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At least half of all Bitcoin transactions are for online gambling 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Recently I noted that illegal drug purchases are around half a percent of Bitcoin transactions, which is far from the existential threat that it has been made out to be. Instead, the most common useca...
Tips from regulation conference on Bitcoin compliance 21 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
With the backdrop of both Congress and the NY Department of Financial Services launching investigations into Bitcoin, regulation is top of mind for everyone in the Bitcoin ecosystem. So far the only ...
About half a percent of Bitcoin transactions are to buy drugs. 15 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Although many have shown a lot of angst about Bitcoin use on Silk Road, buying drugs is far from a major use of Bitcoin. As the recent Forbes Article about Dread Pirate Roberts, the man behind Silk R...
Engagement -> Retention -> Growth 13 Aug 2013 | 02:19 am
Growth without retention leads to the dreaded sharksfin curve. If you’re not retaining your users, then it doesn’t matter how quickly you add new users to your product. You have a leaky bucket. Soone...
Buying Capacity for Performance? Try PernixData Software! 6 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
PernixData announced the general availability of the Flash Virtualization Platform (FVP) today. Congratulation to Poojan Kumar, Satyam Vaghani and the entire PernixData team for an amazing execution! ...
Bloomreach’s Growth and Move Into Mobile 15 Jul 2013 | 07:55 pm
It’s hard to believe that it has been 4 ½ years since the founding of Bloomreach. At that time I was working at Bain Capital Ventures, having just moved from Boston to spearhead the launch of their W...
Snapchat hits 200M snaps per day, raises a new round. 25 Jun 2013 | 01:00 am
We met Evan and Bobby, the founders of Snapchat, in March 2012. We were mesmerized. They had a vision for how disappearing photo messages would make people more authentic, more silly, more real in the...
White House Honors Pediatrician, Geneticist and Entrepreneur, Atul Butte 20 Jun 2013 | 03:47 am
Over the years, I’ve had the great honor of supporting some truly inspiring entrepreneurs as they have strived to not only disrupt markets, but also improve the world we live in. Today, I am thrilled...
Good news for Bitcoin in the wake of Liberty Reserve being shut down 31 May 2013 | 09:00 pm
Earlier this week the Federal Government shut down Liberty Reserve, a digital currency exchange, alleging that it ran “what amounted to an online, underworld bank that handled $6 billion for drug deal...
How to build trust in the Bitcoin ecosystem 16 May 2013 | 08:44 pm
Well it looks like the Department of Homeland Security is investigating Mt. Gox and the primary complaint is operating an unlicensed money transmittal business. Things do not look good for Mt. Gox. It...
