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#LifeonBitcoin Day 34 – On the Subject of Trust
“What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted...
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#LifeonBitcoin Day 52 – The Best Businesses to Approach
We’ve talked to a lot of businesses in the past 7 weeks. From restaurants, to grocery stores, to floral shops, bike shops, clothing boutiques, marketing firms, doctors, musical venues, co-working...
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300,000 Hotels Worldwide Available For Reservation With Bitcoin
The universe of travel options for bitcoin enthusiasts everywhere just massively expanded! Need a hotel room? Will a choice of 300,000 hotels all over the world make you smile? We are pleased to...
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What iOS 7 Tells Us About The Rise of Bitcoin
Apple’s iOS 7 saw it’s major rollout last week. Millions of people upgraded and suddenly had a new phone. There were some features added, but what really makes iOS 7 different? From the very first...
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Crypto-Currency Conference Wrap-up
We just returned from the Crypto-Currency Conference in Atlanta, and all I can say is WOW! Just kidding, I have a lot more to say than that. But first, a history lesson. In 1975, a group of 32...
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#LifeonBitcoin Day 85 – Road Trip Update, and Bitcoin Pamphlet for Merchants
It’s Wednesday morning in Chicago, day 5 of our road trip and round the world journey. While we knew there was a lot to do on this trip, it’s surprisingly tiring. There is a lot of driving, planning,...
View ArticleFeeling Thankful
Today, the United States celebrates Thanksgiving. Throughout the day, I have reflected on the value I place on my closest relationships and family, on the spiritual and temporal blessings, material...
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#BitcoinBlackFriday – Here is our Haul
First thing first, the Thanksgiving holiday was great for Beccy and me. We really enjoyed ourselves with food and family. It was a nice rest from the regular work routine. But the rest didn’t last too...
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Post-Production Status Report
Our filmmakers Travis Pitcher and Joseph Lebaron and their team at The Good Line are deep into the post-production process. Documentary filmmaking is about understanding your subject matter, but it is...
View ArticleBitcoin’s Place in Tech Evolution
Note: I wrote this several weeks ago, prior to Marc Andreesen’s op-ed in the New York Times. I haven’t published it till now because I was submitting to major publications for consideration, including...
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#LifeonBitcion Update: 3 Months Since
We concluded our experiment as we returned home from Singapore, on November 2, 2013. In total, Beccy and I lived on bitcoin for 101 days. It’s now been exactly that long since we finished. A lot has...
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Austin and Beccy Become First Dish Customers to Use Bitcoin
This morning in Central Park, New York City, Beccy and Austin became the inaugural DISH and Dish Anywhere customers to pay their bill in bitcoin. “We’ve used bitcoin for MANY different purchases, but...
View ArticleThank you, Hal Finney
Thursday morning, Hal Finney, one of the greats in the worlds of bitcoin, cryptography, computer science, privacy, and in the larger world of the internet, died after many years living with ALS. Hal...
View ArticleOfficial Trailer and Release Plans
After two years of work, we’re excited to share the trailer and our release plans. It’s been a long weird road. Making a feature film was much harder (and took much longer) than any of our team...
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Premier and Screenings in Your City
We launched the Life on Bitcoin Project on Kickstarter on June 10, 2013. That was 2 years and 6 days ago. We’re glad to finally show you the movie that’s had so much work put in to it. We’ve spent the...
View ArticlePremier and Bay Area Screenings
We are so thrilled to finally share our finished movie with you! The premier will be at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. 30% of all proceeds will...
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The Premier of Life on Bitcoin
The premier last night was awesome. Thanks to @changetip, #bitgive, & @plugandplaytc for helping make it all possib… pic.twitter.com/SEZzCNXfbW — Beccy and Austin (@lifeonbitcoin) July 19, 2015 It...
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Screenings, a Surprise, & DVD Shipping!
Things have been busy. Here’s the rundown. We’ve screened the film at several festivals, conferences, and special events. It’s gotten an overwhelmingly positive response every time. Most recently, we...
View ArticleLife on Bitcoin 2016 Update
Hey everyone. It’s been a long, long time. There’s good news and bad news. You deserve an apology, an explanation, and an update. Let’s start with the difficult part. I’m sorry. I’m genuinely,...
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