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Title: Winklevoss Aim to Take Bitcoin Mainstream With a Regulated Exchange [Article]
Post by: jaran on January 23, 2015, 04:18:07 am

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/winklevoss-twins-aim-to-take-bitcoin-mainstream-with-a-regulated-exchange/?_r=0

"Now two of the biggest boosters of the virtual currency, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, are trying to firm up support by creating the first regulated Bitcoin exchange for American customers — what they are calling the Nasdaq of Bitcoin."

So they are building the same thing as the overstock guys??

Title: Re: Winklevoss Aim to Take Bitcoin Mainstream With a Regulated Exchange [Article]
Post by: Brent.Allsop on January 23, 2015, 09:15:59 pm

That is what it sounds like to me.  My understanding is also that the Overstock effort has significantly fractured.  The Counterparty founders have left the project, and I hear they only have a few people working on it.

But it sounds like the Winklevi have a much larger team and a lot more capital going into the development.

In my opinion, we should try to get in touch with this effort, and show them how to do a decentralized exchange with Bitshares.

Is anyone interested in forming a team with me to try this?  Is there anyone that knows more about any of this?

Title: Re: Winklevoss Aim to Take Bitcoin Mainstream With a Regulated Exchange [Article]
Post by: triox on January 24, 2015, 02:01:03 pm

Overstock's Medici was supposed to be a cryptoequity platform. This sounds like a regular Bitcoin exchange.