In the early days of Bitcoin’s infancy when the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto announced Bitcoin to the Cyperpunks world, and the likes of Hal Finney, Martti Malmi, and Gavin Andresen helped to work on improving its code, not many would have thought it possible to travel around the world using Bitcoins. That was until programmer Felix Weis wanted to find out the answer. However, the only way to find out was to undertake the experiment himself, and that’s exactly what he did. Originally from Luxembourg, but living in Berlin, Weis first discovered the digital currency in 2012 when his trust in …
A curious user recently asked members of the Bitcoin subreddit how they spend their bitcoins on an everyday basis. Because Reddit is a global community, it's likely that their responses are reflective of overall patterns. Here's how the bits are flowing today: 1. Coffee and Food Delivery – Couture coffee got a whole lot cheaper the day that Foldapp started offering 20% off Starbucks purchases. Redditors also use bitcoins for food delivery services like Foodler, Magic and Thuisbezorgd (Netherlands). Word on the street is that Foldapp will soon add both Whole Foods and Target to its 20 % off list, …
Catherine Bleish, MPA, (@thebitmom) writes about her family and their “Uncoinventional Bitcoin Bus Tour” across the USA. The self-styled “Blush Family”—John Bush, Catherine Bleish and their two children—traveled from Philadelphia to Texas using only cryptocurrency for payments. Flying to New Hampshire My husband, John Bush of the SovereignBTC podcast, was invited to speak at the Free Your Mind Conference in Philadelphia in mid-April. We thought it would be the perfect time to head toward New Hampshire and pick up the Bitcoin Bus. We decided to do another bitcoin-only trip, but this time we would fly, rent a car, and return …
Catherine Bleish, MPA (@thebitmom) writes about her family’s “Uncoinventional Bitcoin Bus Tour” across the USA. The self-styled “Blush Family”—John Bush, Catherine Bleish and their two children—traveled from Philadelphia to Texas using only cryptocurrency for payments. Arrival in New Hampshire Our first day in New Hampshire we were treated to breakfast by our hosts Mike and MarMar Rogers. This couple has hosted our family each year since 2012 when we’ve visited for the Porcupine Freedom Festival. They watched my daughter Aliana go from a bump in my tummy to an articulate young woman. They are like family to us and this …
Two bikers – Borja and Elvis were selected for this 16-country, 8,000-mile trek. Along the way they will have to complete a bitcoin-based exchange on each stop in every big city of Africa. The motorcyclists are going to make their bitcoin expedition to the end of the continent at Cape Town and include stops in Nigeria, Angola, Burkina Faso and Namibia. The main idea of #BitcoinAfrica tour is to find willing exchanger (Bitcoins -> Cash) from each country or city of Africa. Every experience and opinion during the trip will be described in a blog. According to Bitcoin Bolt reportes …