GROWING ROOTS: WILL IT BE A GIANT OAK TREE?…OR JUST AN ANNOYING WEED? Posted on 17th November 2013 by T4C in Economy BitCoin Rises Over $500 | Zero Hedge I have 1.5 BitCoins. Well…beats having zero, zilch, nada….even though I could have had beaucoup, tons, a shitload of them when the o…he Global Macro Investor, and his November 1st recommendation to “Buy Bitcoins”(when BTC was $210 so nearly a 100% return in 1 week) which among other things attempts to “value BTC using a macro framework” or, in other words, the first supply-demand driven fair value assessment of BTC.

What if there was an application that gave you a completely secure Bitcoin wallet , made downloading the client and blockchain a thing of the past, and required the computer skills of your average Facebook user? Ladies and gentlemen, it's here. The app has arrived that will sweep the B…ps which can be very technically demanding. Finally, we have an app that will open up Bitcoin to a whole new segment of society. This is exciting. The Bitcoin Trader is excited. Edit: if you'd like to be walked through StrongCoin, click on "Simple Bitcoin Guide" at the top of the blog.

Pelle Braendgaard, co-founder of the Kipochi Bitcoin wallet and transfer service, believes the controversial digital currency could act as a facilitator between mobile money platforms. Speaking at AfricaCom 2013 in Cape Town today (Tuesday), Braendgaard said Bitcoin’s true potential wa… problem.” Bitcoin is often described as a borderless currency and is not regulated by any government or central bank. Braendgaard believes mobile money is ripe for the picking for Bitcoin exchanges and wallets because mobile money platforms and networks currently operate as “islands”.

Bitcoin, the decentralized virtual currency that approximates cash on the internet, had a big day today. The four-year-old currency had its first hearing in Congress as experts from the government, the Bitcoin community, and the nonprofit sector appeared to discuss the implications of …dium for laundering money." Today's hearing was inconclusive but it seems to indicate that regulatory agencies and legislators are more interested in controlling Bitcoin than regulating it. Calvery closed her testimony by strongly encouraging Bitcoin businesses to register with FINCEN.

Can you make enough Bitcoin cash to offset your power bill? Looking to break into the Bitcoin market? Well it looks like motherboard manufacturer ASRock has your back, with a new BTC-series of motherboards that are designed to specialise in mining Bitcoins. How do they do this? By havi…xtra power connectors to ensure that everything stays stable while you’re furiously crunching those numbers. Are those numbers worth crunching? Just ask this guy. The BTC-series isn’t yet available for public sale but you can find out more at the official website here. Source: PC Gamer