Introducing BitINKA, South America’s First Universal Bitcoin Platform
Joseph Young BitInka, a bitcoin platform that operates in Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil will soon expand its services throughout
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There’s a Bitcoin Music Industry, and It’s Amazing
John Bonazzo Bitcoin has inspired a lot of emotions recently—relief at the conviction of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, doubt
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Goldman Sachs Survey: Most Millennials Won’t Use Bitcoin
Stan Higgins A new survey published by Goldman Sachs has found that just over half of US millennials believe they
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Bitcoin poker operator, back in Las Vegas, agrees to deal
DAVID FERRARA Bryan Micon, who ran a Bitcoin-fueled poker site from Las Vegas, has agreed to plead guilty and avoid
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FTC Warns Consumers of Bitcoin Shopping Risks
Pete Rizzo The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has penned a new blog post aiming to give advice to consumers
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Overstock Reports Over $100k in Bitcoin Losses for Q1 2015
Pete Rizzo UPDATE 25th June 0:00 UTC: Updated with comment from Overstock cryptocurrency group general manager Judd Bagley. US retail giant
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Deal Brings Bitcoin Option to Over 20,000 Japanese Retailers
Jon Southurst A deal between bitcoin exchange Quoine and payments network Econtext will allow more than 20,000 online and eventually
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Brooklyn Startups Pitch Spacesuits, Bitcoin Apps
Corinne Ramey Final Frontier Design is one of 10 firms competing for $50,000; ‘we’ve pivoted towards the terrestrial market’ ENLARGE
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Nasdaq partners with Chain to bring blockchain to private market
John McCrank Exchange operator NASDAQ OMX Group Inc said on Wednesday it partnered with blockchain infrastructure provider Chain to make
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Bitcoin Network Survives Surprise Stress Test
Jon Southurst A planned ‘ultimate stress test’ for the bitcoin network has passed without major incident, though the company organizing
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Ascribe is using Bitcoin’s blockchain to help artists claim ownership of their work
Abhimanyu Ghoshal Over the past few years, it’s become easier than ever for artists to share their work online —
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Chinese Mining Pools Call for Consensus; Refuse Switch to Bitcoin XT
Aaron van Wirdum Three of China ‘s biggest mining pools – F2Pool, BTCChina Pool and Huobi Pool – maintain that
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Want to earn Bitcoin while playing Minecraft? Well now you can
Duncan Riley Do you like playing Minecraft and wouldn’t mind earning some Bitcoin along the way? OK, so that’s
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EU Banks Forced to Report Bitcoin-Linked Accounts Transacting Over €1,000
Charlie Richards An anonymous Dutch bank employee has revealed that major banks in the EU are applying new rules forcing
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Bitcoin’s “Meh!” to Greek Proposal Rejection
Nikhil Gupta According to a Bloomberg report, the troika of International Monetary Fund, European Commission and the European Central
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Bitcoin Investor Erik Voorhees Talks About Overregulation Risks
Sarah Jenn With so many states and governments starting to draft their frameworks for cryptocurrency regulation, some bitcoin enthusiasts are
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FBI: Recent Bitcoin Ransomware Losses Top $18 Million
Stan Higgins The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has received reports of more than $18m in losses in the
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Andresen Proposes Hard Fork Patch for Bitcoin XT; Critics Remain Skeptical
Aaron van Wirdum Bitcoin Core developer Gavin Andresen today proposed a hard fork change for Bitcoin XT in order to
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Jon Matonis: Bitcoin Needs Its Own Version of LIBOR
Evander Smart CoinTelegraph spoke to Jon Matonis on increasing the 21 million bitcoin cap, the importance of fungibility and privacy
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Tango Card Adds Bitcoin as Latest Reward Option
Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) Venture-backed rewards-as-a-service startup Tango Card will now offer bitcoin as a reward option alongside gift cards
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Leading Silicon Valley VC Firm Shifts its Focus Toward Bitcoin
Joseph Young Kliner Perkins Caufield and Byers, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm best known for its investments in Google,
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Ex-Secret Service Agent to Plead Guilty to Silk Road Bitcoin Theft
M. Alex Johnson A former Secret Service special agent who helped bring down Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht will plead
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Blockstream Wants to Make Bitcoin More Private with Confidential Transactions
Kyle Torpey Blockstream recently announced the alpha release of their Sidechain Elements project, and one of the more interesting experiments
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Ukrainian Bitcoin Community Proposes Its Own BitLicense
Gola Yashu In a recent World Bank report, it was found that the Ukrainians received the maximum of remittence
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Barclays Trials Bitcoin Tech With Pilot Program
Grace Caffyn Barclays has signed off on a proof-of-concept to trial bitcoin technology. Following an agreement with bitcoin exchange Safello,
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Former Nike CIO Anthony Watson Named CEO at Bitcoin Startup
Steven Norton Former Nike Inc. CIO Anthony Watson is now chief executive at Bitreserve, the Bitcoin startup he joined
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Digital Gold: A Vivid Guide to the Characters Who Built Bitcoin
Sarah Jenn Author and New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper came up with a vivid guide to the characters who
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