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Upcoming Version of Bitcoinj Software Will Use Tor Network

Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn claims an upcoming version of bitcoinj will route all connections via the Tor anonymity network.

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Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto 'Found' in California

A Newsweek journalist is claiming to have found Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Transaction Fees To Be Slashed Tenfold

The cost of sending bitcoins will drop by an order of ten. What does that mean for transaction spam?

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Bitcoin Core Development Falling Behind, Warns Bitcoinj's Mike Hearn

Too few people are doing the heavy lifting, warns Mike Hearn, one of bitcoin's software development luminaries.

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Gavin Andresen to Bitcoin Companies: Support Open Source

Bitcoin's lead developer chided the commercial community for not giving back more to open source this week.

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Why Lightspeed Venture Partners Sees Bitcoin as a Good Investment

The company has a global reach and a track record investing in bitcoin startups. We look at why.

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Mt. Gox Founder Mark Karpeles Responds to Critics

Mark Karpeles, Mt. Gox's chief executive and founder, has fired back at critics in a recent interview with Forbes.

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What the 'Bitcoin Bug' Means: A Guide to Transaction Malleability

What does transaction malleability mean, anyway, and is bitcoin broken or not? Find out here.

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Gavin Andresen and Jeff Garzik: Mt. Gox is Wrong, Bitcoin isn't Broken

Bitcoin core developers Jeff Garzik and Gavin Andresen have responded to Mt. Gox's scathing claims about the Bitcoin software.

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US Postal Service Explores Adding Bitcoin Exchanges

The US Postal Service recently explored ways virtual currencies could increase its revenue in a Washington, DC meeting.

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