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Why China is Leading the Global Rise of Bitcoin

Insiders offer a view of bitcoin in China: world's largest exchange, rampant mining, and a population ready to invest.

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World's Largest Bitcoin Exchange BTC China Gets $5 Million in Funding

BTC China has received $5 million in funding from Lightspeed China Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

BTC China gets $5m in funding from Lightspeed

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$4.1 Million goes missing as Chinese bitcoin trading platform GBL vanishes

Chinese investors taste the darker side of bitcoin as a trading platform shuts down and $4.1m goes missing.

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Bitcoin exchange BTC China experiences all-time price high

Chinese bitcoin exchange BTC China hit its all-time high at the weekend, trading bitcoin at ¥1,978 each.

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BTC China beats Mt. Gox and Bitstamp to become the world's No. 1 bitcoin exchange

BTC China has overtaken Mt. Gox and Bitstamp to become the world's biggest bitcoin exchange.

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First bar to accept bitcoin arrives in China

Beijing bar 2nd Place has become the first in China to accept bitcoin.

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Chinese internet giant Baidu starts accepting bitcoin

Chinese search engine giant Baidu has announced it is now accepting payment in bitcoin for its Jiasule service.

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Why do so many Chinese bitcoiners use Linux?

In August, over a third of users in China downloading the bitcoin client chose the Linux version.

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Bitcoin exchange BTC China temporarily halts trading fees

BTC China has become the world's first major bitcoin exchange to scrap its trading commission fees.

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Bitmine to drop 4PH/s of ASIC power onto bitcoin network

Swiss firm Bitmine and HK investment house Massive Luck Investments are preparing a new generation of dynamically scalable ASICs.

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