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Tradehill open to holding more auctions as it grapples with regulation

Bitcoin exchange Tradehill is open to holding more mining equipment auctions after its success with first-generation Avalon ASIC units.

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Pay for groceries with bitcoin via eGifter's new Walmart giftcard

People can now buy Walmart gift cards from eGifter using bitcoins.

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Crowdcurity brings crowdsourced hacker testing to bitcoin

Crowdcurity wants to reward those who find security holes in bitcoin sites.

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Chinese internet giant Baidu starts accepting bitcoin

Chinese search engine giant Baidu has announced it is now accepting payment in bitcoin for its Jiasule service.

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Taxi firms seek to drive bitcoin adoption

Slowly but surely, taxi drivers are starting to accept payment in bitcoin.

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LeetCoin enables skilled gamers to win bitcoins

Skilled gamers can win bitcoin via new multiplayer gaming platform LeetCoin.

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Vault of Satoshi expands Canadian bitcoin exchange market

Vault of Satoshi aims to lower the price of bitcoin exchanges in Canada.

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Dwolla shuts doors to bitcoin companies and virtual currency exchanges

Dwolla has announced it can no longer work with virtual currency exchanges and other bitcoin-related services.

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Invoice in US dollars, get paid in bitcoins with Coinvoice

Freelancers and companies can now invoice clients in US dollars but get paid in bitcoin, thanks to Coinvoice.

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Kraken partners with Fidor Bank to offer bitcoin trading services in the EU

Digital currency exchange Kraken has forged a partnership with Fidor Bank to offer EU customers regulated bitcoin trading services.

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