Re: [free-software-melb] Legality of Bitcoins by country

2014-05-16 Thread George Patterson
On 16 May 2014 15:24, Brian May br...@microcomaustralia.com.au wrote: Page I mentioned last night. Not sure how accurate it is, but useful as a general guide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_Bitcoins_by_country Sure... as a general guide for general overview. Read the

[free-software-melb] starting your own crypto currency

2014-05-16 Thread Russell Coker
I'd like to start my own crypto currency. What's the easiest way of doing it? I'd like to use an Android phone client for payments if possible, hopefully a FOSS Android app at least. The total value of currency released will be only a few hundred dollars. Also I want to run the central bank

Re: [free-software-melb] starting your own crypto currency

2014-05-16 Thread Matt Giuca
The interesting thing about Bitcoin is that the ID of the genesis block is hard-coded into the client. Every bitcoin transaction must be verified on a chain that goes all the way back to the genesis block, or else it is ignored by all the clients. What that means is that if you take the Bitcoin

Re: [free-software-melb] bitcoin in Melbourne

2014-05-16 Thread Brian May
Just saw this article. http://www.coindesk.com/bitpay-toshiba-partnership-bitcoin-6000-merchants/ Of course, supporting Bitcoin means more then just having a POS that supports it. e.g. need to train staff, work out any legal issues, etc. Wonder what companies here, if any, use Toshiba's POS