David Gilson

Tech journalist, Windows 8 user, quantum physics and Linux enthusiast.

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Mt. Gox temporarily suspends USD withdrawals

Mt. Gox, which handles 69% of all bitcoin transactions, has suspended US dollar withdrawals for two weeks in order to make technical improvements.

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Binary option brokers bet on bitcoin

Two binary options brokers have begun offering trades in bitcoin: SetOption and TradeRush.

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First of Butterfly Lab's BitForce 500 GH/s mining rigs seen in operation

The first of Butterfly Lab's BitForce 500 GH/s has been seen in operation.

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What are Namecoins and .bit domains?

Namecoin is the basis for a decentralised domain name system (DNS) which could put a stop to Internet censorship.

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Avalon accused of mining with customer ASICs

Avalon, a maker of bitcoin ASICs, has been accused, on the Bitcoin Forum, of mining with its products to mine BTC before shipping to customers

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Top nine bitcoin tweets - June 10-17, 2013

CoinDesk looks at the top bitcoin tweets of the week

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Trezor now taking pre-orders for its hardware Bitcoin wallet

Bitcoin users can now make pre-orders on Trezor's hardware bitcoin wallet.

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Firmcoin - a new physical form of bitcoin

Firmcoin is a new physical representation for bitcoins, a reusable NFC card.

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New prepaid credit card funded by bitcoins

The Bitcoin Card is a prepaid credit card that can be funded via bitcoin.

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Feathercoin's Peter Bushnell: There's room for more crypto-currencies

We talked to Peter Bushnell to learn more about Feathercoin's origins and how to best mine the currency.

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