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Former Visa Exec to Join BitPay as Chief Compliance Officer

BitPay's latest hire finds the company luring top talent away from traditional payments providers.

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New York's Hester Street Fair Teams Up With BitPay for Weekly Bitcoin Market

More than 30 vendors will be trading their artisan goods for bitcoin at the weekly NYC Bitcoin Fair.

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Bitcoin VC Investment This Year Already 30% Higher Than 2013’s Total

Venture capital raised by bitcoin startups in 2014 has already surpassed last year's figure by over $27m.

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Rapper 50 Cent Accepts Bitcoin for New Album 'Animal Ambition'

50 Cent is one of the most high-profile rap artists to get involved with bitcoin to-date.

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BitPay Now Processing $1 Million in Bitcoin Payments Every Day

Bitcoin payments processor BitPay is now processing an average of $1m worth of bitcoin payments per day.

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Fidor Bank, BIPS Team Up for Merchant Bitcoin Payments Initiative

BIPS has forged a new relationship with Fidor Bank to offer free SEPA bank settlements to merchants.

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Renewed Optimism as Bitcoin Price Nears $500

The price of bitcoin saw renewed upward movement on 20th May following weeks of declines and plateaus.

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BitPay CTO: Visa and MasterCard Will 'Leverage' Bitcoin

Stephen Pair told CNBC that his company believes traditional payments giants will soon have to implement bitcoin.

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Bitcoin2014 Day Two Roundup: Tackling Bitcoin's Tough Issues

At day two, attendees learned about the regulatory issues in China, upcoming technological challenges and bitcoin investment opportunities.

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The Year of Multisig: How is it Doing So Far?

Thomas Kerin addresses some key questions about multisig technology using data obtained from the block chain.

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