Please be advised that coincafe customer service will be running at reduced capacity until January 2 8, 2018. This is so that we may better focus our energy on the current backlog of orders. Specifically please be aware that: Customer Service will be email only from December 18 through 29 until January 8. In-person transactions…
What’s happening? Sometime around October 25, 2017 (specifically at bitcoin block 491,407), a small portion of the Bitcoin community intends to support a chain split or “fork” of the bitcoin software, called Bitcoin Gold (BTG). Currently, coincafe has no plans to support Bitcoin Gold. What should I do? For customers who are not interested in…
On September 15, 2017 we learned that an unauthorized third party had accessed the personal information of some coincafe customers. We immediately began an investigation and consulted a leading computer forensics firm. Our investigation determined that the third party likely gained access to the information in a previously-identified incident that took place on April 11,…
Service Disruption: Monday July 31 7:00pm ET until Wednesday August 2 7:00pm ET Regular bitcoin sends are temporarily offline for about 48 hours. The Bitcoin network may experience a potential network disruption on August 1st, 2017. A small portion of the Bitcoin community may support a chain split called Bitcoin Cash (BCC), an alternative cryptocurrency…
Digital currencies, bitcoin, and blockchain technology continue to prove their staying power in the ever evolving world of technology. Universities now recognize the need to educate their students about these innovative technologies and the potential they have for the future. In 2014, New York University (NYU) became one of the first universities to be…
What is retired wood? It’s like reclaimed wood, but better. Retired wood is wood that has a long history of work behind it. Maybe it was an old fence, or a barn, or the floor in the local pub. It might be older than you or me. It’s been around the block. Jaclyn Miller’s love…
“Technology’s relentless alienating march is the landscape to be explored,” reads 2oby’s Facebook profile. And true to his words, 2oby is exploring that landscape in a wide variety of ways. As an artist, he works in both traditional and digital media, examining themes like space travel, arcade games, and cryptocurrency. 2oby is also an author. His novel,…
In the worlds created by Manuel Guzman, there are robots walking on the streets and sea creatures swimming in the depths of the ocean. Gladiators fight dragons, and centaurs shoot arrows into the night sky. His work allows the viewer to experience colorful places outside of their comparatively mundane reality. Ever wondered how it would feel to swim alongside mermaids in the deep…
In my persistent search to find the best things for sale for Bitcoin on Etsy, I came across the UrbanDecayPhotos shop and was instantly captivated by the work. I’ve always admired urban explorers, for both their ability to find these amazing abandoned properties and their courage to actually go inside and explore the places that…
Artist & researcher Primavera De Filippi has created a new species. It’s called the Plantoid, and it’s difficult to describe in a single sentence. At first glance, it’s a mechanical sculpture, but taking a closer look, mechanical creature (the term used on the Okhaos website) is a far more accurate description. The website also describes the…
At first glance, Russell Rukin is a portrait painter – an excellent portrait painter, in fact. In each of his works, he carefully captures the expression of the model, evoking different feelings within each painting. However, there’s often more to his work than meets the eye. No part of the canvas goes unused. In m1,…
We envision nothing less than a comprehensive ownership layer for the internet as a registry for all media. – ascribe whitepaper “On the Internet, it’s difficult for creators of digital content to get compensated fairly for their work,” the ascribe whitepaper begins. In my own daily browsing, I see examples of this quite often. People…
Every time someone walked through the door of RABBITHOLESTUDIO, I felt like pulling out my camera and taking a picture – and often, I did. “I can’t believe how many people are here,” I said to anyone who happened to be standing near me. It was an abnormally warm Thursday night in early January; art covered the…
We are fully enamored by a sword’s lure as it is able to uncover the truth with one swift swing. We believe that those who don the sword understand the meaning of honor, bravery and justice. – Dueling Clothing Company When I interview merchants who accept Bitcoin, I typically begin by asking about their company…
Security is important to us at Coin Cafe, so we’re excited to announce that two-factor authentication (2FA) is now available to all of our users. Two-factor authentication is a great way of adding an additional layer of security to your account. When 2FA is enabled, two separate elements are required for certain actions – your Coin Cafe account…
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