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With space travel soon to be on the increase, has bitcoin got what it takes to be the inter-galactic currency of the future?
What’s up with alpacas and Bitcoin? Well, if a digital currency movement can be said to have a mascot, alpacas serve that role for Bitcoin, albeit unofficially.
Part of Bitcoin's appeal is that it is a real-life example of a concept in science fiction: an advanced, universally accepted form of currency.
The Seasteading Institute shares many of Bitcoin's ideals.
Ripple is the name for both a digital currency (XRP) and an open payment network within which that currency is transferred.
As interest in bitcoin grows, so too does the number of Twitter accounts related to the digital currency.
Mike Caldwell first introduced physical bitcoins for purchase in 2011. He coined the name “Casascius” from an acronym for “call a spade a spade.”
Are we ready to take the next step in digital currency? That is, to use the digital medium itself as the measure and store of value, as well as the channel for exchange?
Every day, more businesses add bitcoin as an option for payment. Here are profiles of 10 businesses, online and off, that have adopted bitcoin for payments.