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Reddit’s April Fools offering is…a button
Social media news aggregation site has an interesting relationship with April Fools day. So when today the site posted to its blog announcing of all things a button, it caught the Internet’s attention. The button—an interchanging graphic with a padlock symbol on it—says that it allows users to press it but once. Pressing the button ...
Bitcoin Weekly 2015 April 1: Rakuten week long $30 discount for BTC purchases, Overstock.com invests in PeerNova, Bitcoin blockchain could house malware says INTERPOL
This Bitcoin Weekly may have fallen on April 1st, but it’s not the April Fools edition for the Weekly. This week, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is bringing bitcoin payments to the United States and to sweeten the pot has begun a week-long $30 discount (for purchases $100 and up) starting today. Overstock.com has invested in ...
Valve will offer HTC Vive dev kits for free to select developers
In order to get its new virtual reality (VR) device out onto the market as quickly as possible, Valve will be offering free development kits for the upcoming HTC Vive to a small handful of developers. Valve Corporation and HTC Corporation have already sent free dev kits to a select number of developers, according to ...
Bitcoin Weekly 2015 March 25: Noble Markets and Nasdaq software, ChangeTip Twitch.tv integration, Paybase woes, and Cryptoine hacked
This week had some interesting revelations with the Noble Markets exchange licensing Nadaq’s own software. ChangeTip began support for live streaming website Twitch.tv opening up a chance to tip bitcoin to our favorite streamers. And Coinapult has re-enabled withdrawals from its exchange in the wake of a nasty hack. The Paybase, GAW Miners, Josh Garza ...
ChangeTip integrates with Twitch.tv and it’s that easy to get started
Over the years Twitch.tv has distinguished itself as an extremely potent platform for live streamers to attract and entertain audiences. While there are a number of monetization options that streamers can use to make money from their performances, donations happen to be one of the most common go-to solutions. Last week, ChangeTip—the preeminent social media ...
Magic Leap’s vision for the future of augmented reality is breathtaking
The current implementations of augmented reality (AR) on mobile devices is not that hot. Smartphones can be used to create windows into fantasy overlaid over reality, but the technology to do it isn’t quite up to par with the science fiction level of hype that the future may hold. Thanks to Magic Leap Inc., a ...
Bitcoin Weekly 2015 March 18: Rakuten accepting bitcoin payments, Coinbase chief compliance officer resigns, exchanges Coinapult and AllCrypt hacked
This week Bitcoin “lives in interesting times” with a number of excellent news items and some that show that there’s still some shaky ground to be walked. Amid the amazing news, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has moved forward with plans to accept bitcoin payments. Coinbase is feeling the heat now as Chief Compliance Officer Martine ...
Coinapult investigating hot wallet compromise resulting in $43k loss
Monday evening, an unauthorized withdrawal for 150 BTC (approx. $42,879 USD) was sent from Coinapult’s hot wallet, according to a Google doc released by the Bitcoin payment processor. The website has also been updated with a warning that customers should not send any bitcoins to existing Coinapult addresses, including lock addresses. Coinapult, operated by Numeraire ...
It’s St. Patrick’s Day so let’s chat about Bitcoin and Ireland
It’s St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S. and amidst the superficial Ireland worship and overflowing mugs of green beer will be a lot of people wearing shirts and buttons bearing phrases they can’t pronounce. This celebration makes an excellent day to speak to the progress of Bitcoin and Ireland, especially for an American audience who ...
Star Citizen wins SXSW’s Most Anticipated Crowdfunded Game on $75 million worth of hype
Chris Roberts and Cloud Imperium Games’ Star Citizen continues to make the case that video game spaceships are an extremely effective crowdfunding opportunity, with the recent announcement that the game surpassed $75 million in crowdfunded support. This amount, and the general fanfare surrounding the upcoming game has led to it winning South By South West’s ...