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Bitcoin Debit Cards Planning to Be Introduced

Coming Soon: Bitcoin Debit Cards The first Bitcoin ATM was introduced in Canada. Once again, Canadians are once again at the forefront of the Bitcoin growth story as two Canadian firms are planning to introduce Bitcoin debit cards to the world. Bitcoin continues to edge towards mainstream acceptance. From the Bitcoin Examiner: “Canada is definitely living a love story with Bitcoin. After Robocoin’s cryptocurrency ATM arrival to Vancouver, the country is now waiting for the next great thing: Bitcoin debit card services, which will be provided by the national companies Coinkite and Virtex. On one side, Coinkite plans to offer many services similar to …continue reading

U.S. Senate to Hold Hearing on Bitcoin

U.S. Senate Committee Will Meet on Nov. 18 The soaring value of Bitcoin is not just the focus of crypto currency geeks. With the price of Bitcoin having gone up more than 20-fold since the beginning of the year, it seems that even the U.S. Government is paying attention. Bloomberg News is reporting that the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will be holding a meeting on Monday, November 18, 2013, to examine the “promises and risks” related to virtual currency, i.e. Bitcoin. From the story: “Bitcoin’s price climbed to a record at $330.01 on the BitStamp …continue reading