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Canadian Luxury Home Listed for Sale on Beijing Craigslist for 1,075 Bitcoins
An eight-bedroom luxury home in Canada has been listed for sale on the Beijing Craigslist website with an asking price of 1,075 bitcoins. Also Read: State-Funded Bitcoin Data Center Infuriates Montana Locals With an Asking Price of Nearly $3 Million USD and Such a Narrow Marketing Strategy, the Listing Immediately Aroused Curiosity Approximately one month ago an ad for a luxury Canadian...
Private Schools for Kids Are Now Accepting Bitcoin for Tuition
Over the last few years, there have been many colleges and well-known universities all across the world that have started accepting bitcoin. Alongside paying for a higher education with bitcoins, now people can utilize the decentralized currency at private daycares and schools that offer the Montessori educational approach for children. Also read: Most Popular Contactless Smart Cards in Japan Adding Bitcoin Hardware...
18-Year Old Erik Finman Details How Bitcoin Made Him a Millionaire
This week the 18-year old entrepreneur, Erik Finman, recently did an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on a technology subreddit where he details his experiences investing in bitcoin, which led to him becoming a millionaire by age 18. Also Read: Australian Financial Authorities Look Into Ethereum’s Conflicts of Interest Eighteen-Year-Old Entrepreneur Makes His First Million Investing in BTC At age twelve Erik...
Indian Bitcoin Adoption Responds to Government Signalling for Regulation
The Indian government recently announced that it is in favor of regulating bitcoin. A task force is being set up to provide recommendations. Bitcoin.com spoke with the CEO and co-founder of bitcoin exchange Unocoin, Sathvik Vishwanath, to find out the effect this decision has on Bitcoin adoption in India. Also read: Indian Government to Recommend Bitcoin Regulation Within 6 Months India in...
Netcents and VISA Team up to Offer Bitcoin Purchases via Credit Card
Netcents and VISA have announced a partnership to facilitate the direct purchase of bitcoins using a credit card. Also Read: Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Outperform Rivals Netcents Have Announced That They Will Be Partnering With VISA to Allow Customers to Purchase Bitcoin Using a Credit Card Netcents are a wallet service provider and payment processor that offers cryptocurrency products to businesses and private...
FBI Requests New Funding To Investigate Use Of Virtual Currencies
On June 21 the acting director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, gave a speech to U.S. bureaucrats requesting a new budget for the fiscal year of 2018. The request proposal totals of $8.77 billion, and some of that funding will be appropriated towards investigating the use of virtual currencies by criminals who “obscure their transactions.” Also Read: FBI Director: ‘There’s No Such...
Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Outperform Rivals
The cryptocurrency hedge fund industry has significantly expanded in recent years. The meteoric rise in the price of bitcoin has solidified the success of many of these hedge funds, with reports suggesting that cryptocurrency hedge funds are outperforming their mainstream counterparts. Also Read: Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Polychain Raises $10 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Have Outperformed the Average Global Hedge Fund The cryptocurrency...
South Korean Mobile Commerce Leader Omnitel Adds Bitcoin Services
South Korean mobile commerce leader Omnitel announced that its subsidiary Omni Networks is starting a bitcoin remittance business. In addition, the company plans to accept the digital currency for its video streaming service. Also read: South Korea to Dispose of 216 Bitcoins in First Public Auction Revised Bill Paves the Way for Omnitel The revised bill of the Enforcement Decree of the Foreign...
Mycelium Employee Quits After ICO Funds Was “Used for Vacation”
In a recent interview former backend developer for Mycelium, Daniel Krawisz, has detailed his reasons for leaving the company. Daniel cites deceptive sale terms and conditions and misuse of ICO funds as his primary motivation for leaving the company, including the financing of a vacation to Spain for the development team. Also Read: Australian Financial Authorities Look Into Ethereum's Conflicts...
Analyst: Like Amazon, Bitcoin Offers a Lucrative Multi-Decade Investment Opportunity
A financial analyst looked closely at the spikes in Amazon’s stock price and bitcoin recently. While detailing similarities between the two investments, he explains why bitcoin may be one of the most lucrative trading opportunities for decades. Also read: Most Popular Contactless Smart Cards in Japan Adding Bitcoin Hardware Wallets Bitcoin is Most Lucrative Education consultant and analyst Gordon Scott published an article on Wednesday...
