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Australia's Commonwealth Bank Latest to Experiment With Ripple

Australia's Commonwealth Bank announced it would use Ripple technology at its subsidiaries, with a view to incorporating digital currencies in future.

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Pinn Wins Top Prize for Hands-Free Bitcoin Payments App

Pinn placed first at a recent demo day for a solution that enables bitcoin and fiat payments without the user every touching their cell phone.

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Xapo Adds Former Visa and Citibank Execs to Board of Advisors

Bitcoin services provider has appointed three finance bigwigs, including Dee Hock, founder of Visa, to its newly created board of advisors.

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Payment Processor Payza's Bitcoin Transactions Rise 20% Per Month

Global online payment processor Payza has said its bitcoin transactions have been rising steadily by about 20% per month.

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Roger Ver and OKCoin at War Over Bitcoin.com Domain Name

Two of bitcoin's biggest names, Roger Ver and exchange OKCoin, are engaged in a dispute over the Bitcoin.com domain, amid accusations over contracts.

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Investment Funds Containing Bitcoin Added to IG

The first fund to offer bitcoin investment as part of a bespoke portfolio has launched on global derivatives trading platform IG.

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Payment Processor Unveils Bitcoin Startup at Plug and Play Expo

European payment processor Netopia mobilPay revealed its new bitcoin startup as part of Plug and Play's Retail & FinTech Expo yesterday.

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BitcoinTalk Server Compromised During Social Engineering Attack

Popular digital currency forum BitcoinTalk has been taken offline following a social engineering attack that resulted in a server compromise.

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