Roop Gill

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Roop is a Canadian journalist and self-proclaimed globe-trotter. She has lived and worked in Toronto, Sydney and Singapore before calling London home.

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Is This $11 Million Yacht The Most Expensive Thing You Can Buy With Bitcoin?
A yacht priced at 22,305.134 BTC ($11,000,000) may be the most expensive bitcoin product ever.
BitPremier yacht
Coin of Sale is being used by a couple of Subway outlets in Czech Republic
New Bitcoin POS 'Coin of Sale' Garners Global Attention
Coin of Sale aims to make it easier for merchants to accept bitcoin payments for their goods and services.
Coin of Sale is being used by a couple of Subway outlets in Czech Republic
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Jimmy Wales Reveals Wikimedia is 'Cautious' About Accepting Bitcoin
Jimmy Wales said in a Twitter conversation that Wikimedia was “cautious” about the Internet encyclopaedia accepting bitcoin donations.
Jimmy Wales
Chamath Palihapitiya (JD Lasica/Flickr Creative Commons)
Chamath Palihapitiya Predicts 7.3 Million Bitcoin Wallet Downloads in 2014
Former Facebook and AOL executive Chamath Palihapitiya tweeted about about a significant slowdown in wallet growth rate for 2014.
Chamath Palihapitiya (JD Lasica/Flickr Creative Commons)
April 11th 2014 News Round Up Roop
Video: Roundup of This Week’s Bitcoin News 11th April 2014
In this week of closures, crashes and Heartbleed, here are three of the biggest stories we covered on CoinDesk.
April 11th 2014 News Round Up Roop
We Deliver Local
We Deliver Local Brings Bitcoin to the High Street
Over 40 local UK shops are now accepting bitcoin via We Deliver Local, an e-commerce site for buying groceries.
We Deliver Local
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Enthusiasts and Sceptics Debate Bitcoin at London's O2 Venue
Bitcoin enthusiasts and critics alike discussed security, regulation and entrepreneurship at a panel discussion on Saturday.
Bitcoin-Panel-Discussion2
Bitcoin Fight Night
Swedish Kickboxer Wins Bitcoin Fight Prize, Max Keiser KO's 'Bankster'
Winner of the first Bitcoin Fight Night received bitcoin worth £5,000, while cryptocurrency fan Max Keiser 'defeated' paper money.
Bitcoin Fight Night
News Round up April 14th
Video: Roundup of This Week's Bitcoin News 4th April 2014
Didn't get a chance to stay up-to-date with all the news and features on CoinDesk this week? Don't panic.
News Round up April 14th
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Net Yourself a Plymouth Barracuda Supercar for 429 BTC
A graphic designer has converted his classic Plymouth into a modern-day supercar. Now you can buy it with bitcoin.
Images courtesy of Rasmus Porsager