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KeepKey Launches New Bitcoin Hardware Wallet

KeepKey's new USB bitcoin wallet has gone on sale, enabling consumers to store their bitcoins offline.

The KeepKey wallet software was originally  a fork of the Trezor, but now includes some of it's own parts. It is now for sale for $239.

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New Cracking Tool Exposes Major Flaw in Bitcoin Brainwallets

A white-hat hacker has released a new tool designed to illustrate the ease with which illicit actors can steal bitcoins from brainwallets.

hacker

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Fiat Wallets: The Key to Bitcoin Going Mainstream?

Jack C. Liu explores whether the industry should be pushing fiat wallets, rather than bitcoin wallets, if it wants digital currency to go mainstream.

Fiat on phone

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New Service Finds Optimum Bitcoin Transaction Fee

A new service, CoinTape, is offering bitcoin users an answer to the burning question: what is the optimum transaction fee?

bitcoin

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Xapo Execs Lose Bid to Dismiss Breach of Contract Lawsuit

Five Xapo employees, including CEO Wences Casares, have lost their bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought on by their former employer LifeLock.

business, law

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VC Firm Block26 Makes First Bitcoin Bet on Airbitz Wallet

Bitcoin wallet provider Airbitz has raised $450,000 from new industry-focused VC firm Block26.

calculator, money

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Blockchain Offers Alpha Users First Look at New Bitcoin Wallet

Blockchain has launched an alpha version of its latest wallet, a streamlined version of one of its most popular products.

mobile, app

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Darkwallet and Armory Come Top in Bitcoin Wallet Privacy Study

Bitcoin wallet providers Darkwallet and Armory are among the strongest on matters of financial privacy, according to a new study.

Litecoin sees privacy as a selling point.

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Coinbase App Update Enables Mobile Sign Up

Bitcoin services specialist Coinbase has updated its iOS and Android apps to enable new users to sign up for an account through mobile devices.

hipster, mobile

Tech

Dubai's BitOasis Opens Bitcoin Buying Service at TechCrunch Disrupt

Dubai-based startup BitOasis has announced the launch of a bitcoin buying platform aimed at underbanked consumers in the Middle East.

Dubai, UAE