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Buttercoin launched today, bringing the US a competitor against major international bitcoin exchanges.

Dr. Aaron Yelowitz, an associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Economics at the University of Kentucky, has released a paper analyzing Bitcoin and its users with search trends using Google Trends. As Kristoufek demonstrated in his paper, there is a strong, positive correlation between Bitcoin searches and exchange prices. Yelowitz and […]

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Earlier today, Bill Nye returned to Reddit to do another Ask Me Anything (AMA), a popular question answer session between the community and a famous individual or organization. Other notable AMAs include President Obama’s appearance on Reddit, which put record strain on Reddit’s servers. The Bitcoin community has recently had several AMAs within their own […]

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The Santa Cruz Warriors–the Developmental League affiliate for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors–have signed a partnership with electronic payment processor PayStand to facilitate bitcoin payments (and other electronic transactions) for online ticket purchases. The partnership also makes PayStand the Warriors’ first jersey sponsor, meaning the company logo will appear on the team’s jerseys throughout the […]

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Earlier this week, the merchant solutions provider Paymium, which ranks in a good position among the European leaders in its sector, announced a new partnership with the micropayment specialist Optelo. The new partnership expands the list of payment providers and gateways that integrate bitcoin on their platform by 10,000. The announcement comes just weeks after a partnership […]

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Coinverse has launched a new bitcoin banking platform that aims to bring a universal bitcoin solution to Brazil.

Dogetipbot, the popular dogecoin tipping tool, has raised almost $500k in new seed funding.

BitPay’s new merchant app could cut queues at the checkout with one-touch bitcoin payments.

It has been well-publicized that Bitcoin can do help many people, in theory, worldwide through saving money on remittances for money exchange. Also allowing the third world to transact business globally via smartphone technology, as well as just growing the job market through its own nascent business and economic growth. Government regulation or lack thereof, […]

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What if colleges and universities around the world had clubs dedicated to cryptocurrency where students could learn about emerging technologies and get in frequent communication with each other? This is already happening. And membership is not limited to college students. It’s called the College Cryptocurrency Network (CCN). Through the help of the CCN, different members from four different continents have shared some valuable information about the status of Bitcoin in their local areas. Additionally, we’ll learn more about the Bitcoin Against Ebola Campaign, which the CCN is taking part in. AUSTRALIA In Australia, there are more and more merchants beginning to accept bitcoin. Here’s what James Eddington from CCN Melbourne about it. “Here in Melbourne, we’re seeing a lot of […]

In a guest post on Virgin Entrepreneur Dominic Frisby – the author of “Bitcoin: the Future of Money?” – argues that Bitcoin will do to banking what the cell phone did to telecom. Cell phones are technically more advanced and much more flexible than landline phones, and today they offer a lot of new and […]

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CoinDesk's new bitcoin exchange roundup brings you the latest news, features and pro tools from the world's trading floors.

As an old-school cypherpunk in the 1990s and one of the most active members of the E-gold community before this centralized precursor of Bitcoin got shot down, futurologist Vinay Gupta has been involved with digital currency for over fifteen years. He has also worked with the United States Departement of Defence on disaster relief and state failure issues, and helped develop CheapID, a genocide resistant biometric ID card for the NSA. He later turned his attention to global disaster prevention, and invented the Hexayurt: an open source dirt-cheap disaster relief shelter design which is used today in refugee camps and at festivals like Burning Man. Gupta has been appointed as the strategic advisor of the Ethereum communications team shortly before […]

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have published a new paper examining the characteristics of US bitcoin users.

Google's co-working space, Campus London, now has a bitcoin ATM in its cafe, which also accepts the digital currency.

In a press release sent out today, Bitcoin trading platform BTC.sx has unveiled a partnership with Bitfinex. The partnership will allow BTC.sx traders to enter leveraged BTC-USD positions on Bitfinex’s order book. Deeper integration is planned for the future. BTC.sx is a Bitcoin-only trading platform headquartered  in London’s Silicon Roundabout. Bitfinex, based in Hong Kong, […]

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Yotta Electronics, a Bitcoin-only merchant that proudly claims to keep all their profits in Bitcoin, added Google Play Gift Cards to its store. “All Google Play Gift Card gift cards are purchased from United States authorized dealers like best buy, target etc. You will receive an email with your redemption code once your bitcoin payment is fully confirmed […]

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Are you looking for a position in FinTech? Well, we have you covered as you search for your next big career move. Companies in Bitcoin and the decentralized economy are looking to fill jobs from the crypto community, and we’re bringing you the opportunities. Below, we highlight ten recently posted Bitcoin job openings. Check out this […]

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Google’s Campus London is a seven-floor building based in the UK dedicated to encouraging “innovation through collaboration, mentorship, and networking”. The building was designed for entrepreneurs and startups “on their quest to change the world”. According to Google, “Google began life as a startup in a garage in California. Campus allows us to help entrepreneurs grow […]

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