TheNewYorklawyerwhofiledthreeweeksagoforatrademarkontheuseofthewordBitcoin“infinancialservices,namely,providingavirtualcurrencyforusebymembersofanonlinecommunityviaaglobalcomputernetwork”iswithdrawingtheapplicationtodayafterafloodofangryanonymousemails.Andimmediatelyfilingapplicationsforthetrademarkinothercountries.MichaelPascazi,the...
MichaelPascazi,thelawyerwhofiledatrademarkapplicationfortheuseoftheword“bitcoin”incommerce,wrotetoclarifytoBetabeatthathewasn’t“forced”towithdrawit,asourheadlineyesterdaysaid.“Intheworldofbusinessonehastochoosehis/herbattlescarefully,”Mr.Pascazisaidinanemail.“Ifsomenegativecommentsdirectedatme,clearlytoservetheinterestsofothers,wasallthatit…
AnattorneyinupstateNewYorkisthefirsttohavethebrightideatotrademarktheword“Bitcoin,”amovethatcouldaffordhimsomeattractivebusinessopportunitiesifthecurrencygainswidespreadpopularityandtheBitcoineconomyofexchanges,merchants,software,mobileappsandwebsitesgrows.“Aregisteredtrademarkinacivillawcountrygivestheholderofthemarktheexclusiverighttousethemar…
Okay.Thefactis,Ispentupwardsof$30onaroundofwhiskeyandpicklejuiceshotsSaturday.Thatmoneyisgoneforever.Idecidedtodosomethingsimilartoday:BuyBitcoin!Afteramonthoffascination,Ithinkit’stimetoseeBTCfromtheotherside,PlanetMoney-style.SoIsetabouttryingtofigureouthowtobuyaBitcoin.Iquicklydiscoveredthatperson-to-personcashtransactionsareavastlysuperiormeth…
Ladiesandgentleman,wehaveathirdnewBitcoinexchange.“Bitcoinexchangespoppinguplikedaisies!”saystheBitcoinMoneyblog.AboutamonthafterMt.GoxwashackedandTradehill.comhittheweb,aformerCitigroupvicepresidentnowbasedinCanadaandChinaislaunchingRuxumExchangeininvite-onlybeta.Thesiteemphasizesusabilityandits“WallStreet-levelsecurity,”accordingtoTechCrunch,…
Bitcoin’snotjustforinvestors(althoughitmostlyis)andcriminals;atleastthreeManhattanrestaurantsacceptthedigitalcurrencyandBetabeatisnoticingmoreandmoregoodsandservicesbeingtradedforBTC.Amongmanycreativewaystoobtainthecovetedcryptocurrencypostedonbitcoin-otc.comcomesthisinternationaloffer:“I’llsellyouanythingwhichcanbeboughtforNOKinNorway,andshipit…
ItseemslikemoreandmoreinvestorsarejumpinginonthesportofBitcoinspeculation;withsomuchpotentialvolatility,there’splentyofmoneytobemadebuyingandsellingBTC.Evenprofessionalforeigncurrencytradersthinkso!We’vebeenimpressedbythesophisticationoftheBitcoineconomysofar,butatthesametimethere’saclearcontingentofBitcoin-naysayerswhothinktheideathatachunkofco…
MezeGrill,aMediterraneanrestaurantnearColumbusCircle,wasoneofthefirstknownbrick-and-mortarestablishmentstoacceptBitcoinduetoevangelismbyneighborandBitcoinenthusiastBruceWagner.NowtherestaurantisgoingfurtherdowntheBitcoinrabbitholebyoperatingasasmall-scaleexchange.Hey,acceptingBitcoinalreadygottheplaceoninternationaltelevisionandintothepagesofDailyI…
TheBitcoineconomyistrulylikeaminiatureWallSt.FirsttherewastheBitcoinflashcrash;soonexchangeswilloffershortsellingandotherderivativesBitcointrading.AndnowwehaveourfirstIPO!EliSklar,aTelAviv-baseddeveloper,isworkingonanewBitcoinclient.Hewantstoraise$100,000fortheproject.Sohe’sextendedatentativeBitcoininitialpublicoffering.InBitcoin,preferably.“Apar…
MezeGrill,atastyMediterraneanlunchspoton8thAve.and55thSt.inMidtown,wasthefirstManhattanrestauranttoblazetheBitcointrail;sincethen,othershavefollowedsuit.ThelatestisHudsonEatery,at601W.57th.Beware,theirwebsiteautoplaystrancemusic.ThereasontherearetworestaurantsacceptingBitcoinsoclosetogetherisTheBitcoinShowhostandgeneralBitcoinevangelistBruceWager,w…