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Digital Currency
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The Right Coast
Bitcoin is not just digital currency. It’s Napster for finance. – Term Sheet
Some still doubt bitcoin's usefulness and durability, but 2014 may leave skeptics even further behind -- developers and entrepreneurs are already hard at work building features on top of the…
DuetsBlog
Gold Digger
Since I'm a massive contemporary hip-hop fan (okay, not really), I felt compelled to comment on the entertaining "Coinye" controversy that recently bubbled over. For those of you not in…
Virtual Currency Report
Insurance Coverage Available for Bitcoin Deposits – Devil is in the Details
By Eric Barber
Elliptic, a London-based digital virtual currency services firm, announced this week that it has secured insurance coverage through Lloyd’s of London for Bitcoin deposits made into its “deep cold storage” vault. …
LawSites
Podcast: The Legal Issues Surrounding Bitcoin
Cyber currency Bitcoin has seen an exponential rise in value and popularity since its inception in 2010. Consider this: If you had bought $1,000 worth of Bitcoins in 2010, it…
Lending Law Report
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose? Bitcoin as Collateral is Not a Good Bet
This post was written by Jonathan W. Riley. For lending lawyers and commercial lenders who have been wondering what the recent fuss over “Bitcoin” is all about, and what, if…
ContractsProf Blog
GLOBAL K: Bitcoins – Actually a Virtual Problem
Over the past year, there has been an explosion of interest – and a frenzied up-swing in trading – in bitcoins. Writing in The New York Times in late December…
Virtual Currency Report
Excellent Explanation of How Bitcoin Works
This is the best explanation I've seen yet of how (and the why behind the how) Bitcoin works. If you have the time for a long read, it is well…
Virtual Currency Report
Overstock.com Becomes Largest U.S. Retailer to Take Bitcoin
In a surprise move, Overstock.com just went live with its acceptance of Bitcoin. The company had announced in December that it planned to start taking bitcoins sometime in the first…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Insuring Cyber Risks, Bitcoin Primer, No Love for “No Gossip”
Bitcoins have long been a growing topic of conversation on the LexBlog Network, but I'm not sure I've seen a good general primer as we see from Lata Nott today.…
Virtual Currency Report
Bitcoin Predictions from Glenbrook
Thank you to Glenbrook Partners for some insightful Bitcoin predictions for 2014 and an informative survey conducted in 2013.