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BTC China's New Pool Mines 3,325 BTC in Five Weeks

BTC China's recently launched mining pool has already produced over $1.2m-worth of bitcoin, the company says.

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Kraken to Assist in Search for Missing Mt Gox Bitcoins

Kraken has been selected to oversee the distribution of Mt Gox's remaining assets and investigate its missing bitcoins.

Kraken's Ayako Miyaguchi, Jesse Powell, and Mt Gox bankruptcy trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi

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Huobi's BitVC Uses Trader Profits to Cover Futures Loss

Bitcoin margin trading comes under scrutiny as BitVC takes 46% of traders' profits to cover a 3,000 BTC loss.

Depressed trader

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SpectroCoin Launches Bitcoin-to-Cash Service in 25 Countries

SpectroCoin is now allowing its customers to convert bitcoin to cash in 25 countries across Europe and Central Asia.

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Singapore Event Puts Bitcoin on Mainstream Finance Agenda

A conference in Singapore last week explored bitcoin's status as a currency and digital currencies' role in mainstream finance.

Singapore image via Shutterstock

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Huobi's BitYes Teams with EgoPay for Fee-Free USD Deposits

Huobi's BitYes USD exchange is offering a trading fee-free deal with payment processor EgoPay until the end of 2014.

Bitcoins & US dollars

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Asian Exchanges Adopt Controversial Counting Method For Futures Trades

Several exchanges have altered the way trades are counted on bitcoin futures markets, with 1 BTC counting as two.

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Japan's Coincheck Launches Consumer-Focused Bitcoin Exchange

Japanese bitcoin services company Coincheck yesterday launched a bitcoin exchange aimed at everyday consumers.

Coincheck Japan

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BitX Opens Feature-Rich Bitcoin Exchange in Malaysia

BitX, which aims to bring advanced bitcoin services to emerging markets, has opened its latest exchange in Malaysia.

BitX Malaysia

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Malaysian Taxi Customers Can Now Pay with Bitcoin

Taxi passengers in Malaysia are Asia's first to be able to pay with bitcoin, thanks to matching service Taximonger.

Malaysia taxis