Carrie Kirby

Carrie Kirby is a Bay Area freelance reporter with years of experience writing about technology. She helped cover the dot-com boom and bust for the San Francisco Chronicle, and nowadays contributes to the Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, San Francisco magazine and other publications. Carrie also has a passion for helping moms save money and for car-free living.

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Lamassu, RoboCoin Bitcoin ATMs show their stuff in San Jose #Bitcoin2013

Two machines for changing dollars to bitcoins were on the show floor at the Bitcoin 2013 show in San Jose.

 A Lamassu bitcoin ATM

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Tuur Demeester: Bitcoin still a great investment #Bitcoin2013

Even at today's prices ($120.50 as of mid-day on May 19), Bitcoin remains a very good investment, says MacroTrends publisher Tuur Demeester.

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Liberty-focused non-profits find a friend in Bitcoin #Bitcoin2013

Representatives from three non-profits that accept donations in bitcoins say their groups' freedom- and peace-focused missions mesh with the Bitcoin ethos.

Bitcoin Non Profits Bitcoin 2013

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Bitcoin Fund aims to make bitcoin investing easy #Bitcoin2013

What's the Bitcoin Fund? It's an investment fund in which every share costs one bitcoin.

Bitcoin Fund Logo

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Economists wrestle with Bitcoin's 'narrative problem' #Bitcoin2013

Amazon's new "Coins" are gimmicky, said panelists in a session on the economics of Bitcoin at the Bitcoin 2013 conference in San Jose on Saturday.

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BitPay, Foodler, Paymium execs talk bitcoin challenges #Bitcoin2013

How have early-adopting bitcoin merchants overcome stumbling blocks in doing business with a digital currency?

Bitcoin 2013 Business Challenges Panel

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How to buy Bitcoin 2013 stuff ... with bitcoins, of course #Bitcoin2013

During the lunch hour at Bitcoin2013, Tony Rousmaniere of Fairbanks, Alaska, walked up to the BitPay booth & asked to buy a few copies of Bitcoin Magazine.

Buying with bitcoins at Bitcoin 2013

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Regulatory compliance a high-stakes 'must' for bitcoin businesses #Bitcoin2013

At the Bitcoin 2013 show in San Jose today, a panel of businesspeople and attorneys addressed the knotty regulatory challenges faced by bitcoin businesses.

Bitcoin 2013 Regulatory Panel

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Roger Ver tells bitcoiners, 'Spread the word' #Bitcoin2013

Whenever he pays for something, be it a stick of gum or a hotel room, investor and entrepreneur Roger Ver asks the same question: "Do you accept bitcoin?"

Roger Ver at Bitcoin2013

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Bitcoin 2013 to draw 1,000, and the Winklevii, to San Jose this weekend

More than 1,000 Bitcoin community members will descend on Silicon Valley this weekend for the first major US summit on the digital currency.

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