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Silk Road Fall Out: Third Bitcoin Auction Scheduled
The federal government has announced it will be holding its third auction of bitcoins seized from the Silk Road marketplace on March 5 from 8
Musk Announces Consumer Ready Home Electricity Storage
CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk announced last week that the company has developed a home electric storage unit. Musk announced that a satisfactory design
New York City Government Receives Bitcoin Payment Bill
New York City councilman Mark Levine has proposed a bill that would allow citizens to pay fees and fines to the city using bitcoin. The bill
Drop in US Import Prices
US import prices have dropped by 2.2 percent in the month of January, the largest drop since February 2012. The drop in import prices is
House Hears Witnesses On Changes to Diagnostic Codes
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has been hearing witnesses as it decides on whether to delay the deadline on implementing ICD-10 which changes requirements
Decreased Vitamin D in Kids Could Effect Heart Health
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism has linked childhood vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk for developing heart
Facebook Introduces Legacy Contacts
On Thursday, Facebook announced a solution to the difficult challenge of what to do with Facebook accounts when the user has passed away. Users can
Protecting American intellectual property vital to economic growth
This article was originally published on February 12, 2015 in The Hill. With both sides of the aisle focusing on bettering the middle class this
CoinJar’s Solution to Bitcoin Price Volatility
Australian bitcoin company CoinJar has introduced Hedged Accounts in an attempt to limit clients’ fears of fluctuations in the value of bictoin. The hedged accounts
MyCoin Closure Leaves Investors High & Dry
The closure of MyCoin, a bitcoin trading company based in Hong Kong, has closed leaving investors to face a potential $3BN (HK) loss, equivalent to