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Taxi firms seek to drive bitcoin adoption
Slowly but surely, taxi drivers are starting to accept payment in bitcoin.
LeetCoin enables skilled gamers to win bitcoins
Skilled gamers can win bitcoin via new multiplayer gaming platform LeetCoin.
Vault of Satoshi expands Canadian bitcoin exchange market
Vault of Satoshi aims to lower the price of bitcoin exchanges in Canada.
Dwolla shuts doors to bitcoin companies and virtual currency exchanges
Dwolla has announced it can no longer work with virtual currency exchanges and other bitcoin-related services.
Invoice in US dollars, get paid in bitcoins with Coinvoice
Freelancers and companies can now invoice clients in US dollars but get paid in bitcoin, thanks to Coinvoice.
Kraken partners with Fidor Bank to offer bitcoin trading services in the EU
Digital currency exchange Kraken has forged a partnership with Fidor Bank to offer EU customers regulated bitcoin trading services.
Bitcoin: freeing coffee from the middlemen
A bitcoin startup in Bali helps coffee growers remove middlemen from transactions and link more directly to end customers.
Ripple Labs now taking cash payments following deal with ZipZap and SnapSwap
Ripple will now accept cash thanks to a partnership between Ripple gateway SnapSwap, and ZipZap.
BitPay offers new pricing plans for bitcoin payment processing
Bitcoin payment processor BitPay has announced three new pricing plans ranging from $30 per month to £3,000 per month.
Reviewed: BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange
CoinDesk reviews the BTC-e exchange, which is seeing increased activity due to difficulties withdrawing funds from Mt. Gox.
