Is Bitcoin Like Buying Google Early? Check Out The Shocking Comparison
Before the recent selloff, Bitcoin was positioned as the next big thing. Investing and trading legends like billionaire philanthropist Paul Tudor Jones say it is like investing in Steve Jobs’ Apple early, or like getting in on the ground floor on Google. A new comparison suggests that even the latest price action is very much like if you had bought Google early. Here is a closer look at the shocking comparison along with the happy ending that should give crypto holders feeling uneasy some comfort. Bitcoin Versus Google Comparison Predicts Bull Finale Ahead Of Recession Bitcoin is a....
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Google is one of the many players looking to venture into the world of peer-to-peer payments shortly, and their Wallet payment solution is evolving over time as well. However, it was rather shocking to hear Google is dropped support for the physical debit cards linked to Google Wallet, as the company is shifting its focus to the mobile ecosystem. Online peer-to-peer payments are the new hot trend, which is part of the reason Bitcoin is gaining so much popularity. Google Wallet Debit Card Dropped. Similar to what other popular online payment processors are offering, Google Wallet users had....
Julian Assange, the embattled leader of non-profit activist media agency WikiLeaks, noted during a recent reddit Ask Me Anything discussion that while bitcoin is just coming to the attention of many of the tech industry's elite, he was personally responsible for raising awareness about the digital currency to tech giant Google, in 2011. Had he listened, Assange claimed, Google would "own the planet by now". While this may sound like a bold statement from the controversial figure, Assange in fact had an early conversation with Google executive chairman and then-CEO Eric Schmidt. The....
Another brand new product hot off the shelf works with Google Glass and allows consumers to pay with Bitcoin by simply nodding twice. This technology is called EAZE, and is supported by software that matches the name. Paying with Bitcoin just got easier. Imagine sitting in your favorite restaurant and instead of being presented with a check, you are presented with a QR-Code to complete your transaction, without interrupting your conversation. Simply say "make a payment" and EAZE recognizes the command, scans the code via Google Glass and pays directly from your Bitcoin wallet. EAZE....
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This post was published on bitcoinmagazine.com on June 8th, 2013. The past few days we have seen shocking revelations from the sphere of digital communications. The Guardian published a leaked top-secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over the metadata (caller, receiver, time, location, duration) of all phone calls made through Verizon's networks (and not tell anyone about the order's existence), and the site also verified the authenticity of a leaked slide presentation about PRISM, a program through which the NSA was collecting data including emails, chat messages, photos and....