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Ireland’s first bitcoin ATM opens for business in Dublin city centre

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“The Central Bank has warned that users of bitcoin vending machines in Ireland will not enjoy the same protections as those buying recognised currencies from regulated financial institutions.  The warning came as the country’s first bitcoin ATM became operational in Dublin.  The machine, which converts physical euro cash into the digital currency, is being operated by Bitvendo, a bitcoin vending business started by a number of Irish and international digital currency enthusiasts.  Bitvendo charges 3%-5% commission on each transaction. The company plans to roll out more bitcoin ATMs around the country over the coming months, beginning in Waterford.”

http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2014/0313/602037-bitcoin-atm/

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CEOs behind new exchange system talk Bitcoin

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“Atlas ATS CEO Shawn Sloves and Preseus Telecom CEO Jock Percy explain why they are bullish on Bitcoin.”

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3335109592001/ceos-behind-new-exchange-system-talk-bitcoin/

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Perseus, Atlas Launch Global High-Frequency Bitcoin Trading Platform

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“High-speed telecommunications provider Perseus Telecom and digital currency trading platform Atlas ATS formally launched Wednesday a globally integrated bitcoin exchange system in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore to facilitate trading in the digital currency by high-frequency trading firms and other large financial institutions.  The two firms’ collaboration, first reported last month by The Wall Street Journal, marks a milestone in the evolution of bitcoin out of a retail-oriented, loosely regulated low-tech environment to one that is open to the high-volume and strictly regulated activities of Wall Street.”

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303795904579433222564439410

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Retailer Lord & Taylor now accepting bitcoin

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“The Hudson’s Bay Co.-owned department store teamed up in January with Pounce, an app that allows shoppers to snap a picture on their smartphones of an item from the retailer’s catalog, and complete the transaction via a mobile checkout.  For those who don’t want to use traditional credit cards, the app’s partnership with Coinbase—a digital wallet that stores the evasive cryptocurrency—means shoppers can now tap into their bitcoin allotment to pay for their new pair of jeans, Hudson’s Bay Co. confirmed.  Lord & Taylor is not the first retailer to sync its online operations with Coinbase.  Overstock.com also offers the service to online shoppers.”

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101485453

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Robocoin Spreads Its Bitcoin ATMs Further

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“Robocoin, the bi-directional Bitcoin ATM, is ramping up its nascent footprint — with launches planned for 10 more global locations.  The company said today it will be shipping its first Bitcoin ATMs to two more U.S. locations — Boston and Seattle — and also ramping up globally, with machines heading for Israel, Ireland, Singapore, the Czech Republic, Japan, Australia, the U.K. and Italy.  Robocoin’s ATMs allow for cash-to-cryptocurrency conversions or vice versa — allowing users to both buy and sell BTC, and simplifying the ‘historically arduous exchange process’ that’s put plenty of less tech-savvy people off buying a few Bitcoin.”

http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/11/robocoin-spreads/

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Dutch Streets Adopt Cryptocurrency, Become ‘Bitcoin Boulevard’

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“At 17:57 on 20th March – the precise start of spring in the Netherlands – all of the businesses along two canal-side streets in the city centre will start to accept bitcoin.  In all, nine restaurants and one art gallery will take part in the scheme.  Unofficially the two streets running along the canal – Bierkade and Groenewegje – will also change their name to ‘Bitcoin Boulevard’.  The city of the Hague has been quick to jump on the project with the tourism office promoting the event and the city’s ‘Night Mayor’ – the official who looks after the city’s nighttime activities – due to make the first bitcoin purchase at one of the restaurants.”

http://www.coindesk.com/dutch-streets-adopt-cryptocurrency-become-bitcoin-boulevard/

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Coinbase’s Fred Ehrsam says you’re thinking about Bitcoin all wrong

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“What about the notion that it’s dumb to spend Bitcoin on, say, a toaster from Overstock, if you think it’ll eventually go up in value? Because it’s far more economically efficient, Ehrsam says, even if you make a purchase with Bitcoin and then immediately buy that Bitcoin right back—an ability he says Coinbase is working on right now. But later on, Ehrsam explained that consumers don’t understand how high the cost of traditional payment networks really is, because it’s generally merchants who are stuck with the fees.  Ehrsam thinks 2014 will see a critical mass of merchants wanting to get into Bitcoin to save themselves those fees.”

http://www.techhive.com/article/2106760/coinbases-fred-ehrsam-says-youre-thinking-about-bitcoin-all-wrong.html

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Meet the Gay Black Republican Selling Guns Online for Bitcoin

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“According to Forbes, Cargill’s store is ‘the first legal Bitcoin-friendly firearm retail business in the country, if not the world.’ He started ‘accepting Bitcoin as an alternative to dollars for all sales… in January’ and he was ‘inundated with [so many] emails and phone calls’ that he began selling online as well.  Ironically, Cargill says he ‘never wanted to sell guns online,’ but the demand for them required it. Like all other gun dealers, firearms purchased online from Central Texas Gun Works are shipped to a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) near the buyer. The FFL then conducts a background check before releasing the firearm to the would-be purchaser.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/03/10/Gay-Black-Republican-Selling-Guns-Online-for-Bitcoin

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Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Discusses $1 Million Bitcoin Sales

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“Patrick discusses the Bitcoin customer and his thoughts on the future of Bitcoin with Melissa Francis.”

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Transcending the State with Stefan Molyneux

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“How do we break free of those who seek to control our lives through prohibitions, wars both physical and metaphorical? Stefan Molyneux discusses Bitcoin, Gun Control in Canada, the Drug War, the War on Men and the hope for freedom.”

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