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CoinJar Abandons Bank Transfers for Bill-Payments Service BPAY

The Australian bitcoin platform will switch to BPAY as its sole means of topping 'Filler' balances with cash.

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itBit Hires Ex-PayPal Manager and SecondMarket Analyst

The Singapore exchange's new staff bring experience from PayPal and SecondMarket respectively.

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Bitcoin Bill Payment Services Taking Off Around the World

There's a growing number of ways users in different countries can pay their bills, including taxes, with bitcoin.

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Coinbase Boosts Team with Acquisition of Kippt Developers

Coinbase has acquired the team behind Kippt and Inc, headed by Jori Lallo and Karri Saarinen.

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Bitcoin Trading Platform Vaurum Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding

Investors in the company, which offers financial institutions a way to trade bitcoins, include Tim Draper and Steve Case.

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47% of Bitcoin Companies Are Open to Paying Employees in BTC

A new survey by Bitwage has assessed the industry's interest in using bitcoin payroll solutions.

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BTC China Halts Yuan Deposits from Bank of China

Chinese exchanges have suffered major setbacks recently after banks finally responded to repeated directives from the PBOC.

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Bitcoin Job Fair Proves Digital Currency Needs More Than Code

Top bitcoin companies used this weekend's Bitcoin Job Fair to scout for sales, development and marketing talent.

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New SMS Bitcoin Service Aims at Emerging Markets

Singapore's CoinPip is partnering with a US startup to launch a low-tech solution to send bitcoins via SMS.

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Money Spinners: New Bitcoin ATM Varieties Appearing

Some new faces and locations in this week's bitcoin ATM roundup, as the market becomes more diverse.

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