Questions tagged [services]
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What Bitcoin Mixing/Laundry Services are availble today?
A Bitcoin Laundry or Mixing Service is a service that accepts BTC payments, and returns the same BTC amount, only from coins that are unassociated to the original BTC. It is a privacy service that works well if it has massive usage.
What are some…
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Ubuntu Linux -- How do I start bitcoind as a service to run automatically?
I've got a bunch of other services set up to boot automatically when my Ubuntu server starts (services like wicd-daemon and VPN), but I can't figure out how to set up the bitcoin daemon (bitcoind) to start automatically when the system boots up.…
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Where is a comprehensive list of websites for getting free bitcoins?
Up till now I know two websites where one can get free bitcoins:
http://www.bitvisitor.com/
https://freebitcoins.appspot.com
http://freebitco.in
http://takefreebitcoin.com/
Is there a comprehensive list of all such websites available somewhere?
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Has anyone attempted to make a working voting system using a bitcoin based system?
It occurred to me the other day that the difficult problem of electronic voting could possibly be solved quite nicely using a bitcoin system. I believe it's transparent enough to be trusted. I found a few threads discussing this already.
Has any…
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Did I just get defrauded by Coinbase?
I bought 10 bitcoins, 4.5, and .4 on Oct 18/19 @ around $150-160. On Oct 24, within almost the hour that the coins were supposed to arrive, I receive the following email for all 3 transactions:
On Oct 18, 2013 you purchased 10.00 BTC via bank…
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Where can I register a domain and pay with bitcoins?
Where can I register a domain name and pay with bitcoins?
(The question is about usual domain names, not .bit maintained by the namecoin network.)
imz -- Ivan Zakharyaschev
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Where can I find people willing to pay me in bitcoin for services?
For those of us unable or unwilling to spend our native currencies on bitcoin, but willing to work for them. Where are the bitcoin-jobs(or micro-jobs) to be found?
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How can I "redeem" a private key without downloading a client?
Let's say that I have generated some private keys offline and use them for my savings. For my spending money I prefer to use an online wallet instead of downloading the client.
Is there any service online where I can enter
My private key
A…
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How to instantly give people a pre-filled wallet to introduce them to Bitcoin?
As a Bitcoin evangelist I like to introduce Bitcoin to my friends, and if possible even get them involved by having them own a few coins themselves.
The settlement of a personal debt through Bitcoin would be the perfect excuse to give someone their…
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Dollar cost averaging approach to Bitcoin investing?
Are there any services offering a dollar cost averaging approach to Bitcoin investing, i.e. something like an index tracker fund which purchases a set amount on a regular basis? If not, are there any reasons why such a service can't exist:
Are…
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Why did GLBSE close?
I went to https://glbse.com/ and see it is closed. It was a stock exchange for shares of companies denominated in Bitcoins.
Does anyone know why it closed?
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Testnet eWallet?
Is there any eWallet available that works on the TestNet? I want to test some payments and so forth and sometimes I want to have an access to an online wallet, so I don't need to hassle with installing Bitcoin on various machines.
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Is there a service that alerts about attempted double spends for merchants accepting 0-confirmation transactions?
I often come across merchants accepting payment in bitcoin, who require several confirmations on transactions, but where the probability of a successful double spend doesn't justify the waiting time for the user. A good example is membership payment…
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How can a wager with SatoshiDICE be proven to be fair?
What steps will let a person manually verify that the DICE roll was fair?
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Is there a way to publicly raise Bitcoin funds?
What services are available to publicly raise Bitcoin funds?
I'm considering setting up a Bitcoin fund that would accept BTC donations. If the fund doesn't reach a certain value after a time, I'd like it to refund the BTC. Also, I'd like to give…
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