If you are too wary of transferring your money to a Bitcoin Marketplace directly from your bank, then this workaround will enable you to use Paypal in order to buy Bitcoins indirectly on VirVox.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
How to Buy Bitcoins With PayPal on VirWox
If you are too wary of transferring your money to a Bitcoin Marketplace directly from your bank, then this workaround will enable you to use Paypal in order to buy Bitcoins indirectly on VirVox.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
The Biggest Wallets in Bitcoin
http://bitcoinrichlist.com/top100
It appears that the FBI has the biggest wallet:
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/12/fbi_wallet/
Also check out the biggest theft in history of Bitcoin:
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-thief-is-attempting-to-hide-100-million-in-stolen-bitcoins-and-you-can-watch-it-live-right-now-2013-12
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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Sunday, December 8, 2013
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Monday, December 2, 2013
KNC Miner Neptune 3TH Miner is Released
- Minimum 3000GH/s of hashing speed that 3TH (Over 5 times the speed of our first Jupiter release)
- A 30% reduction in watts per GH
- Shipment begins in Q1/Q2 of 2014
- Payment for this product is bitcoin and bank transfer only.
There is a limited supply again of only 1200 units queue placement and thus shipment is based on payment date. So hurry up and get in line!
Saturday, November 30, 2013
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Bitcoin Mining, BFL ASIC vs FPGA vs GPU vs CPU
Detailed video with explanation of:
- Bitcoin Wallets
- Expatiation of the technology behind Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining.
- The performance and power usage of: BFL SC ASIC vs FPGA vs GPU (Nvideo GTX 560 Ti and AMD ATI Radeon HD 8950) vs CPU (Intel Core i7 3930K).
- The performance and power usage of: BFL SC ASIC vs FPGA vs GPU (Nvideo GTX 560 Ti and AMD ATI Radeon HD 8950) vs CPU (Intel Core i7 3930K).
- Demonstration of Bitminter mining client and measurement of power with a Kill-A-Watt.
- Look inside (teardown / review) of the Butterfly Labs ASIC 5 GH/s Bitcoin Miner: BitForce 5 GH/s SC Model: BF0005G
More Tutorials can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/mjlorton/videos?live_view=500&flow=list&sort=dd&view=1
Monday, November 11, 2013
Is Bitcoin Sharia Compliant?
David Barker quotes Imran Hosein in his book "The Gold Dinar and Silver Dirham." as he identifies six traits common to all of these that amount to a definition of money in Islam.
1- Money is either precious metals or food.
2- Money is abundant and freely available.
3- Money is durable and does not spoil or corrode.
4- Money has intrinsic value.
5- Money exists in creation and is made valuable by God.
6- Money functions as a medium exchange.
However, Mr. Barker disputes the first trait.
READ MORE IN THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE AND COMMENTS:
http://dailyanarchist.com/2013/01/30/is-bitcoin-sharia-compliant/
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
Great Article in TWP: Everything you need to know about the Bitcoin 'Bubble'
It also answers questions about Bitcoin usability by normal folk as well as speculations and common misconceptions.
A must read for Bitcoin Newcomers:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-bitcoin-bubble/
Sunday, November 3, 2013
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Bit Dazzle
https://bitdazzle.com/
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Details of BitcoinTalk Post Hack Email
Subject: Bitcoin Forum Compromised
Unfortunately, it was recently discovered that the Bitcoin Forum's server
was compromised. It is currently believed that the attacker(s) *could* have
accessed the database, but at this time it is unknown whether they actually did
so. If they accessed the database, they would have had access to all
personal messages, emails, and password hashes. To be safe, it is
recommended that all Bitcoin Forum users consider any password used
on the Bitcoin Forum in 2013 to be insecure: if you used this
password on a different site, change it. When the Bitcoin Forum
returns, change your password.
Passwords on the Bitcoin Forum are hashed with 7500 rounds of
sha256crypt. This is very strong. It may take years for
reasonably-strong passwords to be cracked. Even so, it is best to
assume that the attacker will be able to crack your passwords.
The Bitcoin Forum will return within the next several days after a
full investigation has been conducted and we are sure that this
problem cannot recur.
Checkhttp://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/ and #bitcoin on Freenode for
more info as it develops.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Bitcoin Talk Forum Hacked!
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1nmdq4/bitcointalk_hacked/
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
How to Check Bitcoin Wallet Balance and Transactions?
- Go to: https://blockchain.info
- Copy and paste the wallet address in the search box in the top right corner of the screen.
To do this later, all you have to do is bookmark the URL which should look something like:
https://blockchain.info/address/1XXX where 1XXX is your bitcoin wallet address.
If you have any further questions: askus [at} bitcoinsr.us
Monday, September 23, 2013
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Friday, August 16, 2013
Day-by-Day Butterfly Labs Updated Shipping Schedule
Updated daily: Butterfly labs shipping schedule by date of purchase/payment:
https://forums.butterflylabs.com/blogs/bfl_jody/
Bitcoin.Travel Bitcoin Outlets and Events on the World Map
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Buy USPS Shipping Labels with Bitcoin
BitcoinLabels.com allows you to print United States Postal Service™ (USPS) shipping labels directly with Bitcoin, without converting to US Dollars.
The procedure:
1. Create Label.
2. Put in shipping information and speed.
3. Generate a code.
4. Pay with Bitcoin.
5. Print label at home.
6. Stick label to your package and drop it off at post office.
It's that easy! Visit Them at:
http://www.bitcoinlabels.com/
Monday, August 12, 2013
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Interview: Kipochi founder Pelle Braendgaard
Kipochi is a bitcoin wallet service that is both global and easy to use. The users simply specify the phone number they want to send bitcoins to and the amount. They never have to remember the bitcoin address of the receiver.
The following is a link to the interview with its founder.
READ MORE:
http://www.itwebafrica.com/home-page/movers-and-shakers/538-pelle-braendgaard/231401-qaa-with-kipochi-founder-pelle-braendgaard?utm_content=bufferd279d&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Bitcoin Explained ... The Ausie Way!
The video explains how bitcoin as an alternative government-control-free currency can flourish.
Mining is also simply explained including block generation and mining difficulty. Inflation control is also explained. The video is a bit out-dated when it comes to some of the facts mentioned like the reward for each block solving and also bitcoin value.
The dark side of using bitcoin is explained and silk road is given as an example. MintChip, a bitcoin clone issued by the Canadian government is also explained.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Metabank.ru ASIC Miners
Russian ASIC Miner with Bitfury ASIC chips.
What are the specifications of the Bitfury Asic? you may ask?
Technical Details (Translated from various Bitfury Posts) The design is built on the 65nm UMC Process (http://www.umc.com/English/process/a.asp)
Bitcoin Engines: 756 Rolled cores (65 Cycles per Hash)
Expected operational frequency: 250Mhz-900Mhz
Packaging: QFN48
Conservative design, could be 40% smaller
Risk interconnect and transistor variations +/- 20%
Core implemented using full custom design process (some global place & route)
Number of transistors per "core": 55,000
Power estimate obtained from hspice simulation
Design optimised for low power and minimum size rather than high clock rate
Each chip is capable of 2.8-10.4Gh/s using a 756 core design
Estimated Chip Power Consumption: 1.96-7.26W (0.7W per 1Gh/s)
Estimated Power Consumption at Wall: 1.4W per 1Gh/s
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
When a Bitcoin is Mined, Does it Make a Sound? (Funny Video)
The sound is generated by a Python script BTW. It is not the sound of the fans or anything else like physical coins dropping into a bucket!
Krater Miner Avalon Clone Demo Video
The Krater Miner: is a 4 module, up to 90 GH/S working clone of the Avalon Miner. We have the ability to produce, on demand, as many units as needed.
PRICE: 90 BTC. http://kraterminer.com/shop.php
DELIVERY: See FAQ: http://kraterminer.com/faq.php
READ MORE: http://kraterminer.com
Thursday, July 11, 2013
How one man made $192K in Bitcoin Mining
In an article titled "Portrait of a Bitcoin miner: How one man made $192K in virtual currency" IT World explains how a man utilized his backyard pool to cool off his mining rig!
READ MORE:
http://www.itworld.com/internet/364484/portrait-bitcoin-miner-how-one-man-made-192k-virtual-currency
See also:
http://www.techhive.com/article/2043985/portrait-of-a-bitcoin-miner-how-one-man-made-192k-in-virtual-currency.html
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Part 1: Gold in them bits: Inside the world’s most mysterious Bitcoin mining company
Read More:
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/06/gold-in-them-bits-inside-the-worlds-most-mysterious-bitcoin-mining-company/
Part 2: How a total n00b mined $700 in bitcoins
Read More:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/06/how-a-total-n00b-mined-700-in-bitcoins/
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Can Money be made with Mining Bitcoins? An article on Technology Personalized
- The Initial investment in Mining Hardware: This also entails the risk taken by buying not-yet-released hardware like (ASIC Minors) to be more specific.
- The cost of running your mining gear, as it will run non-stop. Electricity bill is the biggest money drain here.
- If you run you Miner in a Pool: some pools also take a fee from the members, and while the fee isn’t much, you still have to take it into account. This handy bitcoin profit calculator might also help you determine if you will make any money.
- Keep in mind that the price of a Bitcoin will fluctuate. It can go wildly from $140 to less than $90, so it will be somewhat of a risk comparable to stock exchange markets.
- Maintenance cost of a mining setup,
- Difficulty. The more time passes by, the more difficult it is to make money from your existing mining set-up.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Simple BTC to USD Online Calculator
http://preev.com/
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
Bitcoin Foundation Receives Cease And Desist Order From California
Read more:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2013/06/23/bitcoin-foundation-receives-cease-and-desist-order-from-california/
Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Miner!
USB-based ASIC thumb drives are used with the Raspberry Pi to mine Bitcoins at rates comparable to the best graphics used in mining today. Since multiple ASIC devices can be controlled through a USB hub, it’s simply a matter of plugging a USB hub into a Raspberry Pi, loading up CGminer, and letting your new PiMiner loose on a mining pool.
Read More:
http://hackaday.com/2013/06/23/turning-the-raspberry-pi-into-a-bitcoin-miner/
Complete How-to:
http://learn.adafruit.com/piminer-raspberry-pi-bitcoin-miner/initial-setup-and-assembly
All you need to know plus questions and answers. That includes: What USB hubs are compatible and the best pools to join. Includes Pictures::
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=220905.0;all
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Coinbase - The easiest way to convert USD to BTC
If you have a US based bank account, then Coinbase is a must have. I highly recommend it!
A simple guide to Bitcoin by Wired.co.uk
Read the full guide here:
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-05/7/bitcoin-101
Friday, June 14, 2013
Butterfly Labs ship first Bitforce SC 60 bitcoin miner plus Upgrade Opportunity!
The long wait is over... just cross your fingers and hopefully you will be next in line. Moreover, if you were one of the customers that ordered one of the 25GH/s products then:
Now you have the opportunity to upgrade to 30GH/s for $250.
Upgrades are added to your order before it enters production, resulting in a customized product. All orders are non-refundable.
The upgrade link is visible in your account dashboard after you log into your account on our website: https://products.butterflylabs.com/customer/account/login/
Details:
-Upgrade from 25GH/s to 30GH/s for $250
These upgrades will not affect the shipping time of your unit or your placement in the order queue.
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Read more here:
http://www.coindesk.com/butterfly-labs-ship-first-bitforce-sc-60-bitcoin-miner/
and here:
https://forums.butterflylabs.com/blogs/lab_rat/192-my-visit-bfl.html
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Ed and Ethan's Bitcoin cast #16
For more on the podcast, and more podcasts visit:
http://www.EdandEthan.com
Show Notes:
- There's talk of the fall of Mt. GOX but should it be talk about the fall of centralized exchanges instead?
http://bitcoinmagazine.com/has-the-fa...
- A paper from University of Chicago prof' Nichloas Plassaras opines on bitcoin. We think he needs to read the bitcoin wikipedia article.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?top...
- Ethan's pet peeve about bitcoin discussions is that they're so American centric but could that possibly be a benefit?
http://www.coindesk.com/chinas-romanc...
- Also, China is running with bitcoin in a big way. A great website shows the number of nodes running in China and it's a lot. Check out the link.
http://getaddr.bitnodes.io/
- Argentina is having problems with inflation and reliable economic data from government is just wishful thinking. Bitcoin users? Not affected.
http://localbitcoins.blogspot.fi/2013...
- We ran out of time before we could really get into bitmessage inspired by the bitcon protocol but it's well worth a look.
http://www.coindesk.com/bitmessage-is...
Monday, June 10, 2013
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Bitcoin Mining
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bitcoin-mining-make-money,3514.html
When you're convinced, here are the best options:
Cryoniks **New**
Terra Hash
KNC Miner
Avalon ASIC Miner
Butterfly Labs
Friday, May 24, 2013
Jeff Garzik talks Bitpay and Bitcoin
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2039184/bitcoin-developer-talks-regulation-open-source-and-the-elusive-satoshi-nakamoto.html
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Brining you up to date with Ripple from OpenCoin
For more on the story, visit:
http://www.coindesk.com/google-ventures-invests-in-bitcoin-competitor-opencoin/
For more on OpenCoin, visit their website:
http://opencoin.com/
Also, read this interview with their CTO:
https://ripple.com/blog/interview-with-david-schwartz-chief-cryptographer/
So what is Ripple and how does it work?
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Australian Online Retailers accepting Bitcoin
Bitcoin Buzz is High
Bitcoin buzz stays high even after bubble... It is more liquid than ever and it's becoming easier to adopt and use. Moreover, governments are starting to pay attention to it... This could only bring it more into the limelight!
Read more here:
http://gigaom.com/2013/05/12/bitcoin-buzz-stays-high-even-after-bubble/
How I Mined Bitcoins With a Butterfly Miner (Wired)
How he did it?
- Hardware used: an old media player PC used with XBMC.
- Operating System: Ubuntu Linux 11.10
- Mining software used: bfgminer
- Mining pool used: Eclipse Mining Consortium
- and ... Bob's your uncle!
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/geek_diary_butterfly/
You can contact or follow the reporter via twitter:
@gadhra
Friday, May 10, 2013
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Mark your Calendars: Bitcoin 2013 Conferance in San Jose on May 17-19
A huge range of panellists and speakers to be present:
http://www.bitcoin2013.com/bitcoin-2013-panelists.html
For more information, visit:
http://www.bitcoin2013.com/
Bitcoin Gaining Media Attention in China
A Chinese TV channel documentary that discusses Bitcoin is gaining attention in the western world. See it here (With an English trascript):
http://www.thebitcoinchannel.com/archives/5156
Related story:
http://www.thebitcoinchannel.com/archives/5158
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Khan Academy Bitcoin Videos
See more at "Coding in my Sleep" blog here:
http://codinginmysleep.com/khan-academy-bitcoin-videos/
Thursday, May 2, 2013
2bit.co.in and Bitcoinsr.us Bitcoin Domain Names for Sale
Sale Closes 15 May 12 Noon GMT.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Wired Magazine receives its ButterFly Labs Miner!
See Full details here:
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/04/butterfly/