Grace Caffyn

Grace served as an editor for CoinDesk from 2013 to 2015.

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Bter to Return 'Hacked' Funds Following Security Partnership

Hacked altcoin exchange, Bter, has outlined a plan to payback users after inking a deal with security firm Jua.com.

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ShapeShift Raises $525k, Reveals Erik Voorhees as Creator

Instant bitcoin and altcoin exchange ShapeShift has received $525,000 in seed funding from investors Barry Silbert and Roger Ver.

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WordPress: We Haven't Given Up on Bitcoin

WordPress co-founding developer Matt Mullenweg says the company hasn't given up on bitcoin, despite it disappearing from the platform's checkout page.

Matt Mullenweg

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Blockchain Reports 3 Millionth Bitcoin Wallet

Wallet software provider Blockchain has opened its 3 millionth bitcoin wallet, having doubled downloads in less than a year.

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Bitcoin Payment Option Disappears from WordPress Platform

WordPress, the web's most popular blogging system, appears to have removed bitcoin from its payments options at checkout.

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BTER Unable to Repay Customers Following Alleged Exchange Heist

Defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTER claims it doesn't have enough funds to reimburse all its users, following an alleged $1.75m hack.

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Bitcoin Powers New Worldwide Cellphone Top-Up Service

Mobile payments pioneer mHITs has created a bitcoin platform it claims is the "easiest way" to send phone credit across borders.

Mobile phones, cellphones

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Meet Darkleaks, a Bitcoin-Powered Black Market for Secrets

Darkleaks will let users sell leaked data in an anonymous, trustless environment powered by bitcoin's blockchain.

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Green Activist is First Mainstream UK Politician to Accept Bitcoin

London-based green activist Gulnar Hasnain has become the first mainstream political candidate to accept bitcoin in the UK.

London activist, Gulnar Hasnain

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6 Weird and Wonderful Bitcoin Events of 2014

It's been a roller coaster year in bitcoin, and not just for the price. We look back on events that caught the not-so-serious side of the currency.

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