John Oates

Freelance writer and editor. John was news editor at the Register 2005-2011.

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Amazon Coins virtual currency now available on Kindle Fire

Amazon has handed 500 "Amazon Coins" to each of its US-based Kindle Fire customers.

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Users plead Apple for Bitcoin wallets

An aggrieved user has started a petition to force Apple to approve bitcoin wallet applications for its shiny iPhones.

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Coinbase scores $5 Million in funding

San Francisco start-up Coinbase has completed a second round of funding of $5m for future development of its Bitcoin wallet and exchange platform.

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Employees blamed for zombie Bitcoin mining

A rogue employee is getting the blame for putting bitcoin mining code onto unsuspecting users’ machines.

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Amazon books its own currency

Amazon is launching its own currency later this month. Amazon Coins will only be exchangeable for Kindle applications and games and initially US only.

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Chris Dixon: "I believe in Bitcoin"

A leading venture capitalist says bitcoin offers the financial tech release valve Silicon Valley has been looking for.

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