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Mel B Spices Up Record Sales With Bitcoin

The former Spice Girl will be the first artist to accept bitcoin payments for her new single.

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Snoop Dogg Embraces Bitcoin for His Next Record

Last week the rapper tweeted that his next release will be “available in bitcoin and delivered in a drone”.

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BitPay Sees 6,260% Increase in Bitcoin Black Friday Sales

BitPay processed more than 6,000 transactions on Bitcoin Black Friday, an increase of 60 times on the previous year.

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BitWasp Aims to Make Online Bitcoin Acceptance Easier

BitWasp is a new software platform that allows entrepreneurs to get bitcoin merchant businesses off the ground.

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Bitcoin Faces Regulatory Push in Senate Banking Committee Hearing

Yesterday's banking subcommittee hearing in the Senate included many suggestions that bitcoin should be regulated.

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Bitcoin Could be Regulated as a Commodity, Senate Banking Hearing Advised

Speakers suggested that bitcoin could be regulated as a commodity at a Senate Banking hearing today.

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Peter Thiel Claims Bitcoin Has the Potential to Change the World

Venture capitalist and libertarian Peter Thiel likes the idea of bitcoin but remains cautious on its future with regulators.

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BitPay and Ripple to speak at hearing held by US Senate committee on banking

The US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs is holding its hearing on virtual currencies next week.

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BitPay processes $1 Million bitcoin order for Butterfly Labs

BitPay has processed its largest ever single transaction – $1m for bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Butterfly Labs.

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SoftTouch POS helps restaurants turn bitcoins into dollars

Restaurant electronic solutions maker SoftTouch POS is integrating bitcoin into its flagship point-of-sale payment system.

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