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Canadian Startup BitGold Closes $3.5 Million Funding Round

Canadian digital currency startup BitGold has announced the successful completion of a $3.5m Series A funding round.

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Stripe Updates Bitcoin Payments Advice, Will Go Live in January

Online payment solutions company Stripe's bitcoin service will come out of beta in January, the company has advised.

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E-Commerce Software Developer Ziftr Raises $600k in Altcoin Crowdsale

Ziftr, a US-based e-commerce company, is hosting a month-long crowdsale for its new altcoin, ziftrcoin.

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All Things Alt: Altcoins for Amagi and New Features for Viacoin

Viacoin integrates Peter Todd's 'checklocktimeverify', Amagi Metals adds altcoins and the archcoin team launches a crowdfunding platform.

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Stellar's Joyce Kim Talks the Launch, the Fork and the Future

Stellar Foundation co-founder Joyce Kim talks about the issues surrounding the distributed payment network and why developers see its potential.

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Singapore Exchange CoinHako Gets Personal Investment Boost from Tim Draper

Singapore bitcoin exchange and wallet CoinHako has received a personal 'six-figure' investment from Tim Draper after completing Boost VC.

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ChangeTip CEO Nick Sullivan: We Won't Sell User Data

Nick Sullivan responds to recent criticism against his tipping service concerning user data collection and privacy in an interview with CoinDesk.

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GAW Miners Altcoin Launch Sparks Speculative Frenzy

American cloud mining company GAW Miners has launched its new altcoin, paycoin.

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Major Japanese Rewards Scheme Now Pays Out in Bitcoin

Japanese payments giant GMO Media is now offering rewards scheme payouts in bitcoin via a new partnership with bitFlyer.

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Future Unclear for Romanian Bitcoin Exchange as Users Withdraw Funds

BTCXchange, Romania's only order-book bitcoin exchange, has issued a statement asking all users to withdraw funds over security risks.

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