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Following Microsoft's decision to embrace bitcoin, CoinDesk surveys thought leaders in the industry for their assessment of the news and its impact.

Reddit cryptocurrency engineer Ryan X Charles revealed new insights into his work in conversations on the social media platform yesterday.

BitFury has been on a roll this year with over $40 million in venture capital funding, as well as the addition of Jonathan Teo and Dr. Jackson Hu to their Strategic Advisory Board. To top it all off they added President and Chief Strategy Officer for Samsung Electronics Young Sohn to their Advisory Board. BitFury […]

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CCO Sonny Singh opens up about BitPay's partnership with Microsoft and reveals the tech giant is seeking to support bitcoin with a long-term strategy.

When Bill Gates boosts Bitcoin, Microsoft listens

Everyone's favorite cryptocurrency is getting its biggest sponsor yet: Microsoft.

There might be life in the old beast yet: Microsoft now accepts Bitcoin as a payment option on its Windows and Xbox stores -- which means you can now use Bitcoin to purchase a new copy of Windows, the latest installment of Call of Destiny: Master Chief Edition, or even to buy the latest season of your favorite TV show. Obviously, this is a pretty big deal for Bitcoin, and it will be seen as a significant milestone that might get other big companies to take another look at accepting Bitcoin

Bitcoin exchange and wallet service CoinJelly has said it has been acquired and will close user accounts within 24 hours.

Bitcoin derivatives fall under the remit of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the body's chairman has claimed.

The release of Haasbot Bitcoin Trading Bot 1.1 brings a host of new features to the already avant-garde service. Haasbot is a subscription-based service that has offered bot trading Bitcoin and over 500 Altcoins across the major exchanges since May of 2013. Last November, Haasbot v1.0 introduced bot features unseen in the crypto trade community […]

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The release of Haasbot Bitcoin Trading Bot 1.1 brings a host of new features to the already avant-garde service. Haasbot is a subscription-based service that has offered bot trading Bitcoin and over 500 Altcoins across the major exchanges since May of 2013. Last November, Haasbot v1.0 introduced bot features unseen in the crypto trade community […]

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Estonia has told the European Court of Justice that VAT should apply to the full amount of digital currency trades, according to a report.

Financial services company, Bitreserve has big plans for 2015. Starting next year, Bitreserve will add oil, in the form of Bitoil™ to its platform as a commodity users can easily hold as an investment as well as transact with using the Bitcoin network. Earlier this month we reported on Bitreserve’s addition of bitgold, a link between gold […]

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Bitcoin adoption continues to grow apace and now Microsoft has joined the party. In the U.S., you can now use the currency to buy apps, games, music and videos from the Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox Games, Xbox Music and Xbox Video stores.

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When you say the word ‘blockchain’ the first thing that comes to mind is Bitcoin, as this distributed data structure is intimately connected to the first large scale cryptocurrency. Today’s column in the Telegraph from Jamie Barlett notes that the internet will soon be impossible to control, in ways that the public and policy makers […]

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Bitcoin just got a big boost in stature as Microsoft is now accepting the cryptocurrency for digital content from its stores. If you live in the US, you can use it to buy apps, games, music and videos from the Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox Games, Xbox...

 If you want further proof that Microsoft is going through a transformative phrase, you may be interested to hear that the company has now jumped on the bitcoin wagon. Read More

The decentralized, open-source nature of the blockchain ledger could dramatically shift a number of paradigms in the music industry.

Circle Internet Financial has hired veteran banking industry executive Paul Camp to serve as its new chief financial officer.

Microsoft now lets users add bitcoin to their online accounts, enabling payments for apps, games and other digital content through its Xbox platform.

Microsoft, the famous multinational corporation that powers much of the world’s computing infrastructure with its Windows OS, now accepts Bitcoin online. Microsoft users, in America only for now, can even fund their Microsoft/Windows Live accounts using Bitcoin, at the current exchange rate. Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates has previously admitted that “Bitcoin Technology is key.” Indeed, Bitcoin […]

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Earlier today, Houston, the country’s 4th largest city, unveiled its first Bitcoin ATM. The city’s first Bitcoin ATM, provided by CoinVault ATM, is not sitting in a small coffee shop or a gun store; instead, it is located just outside of Starbucks in one of Houston’s more frequented buildings: The George R. Brown Convention Center. […]

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CCN has confirmed with US Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Sharon Paul that one John D. Powell of Normal, Illinois has been convicted on two counts of “operating an illegal money transfer business” and was yesterday sentenced to four years in federal prison. The spokeswoman could not confirm what the name of the Bitcoin exchange was, but […]

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Altcoin BottleCaps Coin (CAP), a Scrypt Proof-of-Work / Proof-of-Stake hybrid which has been performing well across markets in recent weeks, has dropped off in time for the holiday season. On November 17th, CAP hit a high of 2,481 Satoshi and then immediately took a slight slide to 2300 over the following week. During the end […]

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