Yessi Bello Perez

Yessi was a member of CoinDesk's editorial staff in 2015.

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Can Bitcoin Make a Difference in the Global Aid Sector?

CoinDesk explores whether bitcoin and blockchain technology could make a difference in the global aid sector.

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Timeline: What Central Banks Have Said About Bitcoin in 2015

Who's said what about bitcoin and when? Check out our interactive timeline below for a refresher on the stance of central banks this year.

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Timeline: An Overview of Bitcoin in India

An interactive timeline providing a detailed history of bitcoin-related events in India to date.

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Gyft Co-Founder: Credit Card Spending Now Outpacing Bitcoin

Vinny Lingham, Gyft co-founder and CEO, explains how bitcoin payments on his digital card platform have decreased.

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Bitcoin in the Headlines: Kingpins and Dark Markets

CoinDesk looks at the top headlines from the last week including prominent pieces from Rolling Stone and The New Yorker.

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Commonwealth Governments Urged to Regulate Bitcoin

Commonwealth governments should regulate bitcoin, according to the Commonwealth's Virtual Currencies Working Group.

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Dark Market Agora Shuts Down Citing Security Threat

Agora has announced it will shut down temporarily while it explores defence mechanisms against attacks which could identify its servers and operators.

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Mt Gox CEO Claims to be 'Victim' in Bitcoin Exchange Demise

Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has denied claims he manipulated account balances while he was running the company.

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Bitcoin Tweets of the Week: Forking Drama and Black Monday

Bitcoin XT and Black Monday – CoinDesk takes a look at the topics that have dominated the bitcoin Twittersphere over the past week.

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