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UK Wedding Venue Accepting Bitcoin
"Honey, remember the time we paid for our wedding in bitcoin?" Many people may find themselves asking that very question as Loudwater Estate Event Center, a wedding venue service in England, now allows the bride and groom to pay for their ceremony in bitcoin. The...
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US Government Will Sell $25M Worth of Silk Road Bitcoins
Silk Road Bitcoins 29,655 bitcoins have been seized by the US government from the defunct online black market site Silk Road. The coins will be liquidated as mentioned in a January 16th press release from the US Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York. The US...
eBay UK to Allow Sale of Virtual Currency
On February 10th, world renown retailer eBay, will allow its UK users to sell off virtual currencies. A category on the sites classifieds section will be created for users who want to buy and sell the digital coins such as bitcoin and litecoin. eBay's classified ads section...
Sacramento Kings Are First NBA Team to Accept Bitcoin
On March 1st of this year, the Sacramento Kings NBA team will allow bitcoin to be used as payment for tickets, jerseys, concessions and a variety of other products and merchandise. The team says it will accept bitcoin online and at their home stadium, the Sleep Train Arena....
Mike Hearn & American Express VP Join Circle Team
Circle, a digital currency company has added two new powerful allies to its team. Mike Hearn, bitcoin software developer and Michael Barret, vice president of American Express. They have officially become apart of the advisory board of the digital currency company. Hearn...
Realtor Accepting Bitcoin in Canada
British Columbia, Canada is home to another real estate firm accepting Canadian bitcoin down payments on properties. Quantum Properties started welcoming bitcoin deposits yesterday, on properties it sells locally. Founded in 2000, the firm builds residential and commercial retail...
Chris Dixon Projects Bitcoin Reaching $100,000 Each
Bitcoin has been heading straight for the moon for much of 2013, and it seems it has no plans of slowing down anytime soon. The virtual currency has reached $1,000 before, but venture capitalist Chris Dixon expects it to go beyond that amount, about 100,000 times more. Dixo...
India Resumes Bitcoin Operations
For weeks, India has halted bitcoin operations due to regulations in which virtual currency should be conducted under. Finally, bitcoin operators have resumed business for existing and new clients. The suspension of operations was due to a warning issued by the Reserve...
French Senate Conducts Bitcoin Hearing
The French Senate has conducted hearings on the state of bitcoin and other digital currency options. Several speakers stated their cases on whether or not they support bitcoins. Co-founder and CEO of Paymium Gonzague Grandval, spoke on bitcoin's behalf at the hearing....
Bitpay Allows Employees to Get Paid in Bitcoin
Most employees like to get paid in cash, some in direct deposit, and others in Trident chewing gum. Okay maybe not the last one, but how would you like to get paid in bitcoin? Thanks to Bitpay, the world's biggest payment processor for digital currencies, getting paid in...