Tom Sharkey

Tom Sharkey is a New York-based writer and entrepreneur. He is particularly interested in digital currencies, startups, online media, technology and strategic management.

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Finance

7 Things Every Misinformed Person Says About Bitcoin

Bitcoin enthusiasts have all heard strange and inaccurate phrases from their loved ones, see which ones topped our list.

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Markets

Meet Adam Draper: The Man Behind 100 Bitcoin Startups

Adam Draper, CEO of Boost VC, talks to CoinDesk about his commitment to accelerate 100 bitcoin startups by 2017.

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Markets

BitAngels Closes 10,000 BTC Fund for Decentralised Applications

BitAngels has closed its first official fund, which focuses on investing in decentralised applications.

Seed Funding Investment

Finance

Inside Bitcoins NYC Day 2 Showcases a Maturing, Legitimate Industry

Day two of Inside Bitcoins NYC saw notable talks from serious players in Wall Street and Congress.

Inside Bitcoins NYC Review

Markets

Inside Bitcoins NYC Day 1: Bitcoin 2.0 Takes Center Stage

Day one of Inside Bitcoins NYC drew a large crowd with an even larger diversity of interests and opinions.

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Markets

Denmark Declares Bitcoin Trades are Tax-Free

Denmark's Tax Board ruled today that gains from bitcoin trading are exempt from taxation, and losses are not tax-deductible.

Denmark bitcoin tax free regulation

Markets

Hip Hop Group First to Test FrostWire's Bitcoin Integration

A hip-hop collective has partnered with FrostWire to offer its new album with integrated bitcoin donations.

Ain't No Love bitcoin donations

Tech

DirectPool Aims To Prevent 51% Attack with Community-First Mining Pool Approach

DirectPool has launched with the goal differentiating itself from other mining pools with a community emphasis.

DirectPool bitcoin mining

Markets

Mobile Ad Platform Vungle Offers Publishers Payouts in Bitcoin

Leading mobile app monetization platform Vungle is now offering bitcoin payouts for its app publishers.

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Markets

MtGoxRecovery.com Seeks Reparation From Fallen Exchange

A new website is gathering information from Mt. Gox victims in hope of filing a lawsuit against the exchange.

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