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Minecraft's Law Firm Sheridans to Start Accepting Bitcoin Payments

Top-tier media and entertainment law firm Sheridans has given in to clients' requests to accept BTC.

A Minecraft Lego model

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Poll: Are you having Mt. Gox Withdrawal Issues?

Let us know which bitcoin exchanges you've used and whether you've had issues with Mt. Gox.

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Singapore's First Bitcoin ATM to Arrive in March

A Singapore firm is planning to install the island's first bitcoin ATM within months.

Singapore Chinatown / Flickr 34547181@N00

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Hong Kong Bitcoin Exchange HKCex Launches After $2 Million Investment

The new exchange, HKCex, has raised $2m in funding from local investors in the region.

Hong Kong

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Vancouver ATM Operator Wants to Leave Bitstamp Following Breakdown

Vancouver's Robocoin ATM closed last weekend because its operator was unable to clear a backlog of Bitstamp buy orders.

Waves coffee house

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You Can Now Pump Gas for Bitcoin in the Rocky Mountains

A petrol station in Greeley, Colorado is likely the first in the world to sell fuel for cryptocurrency.

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Bitcoin Arcade Machine is 'On Like Donkey Kong'

UK firm Liberty Games has developed a retro arcade machine that accepts gamers' bitcoin payments.

Bitcoin arcade machine from Liberty Games

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Book a Jamaican Luxury Villa for 3.5m Dogecoin

Island Villas Jamaica, a holiday villa rental firm, is now accepting litecoin, dogecoin and bitcoin for bookings.

Jamaica beach

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Wells Fargo to Host Bitcoin Event Following Private Summit

The bank is hosting an event to discuss bitcoin, following its private "summit" on the cryptocurrency in San Francisco.

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Startups Race to Install London's First Bitcoin ATM

Three startups are competing to install London's first bitcoin ATM in the coming weeks.

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