Spending Your Bitcoin in the United Kingdom 2015
As the digital currency Bitcoin creeps more and more into the mainstream realm from its underground economy beginning, we are going to look at some examples of where you can spend the contents of your digital wallet in the UK as we head into the Q2 of 2015. It is widely believed that the first ever real-world Bitcoin Transaction took place because of a programmer living in Florida, United States named Laszlo Hanyecz, on May 21st 2010 who sent 10,000 Bitcoins to a volunteer in the United Kingdom. This was subsequently used to buy a pizza at Papa John’s costing $25 dollars which at today’s....
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This is a press release and was not written by the NewsBTC team. 24 - 25 January 2015. London, United Kingdom. After a previous success of Central European Bitcoin Expo Vienna, BitcoinExpo 2014 Shanghai and Bitcoin 2 Business Congress Brussels, the CryptoEvents team brings BitcoinExpo London 2015 to you. Conference will take place in the capital of United Kingdom on 24 - 25 January 2015. The event brings value speeches, debates, networking, exhibitions and this time also startups show. The BitcoinExpo 2015 is exclusively organized for everyone who cares about startup and new technology,....
Different states in the United States of America have different stances against Bitcoin and other digital currencies. While some states like Texas view Bitcoin favorably, there are others like New York which are hell-bent on making things tough for Bitcoin based startups and businesses. Meanwhile across the Atlantic Ocean in the United Kingdom, it is a completely different story. Unlike other countries, the United Kingdom is showing all signs of becoming the global hub for the Bitcoin industry. Starting from the way HM Treasury handled the initial proposals for introducing digital....
A new poll taken by Miningpool.co.uk reveals some interesting information on Bitcoin views and use throughout the United Kingdom. Miningpool.co.uk has spent the last two months polling over 10,000 unique monthly visitors to find out how the British Bitcoin community uses and sees Bitcoin. Bitcoin use still dominated by the usual suspects. The new poll reveals that use of bitcoin is still an issue, with only 6% of those surveyed claiming to be female owners of the digital currency in the United Kingdom. Demographically, almost half of all bitcoin users in the country are between 25-34 years....
There's a new bitcoin ATM available for the use of residents in Bristol, United Kingdom - not too far outside of London. Operated by Satoshi Point LTD, the bitcoin ATM is installed at the Superfoods healthy fast food establishment, located in Bristol's center on St. Stephens Street. In support of the launch, there was said to have been a large crowd gathering, with food, drinks, and music on-hand to keep attendees happy. The device itself is manufactured by Robocoin of Las Vegas, Nevada, and charges a 5 percent fee over rates from the Bitstamp exchange. This is one of three machines....
Bitcoin Press Release: Edited by Stuart Hoegner and featuring a foreword by Jerry Brito of Coin Center, and articles from Bitcoin, law and cryptocurrency experts worldwide, newly-released book The Law of Bitcoin is an invaluable tool for anyone needing to understand how Bitcoin and cryptocurrency intersect with legal frameworks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany. Published in July 2015 and available now, The Law of Bitcoin is a response to the great interest and need for a text focused on the law of cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin. This book is the first of....