Emily Spaven

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

Emily Spaven

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Markets

Mt. Gox enhances site performance by partnering with cloud platform Akamai

Mt. Gox has issued an announcement revealing a number of site and service improvements.

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Markets

BTCTurk becomes the first Turkish lira-to-bitcoin exchange

Bitcoin has taken hold in a number of countries of late, with the latest being Turkey.

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Markets

Marketplace Bitcoin.de registers with Germany's financial regulator BaFin

Bitcoin Deutschland GmbH will be registered with BaFin, Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, from 7th August.

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Markets

Bitstamp bitcoin trading volume overtakes leading exchange Mt. Gox for first time

Bitstamp has revealed itself as a serious contender for the title of the world's most popular bitcoin exchange.

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Markets

Israelis can now buy bitcoins in person with Bits of Gold and local exchange bureau

Bits of Gold has partnered with Global Money Transfer, enabling Israelis to purchase bitcoins at their local exchange bureau.

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Policy

SEC charges Texas man for defrauding investors in bitcoin Ponzi scheme

The SEC has charged Trendon Shavers with defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme known as Bitcoin Savings and Trust.

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Markets

CoinAva allows Iranians to buy and sell bitcoins

Citizens of Iran now have their own bitcoin market website, CoinAva, to buy and sell bitcoins.

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Finance

New York's Inside Bitcoins conference approaches

New York plays host to the next major bitcoin conference, Inside Bitcoins on 30th July.

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Finance

Old Shoreditch Station coffee bar in London's Silicon Roundabout now accepts bitcoin

The Old Shoreditch Station coffee shop in London is now accepting payment in bitcoins.

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Finance

Bitcoin Foundation: 'FinCEN should clarify all virtual currency transactions aren't inherently suspect'

The Bitcoin Foundation has written a letter to FinCEN asking it to clarify virtual currency transactions aren't inherently suspect.

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