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How it’s going with the first Bitcoin restaurant in the Netherlands

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“What I see around me is that not everybody who has them pays with them a lot. While it’s a bit of a rebellious monetary unit it seems to be cool having them, so they keep them. The raising offer of places where you can pay with them creates more news and this increases the interest of people for Bitcoins.  Don’t think that we have hundreds of transactions with Bitcoins now. Normally it is between five and ten a week. We like to see the same people come back. For example a group of around five people who pays with Bitcoins is visiting de Waag for dinner every week now. Generally it’s going about transactions between 30 and 40 euro’s.”

http://bitcoinmagazine.com/8211/bitcoins-in-a-restaurant-how-it-all-started-and-is-going-on-with-de-waag-the-first-place-that-accepted-bitcoins-in-the-netherlands/

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Brooklyn Businesses: Show Me The Virtual Money

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“The five Brooklyn businesses owned by Dan Lee’s family — including the Boerum Hill restaurant Oxford Kitchen — accept bitcoins and even offer a 10-percent discount for those customers who use them.  ‘I thought it was kind of a novel idea,’ said Lee, the restaurant’s business manager.  Only a small number of businesses accept bitcoins, but there are also online businesses that take them.  For the first six months, not a single customer paid with bitcoins at Oxford Kitchen, but it seems now, the concept has caught on and roughly five customers a day pay for their purchases with bitcoins, Lee said.”

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11/13/brooklyn-businesses-show-me-the-virtual-money/

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Have Bitcoin To Burn? Next Stop Could Be The Farm

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“One farm open to the idea is La Nay Ferme in Provo, Utah.  Owner Clinton Felsted says he began using bitcoin when a crew for the documentary Life on Bitcoin approached him about accepting the currency. Now he’s working on a more user-friendly bitcoin payment method that should be up and running by February for consumers buying his fruits and vegetables.  Bitcoin is most popular in the U.S., but farmers outside the U.S. are warming to it as well. One of the first to sell greens in exchange for virtual currency lives in Argentina.”

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/11/12/243970494/have-bitcoin-to-burn-next-stop-could-be-the-farm

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Brooklyn Bodega Owner: Why Merchants Should Start Accepting Bitcoin

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“Lee makes a good case for why it’s actually pretty great for retailers. ‘There are lower fees, and you don’t have to worry about chargebacks, which is beneficial for merchants,’ he says. ‘It’s better than Visa or Master Card.’  Indeed, Bitpay has zero transaction fees and only requires a monthly payment.  Bitpay also allows for instantly converting the Bitcoin into dollars, so Lee doesn’t have to worry about the recent wild fluctuations. All you need to pay for your groceries in Bitcoin is a phone with a Bitpay or similar app that can transact Bitcoin. Lee puts the dollar amount into his app, which shows the price in Bitcoin. A QR code for the transaction then pops up on his screen, and the customer scans it.”

http://www.businessinsider.com/brooklyn-bitcoin-bodega-2013-11

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Buying a Subway sub with Bitcoin

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“My first purchase with Bitcoin! A subway in Allentown accepts Bitcoin so I took the two hour drive to get a sub. My total was $12.35 USD but I paid .04 BTC”

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NYC’s Bloomberg led the way on trans fats ban

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“In the years before the city took action, big agribusiness companies had already spent years developing alternatives to the main source of trans fat – partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Yet there was little market demand for alternatives, which included blends of soybean, cottonseed and palm oils.  McDonald’s, KFC and other restaurant companies had quietly been experimenting with substitute frying oils and shortening for years, trying to see if they could make the switch without consumers noticing a change in taste. All of those efforts went into overdrive when Bloomberg’s health board implemented the ban, and effectively created a huge new marketplace for trans fat alternatives overnight.”

http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/DA9U97MG2

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Soylent gets a $1.5 million infusion of venture capital

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“TechCrunch is reporting that Rob Rhinehart’s Soylent, the nutritionally complete meal replacement shake/drink mix, has just closed out a $1.5 million seed funding round from a wide mix of investors led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lerer Ventures. This is on top of the $1.5 million in pre-orders the company already amassed as part of its crazy-successful crowdfunding run earlier this year.  The project has been a poster child for crowdfunding success—in fact, the sheer volume of orders has caused its own set of delays in scaling Soylent from a hand-mixed product for a few dozen testers to a mass-produced meal replacement for hundreds of thousands of customers.”

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/soylent-gets-a-1-5-million-infusion-of-venture-capital/

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Netherlands Bar Accepts Bitcoins For Beer With New POS System

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“Dutch company Bitcoin Café developed the NUVOPOS as a way to accept Bitcoins on the go. The program asks bar customers to scan a QR code on screen at the bar and then pay using Bitcoins via their smartphone.  This is not the first Bitcoin POS system on the market, it’s not even the first to offer in-person payments. However, it is the first Bitcoin-enabled POS system to focus specifically on bars and other hospitality services. The team at NUVOPOS is currently accepting applications for more POS systems around the world. With Bitcoin acting as a new form of global currency, these type of systems will likely continue popping up at breakneck speeds.”

http://www.inquisitr.com/998309/netherlands-bar-accepts-bitcoins-for-beer/

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Bitcoins: Liberating Organic Farmers

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“This short documentary is about how small organic farmers are using bitcoins to reach their customers directly – with no fees and middlemen.”

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Head Away From Old San Juan and to Luquillo, Puerto Rico

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“From pre-Columbian Taino-Indian petroglyphs to Spanish fortresses; gorgeous beaches to rainforest adventure parks: Puerto Rico is the kind of destination that draws thrill-seekers and history buffs alike. Better yet? La Isla Del Encanto is an unincorporated US territory, so no US passport needed if you’re a citizen!  And while most travelers flock to Old San Juan, I personally recommend you venture out of its Metro area in order to experience a more unique, adventurous trip. My favorite beach town in the vicinity? LUQUILLO! It’s only 45 minutes east of the capital, an easy ride whether you rent a car or go with a tour operator.”

http://wanderingtrader.com/travel-blog/puerto-rico-travel-blog/luquillo-puerto-rico/

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