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Bitcoin Mining Giant BitFury Announces $20 Million Funding Round

BitFury has raised $20m to accelerate production and expand its international footprint.

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Coinffeine to Challenge Centralized Bitcoin Exchanges with Distributed Alternative

A development team from Spain is working on what could be the world's first decentralized bitcoin exchange.

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Two Charts Show How Different Bitcoin and Fiat Payments Really Are

What is most frustrating about banking today is the process that must be endured by both consumers and businesses.

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Amazon Awarded Bitcoin-Related Cloud Computing Patent

The patent envisions bitcoin's potential use in cloud computing services on Amazon Web Services.

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Popular Encryption Tool TrueCrypt Mysteriously Shuts Down

A popular open-source encryption program often used to secure desktop bitcoin wallets may have been compromised.

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Private China Meeting Unites Bitcoin Mining Industry Leaders

Representatives from China's mining industry held a three-day gathering in Shenzhen this week.

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Coinbase Launches Payment Pages to Make Bitcoin Socially Shareable

The popular wallet has launched the new feature with charitable efforts from Nas, Marc Andreessen and Code.org.

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Gyft Integration Lets iOS Users Buy Gift Cards from Pheeva Bitcoin Wallet

A startup called Pheeva is pushing for broader bitcoin adoption through a new partnership with Gyft.

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Facebook's Ben Davenport Leaves for Bitcoin Startup BitGo

The software engineer and bitcoin angel investor is joining BitGo – a provider of multi-signature wallets.

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Who Will Protect Investors in a Cryptocurrency Crowdsale?

Crowdselling via block chains is about to become big news, say advocates – but who will protect investors?

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