Weekly Links – April 24th 2013

The bitcoin logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is the first weekly update. Each week we will share links we have found, interesting Twitter streams and Blogs. We will add some commentary and opinion too sometimes.

So here goes…

BitCoin.org – The official website for “The BitCoin Project” – Check out the resources page too.

Business Insider – A well crafted, easy to follow PowerPoint as to “What BitCoin Actually Is”.

The Guardian  – Why Banks and Government are scared of BitCoin

The Times  – An opinion column by Matt Ridley – It’s only an intro before you are invited to subscribe to The Times, sorry. 

A USA Venture Capitalist View – Y Combinator Founder suspects BitCoin was created by a Government

Why BitCoin is here to stay  – An easy to follow video interview with a Senior Fellow of the Mercatus Center .

Who Uses BitCoin – The demographic breakdown of current users.

How Many BitCoins Are Held Unspent and How Old Are They ?  – Lots of stats, graphs and commentary. 

BitCoin Drilling Machines – BitCoins are “Mined” here is a super size mining drill. A little bit scary, almost tech porn.

We hope you find the links helpful. If have you any questions, please use the comments section.

BitCoin Coach

The Creation of BitCoin Coach.

Daren Forsyth… London based Digital Veteran, Entrepreneur, Father and Idealist has launched a new business, BitCoin Coaching Limited.

BitCoin Coach is about raising awareness of BitCoin, helping anyone to buy, sell, loan, spend and accept BitCoin as a digital currency, whether you are a consumer or a business.

BitCoin has the potential to change the world a little, just like the Internet (or World Wide Web) has.

Here is a great intro video into #BitCoin :> Why BitCoin Is Here To Stay

In my opinion BitCoin is NOT ready for mainstream consumer adoption right now, but it will be in time. When it does reach critical mass, it might just have changed the world forever, for the better, maybe? 🙂

BitCoin is an Open Source project and I trust it. I want to contribute to the #BitCoin community and project with the skills I have. Follow us at https://twitter.com/BitCoinCoach

We are not a techs or a financial/currency experts. But we know a few and will be sharing opinions and learning via a Twitter feed and this Blog.

Live Seminars will be launched later in 2013 and the aim is to post here three times a week.

Thanks for reading.

Daren – @BitCoinCoach