Digital rights advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is supporting privacy, free speech and innovation through a new email campaign opposing New York’s proposed BitLicense. The EFF has crafted a pre-written letter for supporters to sign and send to the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and its leading supervisor, Superintendent Ben Lawsky. The letter argues that premature regulation stifles innovation, and that … Continue reading Bitcoin News: A Look At The Campaign Launched Against BitLicense

Members of Brazil’s bitcoin community say that while past issues have contributed to the current weak market, more important hurdles remain. A lingering regulatory uncertainty, a relative lack of merchant adoption and the limited availability of Portuguese-language bitcoin resources, they said, are all reasons why Brazil’s market has yet to ignite. For better or worse, the story of bitcoin in Brazil begins with Leandro César … Continue reading Bitcoin News: A Look At Bitcoin’s Progress in Brazil

Australian police have raided a Brisbane coffee shop with ties to a biker gang, seizing a bitcoin ATM in the process. Police suspected the gang, which goes by the name of the Bandidos, was involved in high-level drug trafficking – allegedly trafficking meth and cocaine, as well as dealing in controlled substances used in the production of certain drugs. The raid, which was the culmination … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Australian Police Seize Bitcoin ATM

Bitcoin Group has announced it will pursue an initial public offering (IPO) in Australia. If successful, it would be the first bitcoin company to offer its shares to the public in an IPO. The Melbourne-based firm offers a cryptocurrency arbitrage service, but plans to turn mining into its main revenue source if its offering is approved. Bitcoin Group’s chief executive, Sam Lee, said: “We believe … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Are We About To Witness World’s First Bitcoin IPO?

A group of entrepreneurs promoting bitcoin in western Africa has reminded the world of the dire situation it faces as its daily fight to stop the spread of Ebola continues. The Sierra Leone Liberty Group (SLLG), initially formed to promote free enterprise and libertarian ideals as the path to prosperity in the country, has continued to promote its message despite the frequent need to jump … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Helping to Fight Ebola

Most people think about bitcoin as an alternative to something they already know, as opposed to an enabler of something they never considered. In 1985, Steve Jobs was asked by a journalist for concrete reasons why anyone would buy a computer for the home. He answered that “so far, that’s more of a conceptual market than a real market”. He went on to say that … Continue reading Bitcoin Update: A Look At the Promising Bitcoin Killer Apps