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Coinbase opens instant bitcoin transfers for verified customers

The bitcoin wallet platform, CoinBase, has now enabled instant bitcoin purchases. Users will have to undergo identity verification.

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Merchant-friendly payments: less than perfect, but better than before

Bitcoin is due for an overhaul of its payment mechanism to make it more merchant-friendly.

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Germany's Bitcoin.de and Fidor Bank AG form partnership

German bitcoin marketplace bitcoin.de and Fidor Bank AG have formed a large-scale partnership.

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New company Krater offers rigs built with Avalon ASICs either from its stock or yours

Krater is offering a clone of the Avalon ASIC mining rig that contains up to 320 chips.

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CoinMade is a new bitcoin merchant directory by the CoinJar team

The team behind CoinJar have launched a community site, CoinMade, listing merchants who accept bitcoin as payment.

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Jon Matonis named Bitcoin Foundation's new executive director

Jon Matonis has been named as the new executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, taking over from Peter Vessenes.

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Physical bitcoin producer Bitbill applies for cold storage patent

A patent for storing digital currency such as bitcoin in a physical token has been filed by Bitbill founder Douglas Feigelson.

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Micropayment tipping system Flattr adds bitcoin support

Flattr, the content creation micropayment service, has just announced that it will allow users to fund their account with bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Foundation issues response to cease and desist warning

Bitcoin Foundation has challengingly responded to the cease and desist letter it was sent by the state of California.

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Coinapult, Bitstamp, LocalBitcoins, Tradehill and Kipochi discuss bitcoin growth #BTCLondon

Some of the rising stars of the bitcoin world that could boost bitcoin adoption in the next few months discussed successes and issues with the community at Bitcoin London today.

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