There Go That Man Again: John Oliver Spotlights Bitcoin

You haven't made it big until John Oliver has mocked you. Warts and all, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" gives the most comprehensive look at the current state of play in bitcoin today. Even down to the (ugh) Biiiiiiiiiiiitconneeeeeeeect man. Enjoy? #wemadeit

Black People & Cryptocurrency Facebook Group Livestream 12-12-17

Check out this live interview on the Black People & Cryptocurrency Facebook group, where we cover my early days in bitcoin and Reddit, CinemaDraft, and the future of the Blacks in Bitcoin podcast.

I WANNA WATCH BLACK PEOPLE AND CRYPTOCURRENCY

Is Bitcoin the Next Black Wealth Creator?

Great post by Courtenay Brown of the Columbia Journalism School for The Plug featuring Blacks in Bitcoin and another African-American helmed podcast.

I WANNA KNOW IF BITCOIN IS THE NEXT BLACK WEALTH CREATOR

Perfect example of what bitcoin can do for you

From a Reddit post about traveling with bitcoin:

"They were stunned that someone in Miami just paid for my drinks instantly while I was in Paris."

Click here to join in the discussion!

Join in the discussion on Reddit sparked by this tweet below:

#nascar folks all over the pits are asking @Josh_wise about #dogecoin - he's a great ambassador w an ace headshot pic.twitter.com/NvYlWPDKsd
— Alexis Ohanian (@alexisohanian) May 4, 2014

Briefly Bitcoin: 4/1/14 -

Your select guide of bitcoin interest since the last time I posted this

photo: Square.com

* Square now takes bitcoin. Yet another blow struck for small businesses everywhere!



* Ever wanted to support your favorite Twitter personality but didn't know how? There's a (Coinbase) app for that: Bitfluence. Feel free to send a "test payment" to your favorite blog/Twitter account...


* Coinbase announced the arrival of its app store. Although the offerings are a bit sparse at launch, current offerings include a handy trading app for the bitcoin paranoid and a Reddit BitTip one.













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Got anything cool and bitcoin-y to share? Leave it in the comments below or email me at blacksinbitcoin@gmail.com!

If You Heard This All The Time, It Would Annoy You, Too

You want us in bitcoin, you need us in bitcoin

"Why do we need a 'Blacks In Bitcoin'?"

I would counter, we cannot afford not to have a Blacks In Bitcoin.

In announcing my presence to one of the most popular forces in the bitcoin community, Reddit's r/Bitcoin, I get the typical response that leads this post from someone whom I presume is in bitcoin but perhaps not black. While the bulk of my response can be found in the thread here, I believe the answer to that question requires more exploration.

Briefly Bitcoin - 1/16/14

Your select guide of bitcoin interest since the last time I posted this

* The U.S. courts basically killed net neutrality, effectively giving big Internet companies the right to cut deals with big media companies to throttle the Internet to their advantage through pricing and access. Just check out these Reddit comments to get a picture of a future of companies picking Internet winners and losers. Very sad. Hope there are more appeals left to straighten this out.


*Further adding to my sadness as a Seattle Supersonics fan, the Sacramento Kings become the first pro sports team to accept bitcoin. Now I've got more reasons to care about them besides former UW stud Isaiah Thomas (can you tell I'm from Seattle??).


*Oh look: Apple's longstanding bitcoin hatin' is because they want all the money for themselves. I'm sure nobody saw this coming...


* Not sure what they're doing over there at Circle, but they're certainly winning the executive arms race before their release as some sort of bitcoin financial services company.


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