BitcoinPeople Morning Digest #5

The infamous Winklevoss twins buy their first Virgin Galactic space flight from Richard Branson using their Bitcoin stash. The Wall Street Journal launches a new segment about digital currencies: BitBeat. BitPay opens their Latin America office in Buenos Aires, Argentina. BitScan launch crowdfunding campaign for Android app. UK will treat Bitcoin as a foreign currency […]

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Open Letter to The Wall Street Journal

Hello Mr. Michael Casey, I read your WSJ article today. I feel deceived by you. You requested to speak with me, so I took time out of my day to do so. We talked for 20 minutes, during which time I conveyed to you my sentiments about the Bitcoin ecosystem and the matter of MtGox’s […]

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Meet the First Public Bitcoin Company

Bitcoin Shop Inc., an online retailer, became the first U.S. publicly traded company with the word “bitcoin” in its name, a hallmark for a virtual currency whose rapid growth has spawned intense regulatory scrutiny. Bitcoin Shop, which sells everything from soap to cellphones and takes bitcoin for payment, executed what is known as a reverse […]

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