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Polish Exchanges Lose Payment Processors in Bitcoin Crackdown

Polish payment processors and at least one bank in the country have closed the accounts of local bitcoin exchanges.

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Markets

CoinBR Acquires Coinverse in Latest Exchange Merger

Brazil-based CoinBR's acquisition of regional competitor Coinverse is the latest exchange merger in Latin America.

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Markets

Elliptic Launches Bitcoin Blockchain Visualization Tool

Bitcoin startup Elliptic has announced a new transaction visualization tool that draws connections between several dark markets and exchanges.

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Finance

Fantasy Bitcoin Stock Market Sand Hill Fined $20K By SEC

The SEC has settled with Sand Hill Exchange, an experimental stock market that used bitcoin as a medium of exchange.

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Markets

Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Launches New Dark Pool

San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Kraken has launched a new dark pool for bitcoin trades.

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Markets

Erik Voorhees: BitLicense Requires 'Reckless' Data Collection

ShapeShift founder and CEO Erik Voorhees discusses the company's new iOS app and its decision to stop serving the New York market.

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Markets

Reveal Raises $1.5 Million for Crypto-Powered Social Network

Crypto-powered social network Reveal has announced $1.5m in funding from investors including Boost VC and Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group.

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Tech

Bitcoin Mining Pool BTC Guild to Close Over BitLicense Concerns

Bitcoin mining pool BTC Guild is shutting down later this month, and its operator has cited the BitLicense finalization as a major factor.

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Markets

Bitcoin Exchange MonetaGo Launches in 40 Countries

MonetaGo, a new exchange with ambitions to take bitcoin "global", launched across 40 countries today.

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