Emily Spaven

Emily served as CoinDesk's first managing editor from 2013 to 2015.

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Markets

Elizabeth Ploshay and Micky Malka elected to Bitcoin Foundation board

Elizabeth Ploshay and Micky Malka have been elected to the board of the Bitcoin Foundation.

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Life on Bitcoin couple pays for hotel and flights in bitcoin

The Life on Bitcoin couple have overcome yet another hurdle and paid for a hotel and flights in bitcoin.

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Swiss politician asks government to create report on bitcoin

A member of Switzerland's federal parliament has asked the National Council to write a report on bitcoin.

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Markets

Centralway Ventures invests $250k in bitcoin startup Buttercoin

Company builder Centralway is investing $250,000 in bitcoin startup Buttercoin via its new early-stage investment arm Centralway Ventures.

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Online game developer Bigpoint's 330m users can now buy virtual goods with bitcoins

Online game developer Bigpoint now allows its users to purchase in-game virtual goods using bitcoins.

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KnCMiner offers free speed increase with first bitcoin miner shipments

KnCMiner is offering a bonus speed increase to customers awaiting delivery of its Jupiter bitcoin mining rig.

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Bitcoin wallet Armory raises $600k in seed funding

Secure bitcoin wallet Armory has raised $600k in funding from a number of prominent investors.

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BitPay now has over 10,000 merchants in its payment processor network

BitPay has now helped over 10,000 merchants across the world accept payments in bitcoin.

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Feds asked if political campaigners can accept bitcoin donations

The Federal Election Commission in the US has been asked whether bitcoin donations can be used in political campaigns.

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Policy

UK policy makers discuss bitcoin regulation at 10 Downing Street

The potential regulation of UK bitcoin companies was discussed at a meeting at the government's headquarters, 10 Downing Street.

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