CoinJar, an Australian company self-described as "Australia’s leading bitcoin platform", have released a blog update in which they state despite difficulties, the team remains agile, adaptable and confident for what the future might bring. Continue reading
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BitWork.io Allows Users To Complete And Set Tasks For Bitcoin
BitWork.io is a new website that allows users to complete tasks set by others and earn bitcoin upon completion. Users can also create a task for others to complete at a rate they are willing to pay for it to be done. Continue reading
Write For Qntra, Earn Equity In Qntra
One of the deciding factors when launching Qntra was that the vast majority of bitcoin news websites are corrupted and/or co-opted by dubious companies who wish to advertise their preorders, nonexistent and misleading products to as wide an audience as possible. Pay the entry fee and they gladly promote anything, the content acts as filler for the scamvertisements.
We're going to change that by using a model that will "provide ample financial and political incentive" to do so. Today marks the day that Qntra was listed by MPEx and if you wish to be a part of that, you can earn equity in Qntra by having qualified articles published here.1
By contributing news, views and commentary, you will receive an amount of shares equal to the word count of your article. Whether you decide to keep them, sell them or perhaps buy more, the choice is yours2. You can contact either cazalla or BingoBoingo if you wish to discuss it further and learn more about how Qntra got its start here.
Newspaper Claims Bitcoin Used To Buy Poisonous Snakes & Spiders
The Irish Mirror, an Irish newspaper has made claims that their undercover investigation revealed poisonous spiders and snakes are being purchased with bitcoin via the Dark Web and then shipped into Ireland where it is legal to breed them. The article goes on to report that lizards, geckos and even rattlesnakes are available for purchase. Continue reading
Review & Testing Requested For Headers First Patch
Headers first changes the way in which the Bitcoin Core client discovers a chain, downloads and verifies it. Pieter Wuille, who has been working on the change, is calling for people to review and test his code. Continue reading
God Is A Gamer By Ravi Subramanian
Ravi Subramanian, a former banker turned writer is a popular Indian author who has written financial thrillers such as If God Was a Banker amongst many other titles. His latest book, God is a Gamer, was published in September and is available for purchase. In the book, bitcoin features as a key ingredient throughout the story. Continue reading
Jon Matonis To Headline Bitcoin4iGaming Conference This November
The Bitcoin4iGaming Conference, which kicks off next month, will be headlined by Jon Matonis. Matonis, who is the Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation, believes his role is to educate industry leaders in order that they may navigate the Bitcoin ecosystem. Continue reading
Dell Sells Excess Capacity To Bitcoin ASIC Miners
Contracts that are short and cheap, provide huge capacity and room to grow quickly are just some of the requirements that bitcoin miners demand from data centres. But these needs are not met by the type of product that your typical colocation company provides. On the other hand, it's nothing new that some companies find themselves with more space than required but what is new is that now, that excess capacity is being used for bitcoin ASIC hosting. Continue reading
Bitfilm Festival's Fundraiser Coins Now Available To Supporters
As part of a fundraising campaign, The Bitfilm Festival has launched a coin that allows participants to show their support and pocket some extras for doing so. The coins, capped at 2100, can be purchased for 50 mBTC each and to date, 33 have been sold while a further 2,067 remain. Continue reading
CryptosNews Join The Shenanigans At StartJOIN
CryptosNews, a news website project by the Europe Crypto Group has received a small amount of backing1 from none other than Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert. Continue reading
11 backers, raised £265 so far ↩