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Hungary to impose world’s first internet tax
Hungary is preparing to impose the world’s first tax on internet usage in the latest example of the unorthodox economic policies being pursued by …
Earn Bitcoin by Turning Your Android Device into a Tor Node
Because it is open-source, the TOR network is free to use for anyone who wants to make sure his or her privacy is respected. …
Bitcoin Software Developers do not need BitLicense
The New York “BitLicense” proposal is most certainly controversial at the very least. There are of course many people who feel that Bitcoin should …
Venezuelans turn to bitcoins to bypass socialist currency controls
(Reuters) Tech-savvy Venezuelans looking to bypass dysfunctional economic controls are turning to the bitcoin virtual currency to obtain dollars, make Internet purchases — and …
Australian Senate Launches Inquiry into Bitcoin and Digital Currencies
The Australian Senate’s Economics References Committee announced this week it would hold an inquiry into bitcoin and digital currency implications, aiming to present its …
Why Bitcoin and War Don’t Mix
Conflict gives Bitcoin an opportunity, the traditional perspective goes – but in the current world of conflict, it could well be argued that economics …
As the Fed’s secrets are revealed, will the world turn to Bitcoin?
On Friday secret tapes of correspondence from Goldman Sachs and the Federal Reserve were released. The truth is not pretty and it may be …
Isle of Man Residents Could Soon Settle Tax Bills in Bitcoin
Isle of Man residents and businesses could soon have the option to pay their taxes in bitcoin, according to a government representative who indicated the option …
5 US States Poised to Promote Bitcoin
Given the recent critiques of New York and its proposed framework for bitcoin businesses, many of the law’s opponents are no doubt hoping the …
Ecuador: The First Nation to Create its own Digital Currency
Over the weekend, CCN reported on the government of Ecuador’s decision to ban Bitcoin, along with all other cryptocurrencies, via a National Assembly majority …
Europe’s Pirate Parties are sinking, but they’ve already won
The 2014 European elections haven’t been kind to the various Pirate Parties, which campaign for digital rights, free speech and decriminalisation of filesharing. In …
Spanish Government: Bitcoin is Considered Cash for Tax Purposes
The Spanish tax authority, the Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (AEAT), is “monitoring” digital currencies to ensure they are not used for illicit purposes such as …
A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of …
Chinese government tries to censor media coverage of bitcoin
Chinese media outlets have been issued censorship instructions by government authorities, mandating that no coverage be provided for the upcoming Global Bitcoin Summit, a …