Bitcoin Yearly 2014: A retrospective monthly look back at bitcoin (Part 2: Jul Dec)

Bitcoin Yearly 2014: A retrospective monthly look back at bitcoin

This is the second part of the Bitcoin Yearly retrospective.

Below is a month-by-month highlight of adoption events, hacks, and big news as seen by the Bitcoin community. This post is split into two parts, this is Bitcoin Yearly July through December 2014, go back and readfor Januarythrough June.

The second half of 2014 saw even greater adoption than the first half with the surprising addition of Microsoft climbing on board with bitcoin and the emergence of Bitcoin tipping culture with massive attention to ChangeTip.

NYDFS Superintendent Lawsky releases a draft of the proposed framework for New York States BitLicense to Reddit and Bitcoin business leaders. The reaction is mixed. While many business leaders see this as a potential step forward, many note that the regulation is unnecessarily stricter than even pre-existing federal regulations against money laundering and that many of the requirements would stifle all but the biggest business interests.

In adoption news, Newegg.com partners with BitPay and 1-800-Flowers.com partners with Coinbase. And, DELL becomes the largest e-commerce merchant to accept bitcoins quickly claiming an order for a $50,000 server all paid in bitcoins.

Coinsetter Bitcoin exchange finally launches.

Apple relents on Blockchain.info wallet app and allows it back into the Apple app store.

Xapo, Bitcoin wallet service, pulls in $40 million in Series A-1 funding. This continues a growing trend of Bitcoin-related businesses receiving increasing investment.

Bitcoin conversion finally goes live on Google with the search giant partnering with Coinbase for market index API.

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Bitcoin Yearly 2014: A retrospective monthly look back at bitcoin (Part 2: Jul Dec)