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Mexican Coffee Chain Begins Accepting Bitcoin At University Coffee Shop
In response to customer requests, one of Mexico’s largest coffee shop chains has begun accepting bitcoin at a university coffee shop. The Café Punta del Cielo coffee shop at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP) has begun accepting bitcoin payments through Bitso, a Read More...
Stanford Joins NYU and Duke in Offering Bitcoin Course
Stanford is joining NYU and Duke University in offering a course on bitcoin – kicking off with a free security webinar tomorrow. The college's new course, Crypto Currencies: Bitcoin and Friends, launches on 21st September. Besides Stanford students, it will be open to professionals Read More...
Andy Murray uses crowdfunding firm to invest in UK startups
World No 2 invests in three small firms that he says share his ‘dedication, hunger and standards’ via crowdfunding firm in which he is shareholder Wednesday 19 August 2015 05.43 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 19 August 2015 06.03 EDT Tennis star Andy Murray has made Read More...
The Bitcoin Schism Shows the Genius of Open Source
Mike Hearn is one of the primary engineers behind bitcoin, the digital currency that aims to remake our financial system. Or at least he used to be. Over the weekend, Hearn told the world that he and a group of other coders were forking the bitcoin project, creating an alternate version of the Read More...
Change Tip And Direct Relief Launch Charitable Campaign Using Bitcoin
When it comes to reasons for using Bitcoin, consumers in countries with developed economies — where credit cards, PayPal PayPal and other payment systems function uite well — don’t have many. However, one promising area for the use of the digital currency in developed economies Read More...
This sleek, sleep-tracking ring will nudge you to a healthier life
There are no shortages of ways today to track your every step or snooze. But most sleep trackers out there ask people to sacrifice either comfort or accuracy, and some require users to commit the counterproductive sin of looking at their sleep-killing screens just before Read More...
UK tech firm brings solar classrooms in a box to Kenya
In rural communities, where resources and infrastructure are often at a premium, it is often children who bear the brunt of those scarcities. With that in mind, U.K.-based tech firm Aleutia have developed a flatpack, solar-powered modular classroom that can be built entirely off the electrical Read More...
Bitcoin's forked: chief scientist launches alternative proposal for the currency
The bitcoin wars have begun, as Bitcoin XT s uares off against the classic flavour of the cryptocurrency Monday 17 August 2015 06.57 EDT Last modified on Monday 17 August 2015 07.00 EDT Cryptocurrency bitcoin is facing civil war, with two high-profile developers announcing plans to Read More...
Beyond Bitcoin: How The Blockchain Could Disrupt Our Financial System
If you haven’t been paying attention to Bitcoin because you don’t understand how a digital currency might be relevant to your business, you might want to reconsider. It’s unlikely that Bitcoin will replace the dollar, pound, Euro, or yen anytime soon (or ever). However, Read More...
A New Path for Social Enterprises Through the “Valley of Death”
Providing a tailored mix of different types of capital and reestablishing a more human-centered sense of accountability is helping social enterprises traverse the proverbial funding gap. People have been talking for years about the “valley of death” between seed money and growth Read More...