Grace Caffyn

Grace served as an editor for CoinDesk from 2013 to 2015.

Grace Caffyn

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Bitcoin Network Stress Test Could Occur Next Week

The controversial group behind several bitcoin 'stress tests' has confirmed next week it will push ahead with its biggest so far.

Lie detector

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Election Hopeful Wants Canada to Recognise Bitcoin as Currency

A candidate running in Canada's upcoming federal election says he wants to give bitcoin an equal footing with the dollar.

Alex Millar

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Bitcoin Block Size Debate: Who's Picking Sides?

Which companies are supporting BIP 100 or BIP 101? We've tracked down the answers.

Mining pickaxe

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ChangeTip Users Can Now Turn Bitcoin Tips into Gift Cards

ChangeTip users can now withdraw bitcoin from the platform in the form of gift cards, thanks to an integration with Gyft this week.

starbucks

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BTCChina Support Gives BIP 100 Bitcoin Hashrate Majority

BTCChina has backed Jeff Garzik's block size scaling solution, giving BIP 100 a majority of the network's hashing power.

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BitFury Backs BIP 100 Blocksize Proposal

BitFury – the best-capitalised mining firm in bitcoin – has waded into the block size debate, stating it must be resolved by consensus.

Black and White Blocks

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Overstock's tØ Acquires Broker Firm for Wall Street Disruption

Overstock's crypto subsidiary tØ has acquired Wall Street firm SpeedRoute, a move CEO Joseph Cammarata termed a "quantum leap" for securities trading.

patrick byrne, overstock

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Support Grows for BIP 100 Bitcoin Block Size Proposal

Support for BIP 100, the scalability fix from core developer Jeff Garzik, is growing as more miners pick sides in bitcoin's block size debate.

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MIT Course 'to Inspire Next Generation of Bitcoin CEOs'

Not to be outdone by Stanford, MIT Media Lab has announced its own course to inspire bitcoin's young talent.

MIT