Kadhim Shubber

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Kadhim Shubber is a freelance journalist who first bought bitcoins so that he could buy a beer at The Pembury Tavern, Hackney’s bitcoin pub. He has reported for Slate, Wired, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times and Ampp3d. He is currently studying for a Masters in Journalism at City University London.

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DarkMarket Alternative Launches With Friendlier Title 'OpenBazaar'
The decentralised anonymous marketplace DarkMarket has been forked and given a more palatable name.
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USA is Leading the Bitcoin Jobs Boom
Despite worries about regulation killing bitcoin innovation, America is the place to be for a career in cryptocurrency.
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Reserve Bank of Australia: Bitcoin 'limited risk' to payment systems
Australia's central bank has spelled out the perceived risks of bitcoin adoption in a document only recently made public.
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New Mobile Payment System 'Paym' Poses Challenge for Bitcoin
A new payment system, Paym, allows people to send money to each other using only mobile numbers.
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Bountysource Now Lets You Fund Open-Source Projects with Bitcoin
Bountysource, a funding platform for open source software, has finally integrated bitcoin payments.
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Video: Inside the Offshore Vault Where Gold Trades for Bitcoin
CoinDesk's Kadhim Shubber visits the offshore vault where Bullion Bitcoin trades digital gold for the real thing.
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Wladimir van der Laan's Top Four Priorities for Bitcoin
Private keys, the Bitcoin-Qt wallet and faster blockchain downloads are on the mind of Bitcoin's incoming lead developer.
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Survey: People Who Know Least About Bitcoin Want to Ban It Most
A Reason-Rupe survey suggests that educating people about bitcoin is key to mass acceptance.
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Crisis in Ukraine Displays US Power Over Payment Systems
The crisis in the Ukraine highlights governments' use payment systems as weapons of war.
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Gavin Andresen Steps Down as Bitcoin's Lead Developer
Andresen will focus on his Bitcoin Foundation work, leaving the lead developer role to Wladimir van der Laan.
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