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Old 10-20-2013, 02:02 PM
 
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Bitcoin Climbs To Highest Since April, Led By Chinese Actions
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While such calls for an international reserve note are generally assumed to refer to Special Drawing Rights issued by the IMF, it may have bolstered enthusiasm for bitcoin’s apolitical nature. Also out of China was news that Baidu, the world’s fifth largest website, is now accepting bitcoin for certain services.


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Old 10-20-2013, 03:11 PM
 
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Seems the govt was not so shut down, maybe?
Feds Arrest Alleged 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' the Brain Behind the Silk Road Drug Site

Bitcoin Values Plummet $500M, Then Recover, After Silk Road Bust

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Old 10-21-2013, 05:48 PM
 
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China seems to be paving the way.
Bitcoin exchange BTC China temporarily halts trading fees
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BTC China has become the world’s first major bitcoin exchange to scrap its trading commission fees, albeit temporarily.

Bitcoin Spawns China Virtual IPOs as U.S. Scrutiny Grows ...
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He’s part of a small but growing group of investors in China who have put the country into contention with the U.S. as the biggest downloader of the virtual money that’s being used to buy a growing range of goods and services online. While intensified scrutiny by U.S. regulators casts doubt on the currency’s future there, China’s Bitcoin industry is expanding.
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Old 10-22-2013, 03:19 AM
 
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Thought this was an interesting article on China and Bitcoin.
Bitcoin and China: More than Meets the Eye? – Bitcoin Magazine
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However, with every passing month that the Chinese government simply sits around and does nothing, even while the central bank of Thailand, a longtime political ally of China, recommends that Bitcoin be banned, that hypothesis gets slightly less likely, and an alternative possibility comes into play: Bitcoin might be becoming China’s newest special economic zone.
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Old 10-23-2013, 02:24 AM
 
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Here are some list of places taking bitcoin.
Bitcoin Business Solutions: BitPay Exceeds 1,000 Merchants Accepting Bitcoin

This one is interesting.
The New York bar that takes Bitcoins - Apr. 8, 2013

This should open up asia, which you can see has a smaller presence.
useBitcoins.info

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