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A Taxonomy of Bitcoin Mixing Services for Policymakers

As policymakers come to terms with bitcoin, privacy-enhancing protocols seek to maintain fungibility and user-defined privacy.

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Mexico's First Bitcoin ATMs Will Also Deal in Altcoins

The Mexican border town of Tijuana will see two bitcoin ATMs launch today – with an interesting altcoin twist.

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Dorian Nakamoto Hires Lawyer, Denies Knowledge of Bitcoin

Nakamoto has stated via his lawyer, that he "did not create, invent or otherwise work on bitcoin".

Is Dorian Nakamoto really Satoshi? Decidedly not. But researchers are working to understand the mining patterns of some of Bitcoin's earliest contributors. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)

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The CoinDesk Mining Roundup: Zoomhash, Cloud Hashing and Riggit V9 Mining Frame

As difficulty and hash rates continue to rise, cryptocurrency mining offers the promise of spoils for those who persevere.

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Avalon ASIC's 40nm Chip to Bring Hashing Boost for Less Power

Every bitcoin miner wants faster hashing at low power, and that's just what Avalon's new 40nm chip should deliver.

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Hong Kong's First Bitcoin ATM Goes Live Today

Hong Kong's first bitcoin ATM launched this morning in one of the city's busiest pedestrian districts.

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Mintspare Will Pay Bitcoin For Your Old Electronics

MintSpare is a startup that doles out bitcoin to anyone who has devices that are no longer wanted.

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How to Increase Public Confidence in Bitcoin Exchanges

There are ways to prove an exchange has the asset holdings it claims, but implementation will be a challenge.

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GoCoin Announces Dogecoin Integration as Client Update Tackles Mining Issues

The payment platform has announced plans to support dogecoin, as developers release version 1.6 of its wallet client.

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Inside North America's '$8m-a-Month' Bitcoin Mining Operation

Just like reports of bitcoin's death, reports of Carlson's personal earnings are, unfortunately for him, exaggerated.

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