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Chain’s iOS API Provides Fingerprint Authorisation for Bitcoin Apps

The developer has demoed an open-source API that uses Apple's Touch ID sensor to secure bitcoin transactions.

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Report: Mobile Industry Should Embrace Bitcoin or Get Left Behind

Mobile operators should prepare for the digital currency revolution if they want to remain competitive, a consultancy firm says.

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Andreessen Horowitz Leads Bitcoin Startup TradeBlock's $2.8 Million Funding

Big data analytics firm TradeBlock has raised $2.8m in new funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and Barry Silbert.

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Keybase Project Plans to Make Cryptography as Easy as Twitter

Cryptographic keys are confusing to use and proving ownership is tricky, but a solution is in the pipeline.

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Hackers Offer Stolen CNET Database for Bitcoin in Publicity Stunt

Russian hacking group wOrm, which managed to steal CNET’s user database, offered to sell the information for 1 BTC.

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ING: Future Bitcoin Protocol Should Include Central Bank Functions

ING Bank has issued a new video assessment of bitcoin that suggests how it can be improved.

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Pantera Launches BitIndex to Track Bitcoin

The index was created by the investment firm to forecast "what may happen to bitcoin in the medium term".

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New Study: Low Bitcoin Transaction Fees Unsustainable

As transaction fees come back into the light, new research shows low fees could be unsustainable.

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Brock Pierce Announces Dollar-backed Cryptocurrency 'Realcoin'

The bitcoin entrepreneur has announced a new cryptocurrency backed one-to-one by US dollar reserves.

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5,000 Terminals Across Ukraine Now Offer Bitcoin for Cash

A bank-run nationwide network of payment terminals allows customers to buy bitcoin as easily as phone credit.

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