World Cup 2014: Show Your Support with the Bitcoin Cup
Millions around the globe have got World Cup Fever and one organization is bringing a novel idea to spread the word about the advantages of Bitcoin. Aptly named the Bitcoin Cup (or BitCup), the organization is focused on using the global appeal of the digital currency to help local communities and charities, demonstrating the usability and simplicity of....
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Anonibet has become the latest gold member of the Bitcoin Foundation. The bitcoin bet shop is currently in the middle of its World Cup 2014 contest, with a total of 22 BTC up for grabs. Anonibet has been around since 2011 and it has the distinction of being the first bitcoin sportbook and casino. It offers user the opportunity to bet on a wide range of sports, from basketball and football to snooker and beach volley. With its latest World Cup 2014 contest and its recent decision to support the Bitcoin Foundation, Anonibet is hoping to attract new users and engage existing customers too.....
Back in March, live streaming company Streamin' Garage announced the world's first bitcoin-only game show, "Take My Bitcoins." Since then, the series has gone on to produce four episodes with between 18 and 19 BTC given away to participants to date. "Take My Bitcoins" is sponsored by ButterflyLabs, and uses bitcoins generated by the show's in-house mining rig for prizes. ButterflyLabs also contributes to each show's prize purse, which averages 4 BTC per show. Creator, host and executive producer Mike Rotman told CoinDesk that one of the major successes of the show has been the opportunity....
A global bitcoin donation drive is gaining steam just as the 2014 FIFA World Cup gets underway. To date, 10 companies from across the world's regional bitcoin economies have pledged their support to the 2014 Bitcoin Donation Cup. Companies from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the US have joined forces to sponsor the event, including BitPay, BitGive, Xapo, Mercado Bitcoin and Unisend, plus MexBT, ALTIS and Bitso. Also participating are local support groups like the Colombia Bitcoin Foundation and the Fundacion Bitcoin de Argentina. The Bitcoin Donation Cup enables fundraisers to....
When Brock Pierce said, "2014 will be the year of Bitcoin", it may have been more accurate to say, this will be the year of the 2014 BITCOIN war. History will likely show that when a Chinese Bitcoin exchange CEO found a workaround to allow RMB deposits in China, it will have been Bobby Lee who fired the first shot in the 2014 Bitcoin war with the global Central bankers. Read This link for more details. It may be hard to believe that digital non-debt based money could pose a threat to the global economic system and Federal Reserve notes, but believe we must; bankers are a paranoid bunch who....