We have aggregated the top and most widely used Bitcoin debit cards from around the world.This list has been updated as of December 2016.These cards should be fully functional for 2017.Some of the Bitcoin Shirtz team members use the Shift Card detailed below.The Shift Bitcoin debit card connects to a user’s Coinbase account and is relatively easy to use.At Bitcoin Shirtz we encourage everyone to use Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as much as possible.This is in contrast to using state created fiat currencies that constantly lose value and help fund wars around the world.Bitcoin debit cards help people transact and use bitcoin above and beyond the current economic loops in the Bitcoin space.0.5 % Load Fee, Mid-market-rates (BitStamp) Physical and Virtual Cards Due to a high demand, the order form is currently deactivated .Balance in USD, EUR, GBP, CHF Account loading with BTC – 1% Virtual Card connected with smart phone’s NFC Balance in BTC,  LTC, USD, EUR, GBP, RUB Card issuer: MyChoice/WaveCrest (Named VISA), FSC (Anonymous MasterCard) Instant Virtual Cards (MyChoice VISA) Card issuer: Wave Crest/MyChoice Card issuer: Wave Crest/MyChoice , Balance in USD, EUR, GBP.

Card issuer: Metropolitan Commercial Bank BTC Mastercard.Loading with BTC – 3% Balance in  USD, EUR ) Card issuer MyChoice/WaveCrest , Card issuer: TransForex (Hong Kong) switch to English on top-right Card issuer: Wave Crest/MyChoice Contact us if any of the above information needs updating.We hope you find this list of Bitcoin debit cards useful.A “wallet” is basically the Bitcoin equivalent of a bank account.It allows you to receive bitcoins, store them, and then send them to others.There are two main types of wallets.A software wallet is one that you install on your own computer or mobile device.You are in complete control over the security of your coins, but they can sometimes be tricky to install and maintain.A web wallet or hosted wallet is one that is hosted by a third party.They are often much easier to use, but you have to trust the provider to maintain high levels of security to protect your coins.There are four main wallets that we recommend for beginners.

Coinbase is a web wallet with a simple design and a number of very useful features that make it excellent for beginners.You can send and receive bitcoins via email and buy and sell bitcoins directly from Coinbase.A full-featured Android app enables access to all account functions on the go.Coinbase’s founders have a proven startup track record and have raised money from very prominent venture capitalists.This gives Coinbase a level of legitimacy unparalleled in the Bitcoin space.They are also one of the only large Bitcoin companies to never suffer a major hack.Click here to sign up.Electrum is a software wallet that enables you to set up a strong level of security very quickly.During the simple installation process, you are given a twelve word phrase that will allow you to recover all of your bitcoins in the event that your computer fails.Your wallet is also encrypted by default which helps protect your coins against hackers.Electrum is available for Windows, OSX, and Linux and is our recommended software wallet for beginners.

Click here to download the right version for your operating system.ethereum block dataFor those looking for mobility and security, we recommend the simply-titled Bitcoin Wallet mobile app.bitcoin crash april 2014There is a version for both Android and BlackBerry OS.bitcoin venture capital fundIt is a software wallet, so you retain complete control over your bitcoins.a6 bitcoinIt also works well with QR codes and NFC, making transferring coins to someone else’s phone easier than writing a check.buy bitcoin myceliumBe sure to backup your wallet (with the included “Backup Wallet” feature) or you risk losing all your coins the next time you get too close to a pool.ethereum desktop widget

One of the quickest and easiest ways to get a Bitcoin wallet is to simply go to Blockchain.info and fill out their brief requirements.bitcoin faucet directly to walletBlockchain.info is another web wallet like Coinbase and provides a simple setup and mobile access to your account via their Android app.bitcoin charts btc-eThey also provide a number of other useful services to the Bitcoin community.bitcoin qt how to useWe also recommend a few other wallets, but not for the beginning Bitcoin user.If you are up for more of a challenge, Armory is a good choice for those requiring the highest possible security, and the original Bitcoin-Qt client is also trusted and worth learning how to use.Now that you have a wallet set up, it’s time to learn how to get some bitcoins.

This is 99Bitcoin’s weekly round up with the most important news of the past week.OneBit is on the verge of achieving a holy grail of sorts in regards to Bitcoin payments.The company is developing atechnology that will use Near Field Communication (NFC) to conduct Bitcoin transfers.Consumers may soon be able to use their smartphones to make direct payments with cryptocurrency.The growth of Bitcoin in terms of investment is outpacing that of the early stage internet by almost 25%, according to the latest figures.Venture capitalist investment in Bitcoin startups is projected to be $786m (£506m) in 2015, compared with $639m in internet companies in 1996.Bitcoin has emerged as perhaps the next big deal.The peer-to-peer digital currency is now one of the world’s fastest growing investment markets for venture capital and offers a clear alternative to traditional government-backed currencies at a time when governments’ abilities to manage their finances are coming into question.But Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong now argues that Bitcoin will actually replace the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency.

A few weeks ago, lots of information regarding Hacking Team and their software was leaked on the internet after the collective got hacked themselves.It was only a matter of time until the floodgates were opened in terms of versions of these pieces of software appearing all around the world.Android users need to beware, as advanced spyware for this mobile OS is now publicly available.Hacking Team’s malware suite for the Android operating system offers many tricks for people with malicious intentions.Not only is it possible to infect Android devices regardless of which version of OS they are running, but it appears as if not one single form of information is safe from harm.Blythe Masters has jumped up onto the Bitcoin bandwagon, or at least the Bitcoin tech bandwagon.Recent weeks have seen an outpouring of interest and commendations for Bitcoin’s blockchain technology, and financial leaders who once wrote cryptocurrency off entirely now believe digital money holds the key to a technological revolution that could reshape the entire finance industry.

Masters, once called the ‘queen of commodities’ on Wall Street, now argues that Bitcoin could reshape the way markets operate.According to a recent account by a member of the BitcoinTalk community, it appears that certain members of the Federal government have a much deeper understanding of Bitcoin than previously thought.The poster says that during a raid, the government knew to seize unused Trezor wallets and transfer seized bitcoins to their own Bitcoin wallets.Hardware wallets, when used correctly, are a highly recommended way to store Bitcoins.Understanding how to keep Bitcoins secure is a fundamental problem that any new user will face.Russian news site ‘Zuckerberg Pozvonit’ has been ordered by the Kremlin’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor to delete or edit a Bitcoin-related article published in 2013 or it will have to face harsh consequences.The executive body issued the warning on Tuesday (28th), giving the website three days to act.If the owners of ‘Zuckerberg Pozvonit’ (which can be translated to “Zuckerberg Calling”) refuse to take action, then Roskomnadzor will block all access to the tech news platform.

Recent figures reveal that Bitcoin has grown 25% faster than the internet did in its early stages and investment in the digital currency is set to reach $800 million this year.International Business Times UK explore data compiled by PricewaterHouseCoopers and CoinDesk which highlighted that Bitcoin investment will double year on year from 2014, and this figure includes the $116 million raised by cryptocurrency startup 21 Inc.On May 18th we launched our ebook “My Dirty Little Bitcoin Secrets“.What happened next was pretty mind-blowing.The book made it to the #1 bestseller on two different categories for a short period of time.The former superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and the creator of the much maligned BitLicense revealed this week that he’s not working in the digital currency space.“I’m doing no work in the digital currency space,” said Benjamin Lawsky at the America Banker Conference in New York City.Brian Forde, who previously served as the senior advisor at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, recently came on record claiming that Bitcoin technology could become a cornerstone of governance and public policy.

Forde no longer works for the White House and is now the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) director of digital currencies, but his views are still widely respected in government circles.A drunk British man is being hailed as a saviour after spending more than £300 ordering pizza for complete strangers in the US.Daniel Sobey-Harker, 27, from London, posted to the social media site Reddit offering to buy a pizza for someone in the US.But instead of purchasing just one pie as he had originally intended the Londoner ended up buying 30 pizzas for strangers.Ethereum has revealed that their eponymous product is the most popular among companies seeking to establish their own blockchain apps for the next decade or so, the company communications officer said.The platform’s developers announced on the 22nd of July that they would be soon launching the full version of the popular not-for-profit product.The Ethereum team announced the public launch of the first version of the platform on Wednesday (30th).

Creating a people for the everyday consumer to start spending Bitcoin on a daily basis is not an easy task.Such efforts will always start out in a very localised market and Fold is one of the few applications managing to use Bitcoin to pay at a major store – Starbucks.Now Fold is looking to expand their business imminently in the US.Bitcoin enthusiasts in the United States and Hong Kong rejoiced at the news when Fold announced it would be possible to spend BTC at any Starbucks location accepting USD currency.Since its creation six years ago, Bitcoin and its parent-technology blockchain have enjoyed favor among many industry players throughout the world.On the other side, its biggest opponents have been the traditional financial institutions who view it as a threat.Despite this attitude towards cryptocurrency, many of the recent actions taken by these institutions indicate a changing attitude, potentially fueled by how much the blockchain can improve the banks’ current closed databases.

 announced the sale of a $5 million digital security in the form of a cryptobond to FNY Managed Accounts LLC (“First New York”), an affiliate of FNY Capital.The sale is intended to serve as an additional proof-of-concept of the safety and efficiency of exchanging financial instruments via a cryptographically secured, public ledger.One of the biggest challenges still affecting Bitcoin, and especially its adoption, is the variety of related malware and other types of scams.Even relatively benign malware programs that steal computing power, rather than actual BTC, tarnish the reputation of Bitcoin.Data compiled by digital security firm Kaspersky Lab, however, suggests that the amount of Bitcoin malware declined in the second quarter of 2015.The information also shows that cryptocurrency could in fact be safer than traditional banking.Rand Paul made headlines back in April by becoming the first major US Presidential candidate to accept bitcoins for campaign contributions.A staffer for the campaign told us that it was a success and estimated that the campaign had raised “about” $33,000 through Bitcoin donations alone “about a week” before the June 30th reporting deadline.

Far from an official number, the Staffer immediately asked that we not quote the campaign on that figure, which was admittedly only a rough estimate based on his memory of the last time he checked the numbers.We recently published an article informing our readers that the Tokyo Police was about to charge Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of the fallen Bitcoin exchange Mt.Following this announcement, the authorities arrested the 30-year-old entrepreneur this Saturday (1st), around six in the morning (Tokyo time).Police officials are claiming that the CEO knows what happened to the Bitcoins reportedly lost before the collapse of Mt.Gox and they plan on finding out.2015 is a Shemitah year leading many analysts to claim the remainder of the year could hold great volatility in the political and economic arenas.Shemitah predictions entail major implications for the future Bitcoin price, with some claiming $2 million Bitcoin due to the dislocations.In a recent video, “SHEMITAH EXPOSED: Financial Crisis Planned For September 2015”, Dollar Vigilante Editor-in-Chief Jeff Berwick predicts major dislocations as early as this fall.

These, according to the founder of Canadian financial website Stockhouse, could have major implications for the Bitcoin price.Since its creation, Bitcoin has been infiltrating the financial world on more then one level.However, we are still far from total adoption, as the ideal would be for Bitcoin to be just another currency we use in our normal financial dealings.But a new project, called BitMesh, wants to turn this ideal into reality.BitMesh is already being called the ‘Uber of internet service providers’.It can be described as a decentralized platform that allows people to use basic devices to share their internet connection.In this case, the platform encourages users to share their internet bandwidth in exchange for BTC.Your internet searches can earn you Bitcoins.All you have to do is search for any webpage on Microsoft’s Bing search engine instead of typing the URL into the browser’s address bar.However, there is a catch.It works only in Bing Rewards supported regions.

In a recent development, Microsoft has entered into a partnership with Tango Card for the company’s Bing Rewards program.With this program, Bing search engine users can redeem their Bing points for Bitcoin.The many ways in which the blockchain technology can be used for social good was the topic of a recent event held in New York.Among other, the group of speakers included John Paul Farmer, director of technology and civic innovation at Microsoft, and Brian Forde, director of digital currency at MIT MediaBI Lab and former technology adviser to the White House.Some of the other speakers were CEO of OneName Ryan Shea, as well as Chelsea Barabas, Ann Sim and Peter Kirby.A trader in the digital currency Bitcoin has told how he had thousands of pounds of cash seized under legislation usually used to target drug dealers.Max Flores, 27, was told by his bank that his account had been frozen while they investigated an issue.He was subsequently told his account was being closed and asked to come and collect his money at a specific time and date.