <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoinmemes">/r/Bitcoinmemes</a> as well</li> <li>Information about all-time-highs, price spikes, crashes and so forth - 90% of the time, someone has already posted about it. Check <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoin/new">/r/bitcoin/new</a> first before posting.</li> <li>Questions about help with a particular website or business - <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin">/r/Bitcoin</a> is not tech support for any business, you're better off contacting the support of the business in question through their forums or ticket system</li> </ul><p><strong>What to do if you see...</strong></p> <ul><li>Spam - click "report" underneath the submission, vote accordingly. Don't message mods unless the spam is subtle or needs context</li> <li>Repost - vote accordingly, click "report"</li> <li>A post from the "don't" list above - direct the posted to a proper subreddit if applicable (for questions and newbie posts), vote and report accordingly otherwise</li> <li>A post that is allowed on this subreddit but you don't like it being here - vote accordingly, don't report it. If it is allowed, the mods will not remove the post. Your votes shape what submissions get the most exposure - upvote the posts you want to see more of, downvote the ones you want to see less of.</li> </ul><hr><p><strong>Some good guides you should look into:</strong></p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/18r5qc/will_i_earn_money_by_mining_an_answer_to_all/">Will I earn money by mining?</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1pxy4w/basic_bitcoin_security_guide/">Basic Bitcoin security guide</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1s9vds/the_straightforward_bitcoin_safety_and_security/">The straightforward Bitcoin safety and security guide</a></li> </ul><hr><p><strong>Please do</strong></p> <ul><li>Read the sidebar for community rules - following them will make everyone's day better.</li> <li>Be sceptical of any news without credible sources - a lot of bad people are trying to play on your emotions by fabricating fake stories. Be sceptical of any story without a credible citation, especially when it is related to economic or legal side of things.</li> </ul><hr><p>Thank you for your attention. Post responsibly, vote on all submissions, live and let live, have fun.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/ThePiachu"> ThePiachu </a> <br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1r9pqh/rbitcoin_faq_newcomers_please_read/">[link]</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1r9pqh/rbitcoin_faq_newcomers_please_read/">[244 comments]</a>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>What is the easiest method to earn BTC? What is you choice....?</p>]]></description>
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<author>dcdweerawardhana</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wrong fee on transaction]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/14484/wrong-fee-on-transaction]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I have sent a (&gt;10000 byte) transaction to mtgox, blockinfo reports that the network fee is lower than recommended, so it will take quite a long while to get confirmed.</p>

<p>I was thinking I can send another transaction with more attractive fees - but that represents two difficulties:</p>

<ol><li>I don't know why the client didn't calculate the correct fee</li>
<li>mtgox uses a single address per transaction, and so I won't get a new one until the current one completes.  If I send another transaction to the current address, when the slow one finally gets there, it will go to the wrong address.</li>
</ol><p>I am not sure what is the best way forward.  I am using bitcoind v80500.</p>

<p>Is there a way I can get a transaction into mtgox without breaking the one I have currently waiting for confirmation, and if so, how can I get the fees to be right?</p>]]></description>
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<author>Paul</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2013 13:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Rugatu Subreddit!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>I've recently created a Subreddit on Rugatu. You can go check it out. I'm hoping that users would use the Rugatu subreddit. This could also potentially increase Rugatu traffic, which I hope would happen.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>1.When did you earn your first bitcent ? ( 10 mbtc ) </p>
<p>2.How ?</p>
<p>3.If you have not earned one , how do you plan to ?</p>
<p>4.What is your next goal in bitcoins ?</p>
<p>I will give rewards of 0.5 to 2 mbtc to posts , if they are good.</p>
<p>If you have not yet got a bitcent , <a href="http://freebitco.in/">this website</a> can help you ( fastest average dispense of any faucet ) </p>
<p>I would also recommend <a href="https://coinchat.org/">coinchat</a> ( It is currently down )</p>]]></description>
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<div><article><p>Join our Bitmessage chan! First, download the client from bitmessage.org. Then, go to file --&gt; Join/Create chan --&gt; Join Chan and enter the following details (use the full name of the chan including the "created by" part)</p>
<p><strong>Name of chan:</strong> Bitcoin Crowdfunding incubator (Created by BM-2cVPTkVZo2mDoJyXmaGkujtJNovVhu6W1H)<br><strong>Chan address:</strong> BM-2cVVS3U9zdfDyQRxP8wsLUG3epavsqsDja<br></p>
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<li>no limit on internet up/down rates no limit on power of
external USB hub (5V, 12A power supply)</li>
</ul><p>What is the maximum data rate that the usb bus can handle?
What is the maximum data rate a block erupter could ever need (I don't know how to convert Hashes/s to Bytes/s on the USB bus)</p>

<p>Are there tools I can use to grab these numbers (e.g. some utility like netcat?)</p>

<p>Can I put a 10-port usb hub in each of the two raspberry pi usb ports?</p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Will expensive mining equipement have any worth in the future?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>With more and more people picking up advanced ASIC miners, the difficulty is going up while the remaining coins are going down. If miners continue joining at this or a faster rate, the limit might be reached much sooner than originally expected. </p>

<p>I worry about purchasing any mining equipment because I don't want to have a $2,000 investment that can not recoup its cost within say, 10 years - or at all.</p>

<p><em>So is it even worth buying newer mining equipment, or is it better to stick with whatever is around?</em></p>

<p><code>UPDATE:</code> To clarify, I'm not asking about how an ASIC mining rig can be reused. I am well aware that it has a single purpose and cannot be reused. I'm asking if it is even worth spending a lot of money on such a thing.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:32:32 +0100</pubDate>
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<p>Hey! Welcome to the Web Developer's group!</p>
<p>We build stuff together. Have a look at the projects at entrances.github.com</p>
<p>If you want to discuss contracts, payments or other sensitive information, send a Bitmessage to <strong>BM-2D7XVMiTuyLtSGF6t4NERnUDrfbZvTdtG4</strong></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[&quot;Failed to subscribe&quot; - poclbm over SSL - Ubuntu]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/13201/failed-to-subscribe-poclbm-over-ssl-ubuntu]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>So I have setup <code>bitcoind -daemon</code> on a server. On plain HTTP, I can connect to the server from my machine and start mining with <code>poclbm.py</code> (at a slow rate but I am preparing my environment before upgrading H/W)</p>

<p>Then I have created the self-signed certificate successfully, and from a remote machine I can get the SSL certificate validation using <code>openssl s_client</code> command. I had trouble with the <code>openssl s_client</code> command when not including the</p>

<pre><code>rpcsslciphers=TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!AH:!3DES:@STRENGTH
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<p>part in the conf, but after adding it it as ok.</p>

<p>Then added option <code>rpcssl=1</code> in bitcoin.conf.</p>

<p>Now I get a <code>Failure to subscribe</code> followed by <code>IO errors - 1, tolerance 2</code>.</p>

<p>Is there anything else to check? Running <code>poclbm</code> with <code>-verbose</code> doesn't show more output.</p>]]></description>
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<author>JScoobyCed</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:58:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How can create individual wallet for each user]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>I am going to develop an exchange website in PHP something like <a href="http://coinbase.com/" rel="nofollow">http://coinbase.com</a>, 
Now, I have setup the <a href="http://bitcoindevkit.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bitcoindevkit.com/</a> for it and its running fine generating new addresses in the same wallet,
but now I need to create a individual wallet for each user, so how can create individual wallet for each user and then I can able to create address on that wallet.</p>]]></description>
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<author>jagdish</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2013 07:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How did you find out about Bitcoins?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/13562/how-did-you-find-out-about-bitcoins]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I found out about bitcoins from an article on Mashable a few days ago, I've spend my days since then researching all about them and now hoping to get 1 shiney BTC. </p>
<p>How'd you find out about bitcoins?</p>
<p>Edit: by the way I'd love to offer a reward but I literally have no coins, my computer isnt powerful enough to mine and I havent earnt enough to transfer to my wallet yet :(</p>]]></description>
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<author>kerodean</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:28:01 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Something to laugh at?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Sudden boredom has led to me posting this. Got any video, image or text that seems to make people laugh? Why don't you post it here to prevent boredom of me and others! (May tip very funny stuff)</p>]]></description>
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<author>Scythe</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What example Bitcoin block has a Namecoin hash in it?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>I'm looking for an example Bitcoin Block that would have a Namecoin merged-mined Tx in it.</p>

<p>Can anyone direct me to a block that has such a hash?</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[how to solve this error ? and use detachdb?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Error initializing database environment /home/rune/.bitcoin!<br>
To recover, BACKUP THAT DIRECTORY, then remove<br>
everything from it except for wallet.dat.<br>
when I run bitcoin-qt..<br>
I am using Ubuntu.  </p>]]></description>
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<author>ben</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can you find some "bugs"?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/6115/can-you-find-some-bugs]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Inspired by <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=135790.0">this thread</a> on bitcointalk.org we decided to offer bounties for finding software bugs and vulnerabilities on Rugatu, so here is your chance to earn bitcoins while doing some ethical hacking.</p>
<p>Here is a small list so you can make an idea of what to expect, although every contribution will be rewarded.</p>
<ul><li>0.001 BTC Embarrassing language mistakes and typos<br></li>
<li>0.0025 BTC Unknown unexpected behavior (e.g. endless loops, links to 404 pages, UI issues ...)<br></li>
<li>0.005 BTC Harmless XSS problems<br></li>
<li>0.010 BTC CSRF and XSS problems</li>
<li>0.05 BTC Critical CSRF and XSS problems (e.g. possibility of session stealing)</li>
<li>0.1 BTC Manipulating parts of the DB</li>
<li>0.25 BTC RFI/LFI bugs</li>
<li>0.5 BTC Full access to the Database</li>
<li>1 BTC Full root access to the server</li>
<li>2 BTC Stealing coins from the hot wallet.</li>
</ul><p>Rules:</p>
<ul><li>No (D)DoS</li>
<li>Security related bugs have to be reported privately - report at rugatu dot com</li>
<li>Once a bug is abused you won't get a reward anymore</li>
<li>UI issues have to apply for at least 2% of the users (IE 6 problems are ignored)</li>
</ul><p>Have fun.</p>
<p>11.18.2013 Rewards updated</p>]]></description>
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<author>paraipan</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First bitcoin]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/5227/first-bitcoin]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is a pic my my FIRST bitcoin :) thinking about hanging it on my wall.</p>
<p><img alt="alt text" src="http://i.imgur.com/Rcgol.png"></p>
<p>anyone else have pics of their very first bitcoins?</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Open Transactions Client (for Grandmas)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/3691/open-transactions-client-for-grandmas]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Asked by Obsi on <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=105506">bitcointalk</a></strong></p>
<p>I'm not even going to pretend to understand all the features &amp; possibilities that Open Transactions offers. </p>
<p>I read a bit about it and felt like I should take the short bus from now on. Baskets here, nyms there, Chaumian something or other... it frankly left my head swimming and I put it on my list of things to look into when I had more free time (and possibly a brain upgrade) to try and wrap my head around it.</p>
<p>But that doesn't stop me from realizing that OT is very powerful and can become extremely useful in the future.</p>
<p>So to claim this bounty we need you to provide an easy to use, open source, cross-platform client. Something my grandma (who thinks firefox is "the google", and "internets" her emails to me) would be able to use.</p>
<p>FellowTraveler has stated that the API is high-level &amp; easy to use, so anyone making a client really only needs to worry about the display layer. He recommends using C++ or Java since those are the best tested.</p>
<p>I simply haven't dug into OT enough to adequately make such judgements, so I will defer to FellowTraveler in this regard. If he says you have created such a client I will make good on my portion of the bounty.</p>
<p>Devs and testers are available in #opentransactions on FreeNode</p>
<p>You can read more about OT here: <a href="https://github.com/FellowTraveler/Open-Transactions/wiki">https://github.com/FellowTraveler/Open-Transactions/wiki</a></p>
<h2>BOUNTIES</h2>
<p>Obsi     -  100 BTC<br>
FellowTraveler   -  80 BTC<br>
da2ce7   -  some BTC<br>
Donations    -  5.2505 BTC<br></p>
<p>To further fund this bounty send bitcoins to :  166siuo8xaJQLKJRZTk9DFPympSA9CUWt4<br>
(Changed original address to a show a permanent one generated for this request by Rugatu)</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:58:36 +0100</pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/1965/how-do-you-like-rugatu-on-facebook]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Our facebook page isn't too fancy but it definitely needs some love, so for every "like" you give we tip you here on Rugatu, only make sure you answer to this question. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/RugatuQandA">Rugatu Q&amp;A Community on Facebook</a></p>
<p>Please tell us your suggestions on how to make it better too. Thanks and good luck!</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:20:35 +0100</pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.rugatu.com/questions/739/wi-fi-hotspot-enabled-by-bitcoin]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.msg116594#msg116594">legkodymov</a> May 12, 2011, 12:45:19 AM</p>
<p>I would like have hotspot based on some popular WiFi router, like Linksys or Ubiquiti.
Person pay with BTC and get access to internet.</p>
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<p>Better if hotspot will be self sufficient. Some hardware, like Dlink DIR-320 has USB port. It can be used for USB flashdrive as storage of blocks.</p>
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<p>Better if it will have options, like counting traffic or time, several bandwidth throttling degrees, depending on price.</p>
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<p>Better if hotspot will have 2 SSIDs - one private and one public.</p>
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</ul><p><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.msg964093#msg964093">Stephen Gornick</a></p>
<p>The ability to share a router for use by the operator for internal use as well as offering access commercially.</p>
<p>Software License: [flexible, GPL or BSD]<br>
Hardware supported: [incomplete]  (probably WRT54G, etc., also Ubiquity Nanostation2)<br>
Payment methods: Both Bitcoin or Voucher Code (i.e., a code for a 2 hour pass, 1 day pass, etc.)<br>
Private access: Second SSID for internal use, WPA2 protection<br>
LAN /ethernet: Full access<br>
WLAN DHCP: Supported (optional)<br>
WLAN Static IP: Supported (optional)<br>
Remote admin: Supported (optional)<br></p>
<p><a href="http://www.rugatu.com/users/167/sukrim"></a><a href="http://www.rugatu.com/users/167/sukrim">@sukrim</a></p>
<p>I would add a requirement to support roaming so that devices like wifi-enabled cell phones could use a network of these whitout touching the standardc cell network. I would prefer if the rande of each access point was greater than 100m, but I think FCC limitations on the ISM bands that wifi uses will get in the way.</p>
<p>(First pledges <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.msg116594#msg116594">legkodymov</a>, <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.msg873575#msg873575">teflone</a>, <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.msg872162#msg872162">opticbit</a>, <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.msg873316#msg873316">sukrim</a>, <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.msg875001#msg875001">CA Coins</a>, <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.msg943745#msg943745">nimda</a>)</p>
<p>More info:</p>
<p><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.msg969325#msg969325">Mike Hearn</a></p>
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<p>If somebody is going to do it, read
this first:<br></p>
<p><code><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_7:_Rapidly-adjusted_.28micro.29payments_to_a_pre-determined_party">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_7:_Rapidly-adjusted_.28micro.29payments_to_a_pre-determined_party</a></code></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:22:55 +0100</pubDate>
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