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Bitcoin's Winning Shoppers in Taiwan With This Retail Giant's Help

Convenience store chain FamilyMart will accept bitcoin at nearly 3,000 locations in Taiwan after striking a deal with local wallet provider BitoEX.

shoppers, taiwan

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Bitcoin Exchange Trading Volumes Hit All-Time High

The busiest day for bitcoin exchanges ever was recorded on 26th November, according to data provider Bitcoinity.

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Lloyd's Sees Blockchain's Potential For Insurance Markets

Lloyd's held a seminar in London last week to highlight blockchain technology to insurance market participants as part of their modernisation plan.

Lloyds of London Image Portfolio Feb2011

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Kenyan High Court Hears BitPesa Case Against Safaricom

The Kenyan High Court heard a case brought by bitcoin startup BitPesa against mobile money giant Safaricom two days ago.

Mobile Phone with Money in Kenya / Flickr / whiteafrican

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Vote for 2015's Most Influential People in Bitcoin and Blockchain

CoinDesk is holding a public vote as part of its annual drive to select the most influential people in the bitcoin and blockchain industry.

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Europol Seeks Intern With Bitcoin Tracing Skills

Europol wants an intern with blockchain analysis skills for an open source intelligence project.

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Berlin's Coyno Launches Bookkeeping Tool for Bitcoin

A Berlin startup called Coyno that graduated from the Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator wants to use design to create 'the Mint.com of bitcoin'.

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Secretive Mining Firm Revealed as Possible US Marshals Auction Winner

A winner of the latest US Marshals bitcoin auction may have been identified by blockchain and crowdsourced analysis.

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Goldman Sachs Report Says Bitcoin Could Shape 'Future of Finance'

Goldman Sachs has published a report naming bitcoin and Ripple among the technology trends that could shape the future of global finance and payments.

Mobile payments (NFC)