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SnapSwap Launches Ripple Gateway, Accepts Direct Deposits from Any US Bank Account 11 Jun 2013 | 10:33 am
SnapSwap has launched the first Ripple Gateway aimed at US clients. New users who verify a US bank account with SnapSwap will receive 1000 XRP, free, from OpenCoin. Users can deposit directly from th...
Is This the End of the "Experiment?" 7 Jun 2013 | 06:33 am
"But, but, but, Mr. Bitcoin Trader, how could you even pose such a question?" Well, loyal and ever-bullish Bitcoin fan, I'm starting to see some cracks in the system, and I think it's my duty as a ci...
Tech Feed News Talks Bitcoin Regulation at Bitcoin 2013 25 May 2013 | 08:31 pm
Interviews include Buttercoin, Gavin Andresen, Patrick Murck (general counsel, Bitcoin Foundation), and Dan Friedberg (lawyer).
Did Open Transactions Just Become a Legitimate Challenger to Ripple? 22 May 2013 | 05:38 am
Last week, OpenCoin Inc. chief cryptographer David Schwartz was interviewed on the "Let's Talk Bitcoin" show. If you listen from 17:44, you'll hear his opinion on Open Transactions: "In Open Transact...
The Bitcoin Trader Goes to San Jose! 22 May 2013 | 12:45 am
Wow, what a weekend. To be honest, I wasn't sure exactly what (or when) I was going to write about the conference, because it really was a personal experience more than anything else. That being said...
Bitcoin News Bits - May 13th, 2013 14 May 2013 | 10:03 am
I get quite a few emails from people looking to promote their products, services, events, and sites. Unfortunately I don't have the time to get back to everyone in a prompt manner, but I can assure yo...
I was offered $550 to say that "Ripple is a Scam." 9 May 2013 | 05:34 am
I received an interesting message in my bitcointalk.org inbox today. It said that a user going by the name of 'TradeFortress' was paying forum members 5 BTC to edit their posts in this thread to say t...
Ripple is now a Tsunami! 6 May 2013 | 01:30 am
Just like that, Ripple's market cap now exceeds that of Bitcoin. There are a lot of people asking just what the heck is going on, and of course, trying to figure out if this is just another digital cu...
2.5Mb of Wikileaks Cables Embedded in the Bitcoin Blockchain 24 Apr 2013 | 08:01 am
John Robb, a writer at Resilient Communities, just tweeted that a large amount of Wikileaks cable data has been embedded in the blockchain. There are indeed methods for embedded text in the blockchai...
Bitcoin/Ripple Market Sets Daily Volume Record 15 Apr 2013 | 01:28 am
Is Ripple riding on the coattails of Bitcoin's sudden rise to fame, or is its popularity a result of the recent press release regarding some high profile investors? Either way, today was a big day fo...
