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 A secretive bitcoin mining operation in China. $8 million in mining revenue every year and a 360° view of the secretive facility. Chandler Guo is a Chinese bitcoin entrepreneur and owner of Bitbank, a secretive Chinese mining operation far removed from the control of the Chinese government who haven’t taken a clear stance on the […]

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 The world is familiar with bitcoin being used for many things. Online payments, long-distance remittance, even a substitute for gold, but what about credit? Not so much — and that’s where BitPagos, a startup competing in the Battlefield pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, wants to make its mark. Read More

Fidor Bank CIO Patrick Gruban takes CoinDesk inside a recent tech trial it conducted using the Ethereum blockchain.

The Lightning Network may well be Bitcoin’s primary solution to the issue of scalability, but many skeptics believe there are unresolved...

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Distributed marketplace OpenBazaar pubished its plan to integrate with the Tor browser, IPFS, and to build a mobile app with chatbot integration.

Norway police made their largest drug bust ever last month when they arrested 15 people selling drugs on what they claim is the second version of the notorious Silk Road online marketplace that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation closed in 2013, according to the The Local Europe AB, a Swedish news source. Investigation Launches Kripos, Norway’s […]

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Alan Meckler, the man behind the 1990s’ Internet World and Inside Bitcoins over the past few years, is launching a new conference in...

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People are often concerned about the safety and security of open source software. After scares like Heartbleed, many have questioned whether the inherent openness of open source is too flaky (and, well, just too open) for some application scenarios. But the converse argument states that open source technology has more 'eyes and hands' on it than proprietary, so it could in fact be more robust. So when it comes to cryptocurrency safety for Bitcoin wallets, would open source be a good thing or a bad thing?

Bitcoin price confidently pushed into the resistance zone below $470 yesterday, only to fall short and sell-off, today. Today’s analysis identifies potential technical support in the chart. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the code […]

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A new paper on blockchain technology has been released by the head of interest rate and credit models at Banca IMI, an investment banking...

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LastPass, commonly known as the most popular password manager and vault around has hinted at Bitcoin acceptance as payment for its paid (and premium) accounts. Widely-used password manager and storage vault LastPass could soon begin accepting bitcoin as payment from users. The reveal came via a social media post recently from its support account, stating […]

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Blockchain startup Coinfirm.io has announced the launch of the first Blockchain lab to collaborate on the innovation’s development, research and collaboration in the region. Coinfirm, a Polish blockchain startup has launched the Coinfirm Block Lab, a go-to hub for blockchain development and research. The platform also seeks to bring in regulatory institutions to participate and […]

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This is part 5 of CCN’s series, “Peace & Stability Through The Blockchain.” For part 1, click here. For part 2, click here. For part 3, click here. For part 4, click here. In part 5, we look at how information might be shared on a blockchain system. Journalism and Information Sharing The WikiLeaks example […]

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Bitcoin Press Releases: Mining Ether just got a whole lot cheaper as cloud mining giant Genesis Mining release pictures of the largest Ether cloud mining farm in the world, Enigma. Ethereum is one of the fastest growing cryptocurrencies next to Bitcoin. Just a few months ago, the price was $1, then it shot up to […]

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Bitcoin Press Releases: You already know that BTCPOP is the best P2P bitcoin lending website, but maybe you’re still unsure about whether or not it’s the right platform for your bitcoin needs. Well, doubt no more, we’ve got a list of BTCPOP’s Top Five features that will make you want to sign up today! 1) […]

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iPay You, a Seattle, Wash.-based bitcoin wallet created by Gene Kavner, a former director of Amazon Associates and a Microsoft veteran, allows users to send bitcoin to people who don’t already have a bitcoin account, using text or email. It also makes it possible to buy bitcoin using a U.S. bank account – the web app […]

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