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Sacramento Kings Become First NBA Team to Accept Bitcoin

The NBA franchise has officially announced its plans to accept bitcoin with BitPay, beginning 1st March.

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Bitcoin Developer Mike Hearn and Amex VP Michael Barrett Join Circle Team

Michael Barrett and Mike Hearn have officially joined the advisory board of digital currency company Circle Internet Financial.

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16-Year-Old Wins 10 Bitcoins in Blockchain.info Giveaway

Travis Wright, a 16-year-old Minnesotan, has been named the winner of a contest to commemorate Blockchain.info's 1 millionth user.

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Canadian Realtor Accepts Bitcoin Deposits for Residential Properties

Canadian realtor Quantum Properties is the latest real estate company to begin accepting bitcoin.

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Pay Your Taxes With Bitcoin: SnapCard Launches 'Pay the IRS' Service

Users of snapCard will be able to pay the IRS their taxes in bitcoin with the company's new service.

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Coinbase Rolls Out Extensive Security Update

Coinbase has added several new security features designed to make its cold storage business even safer.

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Bitcoin Exchanges Go Local to Drive Adoption

A trend is unfolding: global bitcoin exchanges are becoming wholesalers, whereas their domestic counterparts are catering to local needs.

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Dutch Helicopter Firm Heliflight Accepts Bitcoin Payments

Following Virgin Galactic's decision to accept bitcoin for its space mission, many other flight operators have followed suit.

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Chicago Sun-Times and BitWall to Trial Bitcoin Paywall

BitWall is partnering with the Chicago Sun-Times to trial a 24-hour bitcoin paywall on its website next month.

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GoCoin Adds Litecoin to Payment Offering

Singapore-based payment processor GoCoin is now offering litecoin payment processing.

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