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Will Industrial Mining Become the Next Big Bitcoin Investment Sector?

CoinDesk examines whether BitFury's latest $20m funding round will shape how investors approach bitcoin.

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Mining Roundup: BBB Warning, Alpha Technology and a Pool Attack

CoinDesk looks at the latest manufacturer updates, a BBB advisory and a pool attack.

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Bitcoin Wallet Apps Re-Enter iOS Store After Apple's Policy Shift

Reflecting Apple's new bitcoin-friendly stance, the first wallet and other apps allowing bitcoin purchases re-enter the iOS App Store.

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BitFury Pulls 1PH/s of Mining Power from Ghash.io Amid Community Uproar

Due to fears that Ghash.io would reach 51% of the bitcoin network, BitFury is withdrawing resources from the pool.

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CEX.IO Slow to Respond as Fears of 51% Attack Spread

As Ghash.io’s hashrate approaches 51% there has been no word from the pool's operating exchange, CEX.IO.

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Bitcoin Miner Hosting Firm HashPlex Raises $400k in New Funding

SecondMarket's Barry Silbert and senior Facebook engineer Jason Prado led the funding round in the mining-focused company.

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Bitcoin ATM Startup BitAccess Joins Y Combinator's Trailblazing Incubator

The move marks the first investment in BitAccess as the Canadian startup seeks to move to the next level.

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Middle East's First Two-Way Bitcoin ATM Launches in Tel Aviv

Another bitcoin ATM has arrived in the Israeli capital, further easing access to the cryptocurrency in the startup hub.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Launches First Bitcoin ATM

The ATM, operated by Liberty Teller, has been launched at the MIT Coop store in Kendall Square, Cambridge.

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How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Help Archive Society's Important Data

The vast amounts of computing power going into mining bitcoin could be used for other purposes too, say researchers.

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