Top 10 Bitcoin Charts Bitcoin is growing. It has skyrocketed to above $1,200 at the end of last year and now it’s hovering around $800. For the convenience of Bitcoin enthusiasts, i have listed the top 10 Bitcoin charts and figures for easy reference. There is no particular order or preference in the listing. Continue reading “Top 10 Bitcoin Charts”
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11 Hotels and Hostels that accept Bitcoin
11 Hotels and Hostels that accept Bitcoin The universe of travel options for Bitcoin enthusiasts everywhere has massively expanded. We have decided to gather some information on hotels and hostels that accept Bitcoins. 1. Hotel Coppede Roma At the heart of Italy, this hotel resides in one of the most elegant areas of Rome. Continue reading “11 Hotels and Hostels that accept Bitcoin”
Why 2014 will be the year for Litecoin
Why 2014 will be the year for Litecoin Bitcoin made some distinct progress in the year 2013. The Bitcoin graph started from as low as $13, went up dramatically to above $1200 before settling back to $950 steadily. Apart from Bitcoin, there are some alternate crypto-currencies which are climbing the popularity board, especially Litecoin Continue reading “Why 2014 will be the year for Litecoin”
Overstock.com has received $130,000 BTC orders on its first day
Overstock.com has received $130,000 BTC orders on its first day The first day of Overstock.com with the newly integrated Bitcoin payment was a great success. Founder and CEO of Overstock, Patrick Byrne announced that Bitcoin orders accounted for $130,000 spread over 840 orders after its first day of accepting it. #Bitcoin's first full day on Continue reading “Overstock.com has received $130,000 BTC orders on its first day”
GoCoin, the first payment platform to accept Litecoin
GoCoin, the first payment platform to accept Litecoin GoCoin, an international digital currency payment platform, announced that it is incorporating Litecoin into its platform along with Bitcoin. Merchants who are using GoCoin as a payment processor will now have the flexibility to accept both Bitcoin and Litecoin payments all through one succinct platform. GoCoin Continue reading “GoCoin, the first payment platform to accept Litecoin”
Pizza.be, Belgian branch of takeaway.com receives 2% of orders in Bitcoin
Pizza.be, Belgian branch of takeaway.com receives 2% of orders in Bitcoin Going back to the infamous 10,000 BTC for pizza in 2010, Belgian’s takeaway.com, Pizza.be is receiving Bitcoin for online orders. This clearly demonstrates that Bitcoin works as a payment method for everyday goods and services. Pizza.be gets around 100 out of their daily orders of Continue reading “Pizza.be, Belgian branch of takeaway.com receives 2% of orders in Bitcoin”
Online Retail Giant, Overstock starts accepting Bitcoin
Online Retail Giant, Overstock starts accepting Bitcoin Bitcoin has taken another leap into the mainstream of e-commerce as Overstock.com has moved forward its plan to accept Bitcoin payment. The company started taking Bitcoin on Thursday morning and within hours, it was reported that about 100 customers has spent about $10,000 worth of Bitcoins. According to Overstock Continue reading “Online Retail Giant, Overstock starts accepting Bitcoin”
GHash.IO is closing in to 51%, get out now
GHash.IO is closing in to 51%, get out now All Bitcoin miners please take note that GHash.IO has in the last 24 hours gained more than 42% of the entire Bitcoin hashing power, effectively making them the biggest Bitcoin mining pool in the world. Miners at GHash.IO are requested to spread the hashes and consider Continue reading “GHash.IO is closing in to 51%, get out now”
Litecoin Mining – Radeon R9 280X hardware comparison
Litecoin Mining – Radeon R9 280X hardware comparison A lot of the magic in Litecoin mining is finding the best combination of hardware and cgminer sweet spot. I have done testing on most R9 280X GPUs and for easy reference, i would list the hashrate with link to tutorials on configuration for each of the card. This list would Continue reading “Litecoin Mining – Radeon R9 280X hardware comparison”
Litecoin Mining – HIS Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec
Litecoin Mining – HIS Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec Keeping up with the R9 280X cards, this time i will share my configurations for the HIS R9 280X card. Previously, i have mentioned that CGMiner version 3.7.2 with the latest drivers would give you a higher hashrate as the R9 cards would be classified properly as Continue reading “Litecoin Mining – HIS Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec”