Law Library of Congress releases report on Bitcoin's legal status around the world

The question of how to legally account for Bitcoin is becoming more urgent as adoption of the virtual currency spreads and Bitcoin-related companies come under legal scrutiny. But for users and entrepreneurs, the global legal landscape is murky at best.

More and more governments are coming out with semi-official opinions on how the virtual currency Bitcoin should be treated under the law. 

Many countries such as Germany have explicitly...

How To Get Facebook Paper If You’re Outside The US (workaround tip)

Good news: Facebook’s super pretty new standalone app, Paper, launched today.

Bad news: For some crazy reason, it’s only available if you’re in the US.

Good News, part 2: That restriction is a pretty easy thing to workaround.

(If you’re just looking for the Paper download link, here it is)

If you’ve ever had to work around the App Store’s geographical restrictions before, this’ll all be old hat. And if you haven’t? Don’t...