Roop Gill

Roop is a Canadian journalist and self-proclaimed globe-trotter. She has lived and worked in Toronto, Sydney and Singapore before calling London home.

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Markets

Is This $11 Million Yacht The Most Expensive Thing You Can Buy With Bitcoin?

A yacht priced at 22,305.134 BTC ($11,000,000) may be the most expensive bitcoin product ever.

BitPremier yacht

Markets

New Bitcoin POS 'Coin of Sale' Garners Global Attention

Coin of Sale aims to make it easier for merchants to accept bitcoin payments for their goods and services.

Coin of Sale is being used by a couple of Subway outlets in Czech Republic

Markets

Jimmy Wales Reveals Wikimedia is 'Cautious' About Accepting Bitcoin

Jimmy Wales said in a Twitter conversation that Wikimedia was “cautious” about the Internet encyclopaedia accepting bitcoin donations.

Jimmy Wales

Markets

Chamath Palihapitiya Predicts 7.3 Million Bitcoin Wallet Downloads in 2014

Former Facebook and AOL executive Chamath Palihapitiya tweeted about about a significant slowdown in wallet growth rate for 2014.

Chamath Palihapitiya (JD Lasica/Flickr Creative Commons)

Markets

Video: Roundup of This Week’s Bitcoin News 11th April 2014

In this week of closures, crashes and Heartbleed, here are three of the biggest stories we covered on CoinDesk.

April 11th 2014 News Round Up Roop

Finance

We Deliver Local Brings Bitcoin to the High Street

Over 40 local UK shops are now accepting bitcoin via We Deliver Local, an e-commerce site for buying groceries.

We Deliver Local

Markets

Enthusiasts and Sceptics Debate Bitcoin at London's O2 Venue

Bitcoin enthusiasts and critics alike discussed security, regulation and entrepreneurship at a panel discussion on Saturday.

Bitcoin-Panel-Discussion2

Finance

Swedish Kickboxer Wins Bitcoin Fight Prize, Max Keiser KO's 'Bankster'

Winner of the first Bitcoin Fight Night received bitcoin worth £5,000, while cryptocurrency fan Max Keiser 'defeated' paper money.

Bitcoin Fight Night

Markets

Video: Roundup of This Week's Bitcoin News 4th April 2014

Didn't get a chance to stay up-to-date with all the news and features on CoinDesk this week? Don't panic.

News Round up April 14th

Markets

Net Yourself a Plymouth Barracuda Supercar for 429 BTC

A graphic designer has converted his classic Plymouth into a modern-day supercar. Now you can buy it with bitcoin.

Images courtesy of Rasmus Porsager

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