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Why Isn’t Your Business Accepting Bitcoin?

There are huge opportunities for merchants accepting bitcoin. Bitcoin blogger Arianna Simpson reveals everything you need to know.

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Hiding in Plain View, Too Much Secrecy, and Where Next for Space-Bound Twins?

John Law suggests privacy seekers should stay hidden, bitcoin doesn't need Tor and a novel purchase for the Winklenauts.

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One Does Not Simply Find Satoshi Nakamoto

Newsweek isn't the first publication to try and identity the mystery man. What was so different this time around?

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How Economist Milton Friedman Predicted Bitcoin

Friedman knew that bitcoin would someday arrive, to the animosity of incumbent institutions in the finance world.

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Is Mt. Gox the Pets.com of Bitcoin?

Someday, perhaps everyone will think nostalgically about the life, times and ineptitudes of Mt. Gox.

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Bitcoin vs Argentine Peso: Which is Worse Off?

Although bitcoin can be volatile when exchanges go down, that doesn't include devaluations commanded from a central authority.

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The Non-Expert’s Guide to the Mt. Gox Fiasco

Bitcoin blogger Arianna Simpson explains "all this hot wallet cold storage transaction malleability business" in layman's terms.

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Bitcoin Prices Rise 15% to Reach Post Mt. Gox Crisis High

Bitcoin prices were the highest observed since the resignation of Mt. Gox CEO from the Bitcoin Foundation on Monday.

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Warren Buffett: Bitcoin is Not a Currency

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO doesn't expect the cryptocurrency to survive in the long run.

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What are the Consumer Benefits of Spending Bitcoin?

While bitcoin has its risks, there are major benefits to spending digital currency, argues Coinbase's Nicholas Tomaino.

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