Carrie Kirby

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Carrie Kirby is a Bay Area freelance reporter with years of experience writing about technology. She helped cover the dot-com boom and bust for the San Francisco Chronicle, and nowadays contributes to the Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, San Francisco magazine and other publications. Carrie also has a passion for helping moms save money and for car-free living.

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What it's actually like to get paid exclusively in bitcoins
As more employees start to accept their salaries in bitcoin, CoinDesk takes a look at how they're getting on.
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Living on bitcoin is a real challenge for newlywed couple
Two newlyweds from Utah attempt to live solely on bitcoin for 90 days, filming the 'Life on Bitcoin' documentary.
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Foodler bitcoin orders growing by 30 percent a month
Find out how US restaurant delivery network Foodler has made it easier to buy food with bitcoin.
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Already bigger than some currencies, Bitcoin can get bigger, Gavin Andresen says
CoinDesk sat down with Gavin Andresen, chief scientist for the Bitcoin Foundation and lead developer for the Bitcoin open-source project.
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Bitcoin will ease e-commerce pain says BitPay's Gallippi
While covering Bitcoin 2013 this past weekend, CoinDesk sat down and talked with Tony Gallippi, co-founder and CEO of the payment processing firm BitPay.
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BitInstant's Charlie Shrem sees Bitcoin battles ahead #Bitcoin2013
Largely untapped markets such as global remittances represent a huge opportunity for Bitcoin, BitInstant founder Charlie Shrem said at Bitcoin 2013.
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BitPay CEO Tony Gallippi warns against DIY Bitcoin fails #Bitcoin2013
BitPay CEO Tony Gallippi made a case at Bitcoin 2013 for why the digital currency needs payment networks like his.
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CoinDesk talks with Roger Ver, 'Bitcoin Jesus' #Bitcoin2013
Bitcoin investor and evangelist Roger Ver -- "Bitcoin Jesus," some call him -- used bitcoins to buy his plane ticket to San Jose for Bitcoin 2013.
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Bitcoin 2013 in review
Walking into the San Jose Convention Center this weekend, at first you might mistake the crowd for just another programming conference.....
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Left to right: Moderator Mark Edge, Coinlab.com CEO Peter Vessenes, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, BitPay CEO Tony Gallippi and BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem.
Coinlab, BitPay, Coinbase, BitInstant execs offer startup how-tos #Bitcoin2013
What's life like for a bitcoin startup? A panel of entrepreneurs tackled that topic during a panel discussion Sunday at Bitcoin 2013.
Left to right: Moderator Mark Edge, Coinlab.com CEO Peter Vessenes, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, BitPay CEO Tony Gallippi and BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem.