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How to Self-Publish a Bestseller: Publishing 3.0

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 27, 2013
Post category:Network Archives

"My most recent book, 'Choose Yourself!' sold 53,000 copies since its release on June 3, hit the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list, was No. 1 on Amazon for all non-fiction books for a few days and is still flirting with No. 1 in its various categories. This post is about what I did differently, why I did it differently, and how I think anyone can do this to self-publish a bestseller. I describe all the numbers, who I hired and why, and how I made the various choices I did." Continue reading →

‘Bitcoin steals power from both banks and gangsters’

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 26, 2013
Post category:Network Archives

"Digital currency Bitcoin is gaining popularity around the globe as people become more and more dissatisfied with the conventional banking system. Instant, safe and nearly anonymous, is what Bitcoin claims to be. It takes no commission for transactions and can be used internationally wherever you have internet access. Is it the currency of the future? We talk to Bitcoin developer from UK Amir Taaki." Continue reading →

Erik Voorhees: “Bitcoin is the new Frontier”

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 26, 2013
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"Erik Voorhees is one of the foremost Bitcoin entrepreneurs and has helped build some critical parts of the Bitcoin business ecosystem, as well as being a loud advocate for a free, decentralised and voluntary currency. When the history of Bitcoin is written, he will be remembered as one of the brave few explorers ready to set out into the unknown and risk life and fortune to create a new world." Continue reading →

San Francisco Taxis Promote Bitcoins

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 26, 2013
Post category:Network Archives

"In times when the US financial authorities are leaving no stones unturned in sacking Bitcoin transactions, some of the 375 taxis in San Francisco are now promoting the currency, and quite effectively. The new campaign can now be seen on the streets of San Francisco in which the taxis are playing a 'We use coins' promotion video. Among the 375 taxis, 75 of them are also featuring a still-image monitor. Bitcoin forum member Dadj explained that how they were looking for local companies interested in accepting bitcoins in their business transaction, to put their advertisement on the still-image monitors in the taxis." Continue reading →

DetroitCoin: Why we should make Detroit into a Bitcoin Hub

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 26, 2013
Post category:Network Archives

"For one, it’s got nothing to lose. By now Detroiters should be sick of being pumped and dumped by the financial system. Detroit desperately needs to diversify its economy. Detroit and its neighbor, Windsor, form North America’s largest cross-border conurbation. It’s the ideal location for taking advantage of bitcoin’s frictionless, cross border transactions. Assets are selling like hotcakes in Detroit and lower costs mean less risk for the kind of entrepreneurs that are already starting to turn Detroit into a lab for innovation. Detroit is already the birthplace of two bitcoin exchanges. Coincidence? No. The solutions come from the people with the pain." Continue reading →

Paul Kemp-Robertson: Bitcoin. Sweat. Tide. Meet the future of branded currency.

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 26, 2013
Post category:Network Archives

"Currency -- the bills and coins you carry in your wallet and in your bank account -- is founded on marketing, on the belief that banks and governments are trustworthy. Now, Paul Kemp-Robertson walks us through a new generation of currency, supported by that same marketing … but on behalf of a private brand. From Nike Sweat Points to bottles of Tide (which are finding an unexpected use in illegal markets), meet the non-bank future of currencies." Continue reading →

Bitcoin: Digital gold or ‘Harlem Shake of currency’?

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 26, 2013
Post category:Network Archives

"Created in the spirit of subversion by an anonymous developer calling himself Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin is an electronic cash system based on an open source cryptographic protocol, with no central authority. Dismissed by some economists as a craze akin to the Dutch tulip bubble of the 1600s, Bitcoin is part of a gradual, technological shift in the way we think about money, whether we like it or not." Continue reading →

2013 Bitcoin Mid-Year Review and Outlook

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 25, 2013
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"The past six months may one day prove to be among the most important in bitcoin’s history. As global events sparked increasing need for frictionless wealth transfers, bitcoin’s popularity ballooned and ignited a conversation that will likely continue to flourish in the years to come. Growth in bitcoin’s value was outpaced only by the incredible interest from entrepreneurs, investors and the press. In this 27-page report we cover the major events from the first half of 2013 and what to look out for in the months ahead." Continue reading →

Bitcoin exchange opens in Hong Kong

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 25, 2013
Post category:Network Archives

"Anti-money laundering and know-your-customer compliance is easier for banking and financial institutions when they deal with virtual currency exchanges rather than cash, says the founder of what may be Hong Kong’s first licensed Bitcoin exchange. Aurélien Menant, a former investment banker at Société Générale and now chief executive and founder of Gate Digital Services, said Bitcoin’s traceability feature would help institutions with compliance and risk management." Continue reading →

Bitcoin gets big bets from Silicon Valley

Post author:The Freedom Watch Staff
Post published:July 25, 2013
Post category:Network Archives

"Dot-com pioneers and fresh-faced 20-somethings alike are founding companies to help transact the virtual currency. Are those chasing Bitcoin headed for a gold rush, or fool's gold? Nick Holland, a Javelin Strategy analyst in Boston, is among those who believe math-based currencies like Bitcoin, which enable transactions from one user to another without official oversight or high fees, could upset the centuries-old tradition of paper money -- much as user-generated Wikipedia all but replaced the venerable Encyclopaedia Britannica." Continue reading →