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Coinbase waives fees for businesses' first $1 Million of sales

CoinBase is scrapping processing fees for merchants until they make £1m worth of sales.

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The wealth transfer effect of bitcoins

Could a wealth transfer effect be what caused the bitcoin price to skyrocket in April this year?

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BitShares P2P trading platform to offer dividends on bitcoins

A financial derivatives trading exchange that will also send your email securely now has Chinese VC backing.

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Blockchain.info issues refunds to bitcoin theft victims

Blockchain.info is offering refunds to users who had bitcoins stolen as a result of a recent flaw.

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Government seized $2.9 Million from bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox

The US government seized over $2.9m from a subsidiary of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, a court document has revealed.

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Coinbase enables users to buy, sell and send bitcoins via text message

Coinbase has created an SMS interface, which enables users to send and receive bitcoins via text message.

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Frustrated customers hit BitInstant with a class action lawsuit

Three bitcoiners have filed a class action lawsuit against BitInstant claiming the company misled them.

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Withdrawals from Mt. Gox: growing pains or banking bottleneck?

Mt. Gox has resumed withdrawals, yet still has problems to overcome. Is it growing pains, or a banking bottleneck?

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Coinbase implements zero-fee microtransactions off the block chain

Coinbase, the bitcoin payment processor, has announced that it will begin processing off-block chain microtransactions.

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Mt. Gox enhances site performance by partnering with cloud platform Akamai

Mt. Gox has issued an announcement revealing a number of site and service improvements.

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