Altcoin

A comparison between the language in a 1994 New York Times article on the internet and current Bitcoin users.

Robot Sex Nickels market update for 12.19.2014. You can find us at IRC channel, #RobotSexNickels, the Bit Coin Talk Announcement, or follow @RobotSexNickels on Twitter.

Last week, Microsoft announced that they are now accepting Bitcoins for XBOX and Windows store purchases. This is another great step forward for Bitcoin and other crypto-currency users. I love seeing more avenues open to spend alternative currencies. 

The Ponemon Institute reports 79% of US organizations plan to adapt digital currencies with 20% looking to do so in the next 6–12 months. 

In our continuing series on converting Bitcoin to US Dollars we explore a new method of cash transfer, American Express Serve. Serve cards are available at retail locations all across the United States. I picked my up at the local Walgreens. In order to take advantage of this method of transfer it is necessary to sign up with the Serve service, they will send you a card with your name on it. Therefore this is not an anonymous solution. The trade-off is how quick and easy this becomes.

Argentina has over 8,000 Bitcoin users because the alt currency is more stable than their own currency reports CoinFinance.

MASLEY™ Gloves offers a 3% discount for Bitcoin users and has pledged to keep those earnings in Bitcoin.

Blockstream is new company making financial news with their 21 million dollar investment seed round.

Robot Sex Nickels weekly market update. You can find us at IRC channel, #RobotSexNickels, the Bit Coin Talk Announcement, or follow @RobotSexNickels on Twitter.

This week's market update for Robot Sex Nickels.