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Bitcoin in the Headlines: BitLicense Arrives, But Wild West Remains

The BitLicense may have dominated media coverage this week, but a deeper dive show many of bitcoin's larger problems linger on.

With the passage of New York's final BitLicense proposal, CoinDesk seeks responses from the digital currency community on the law and its impact.

By Pete RizzoJun 3, 2015

The amount of content created on Taringa has risen by an average 40-50% since the company started tipping its content creators with bitcoin.

Reid Williams and Joe Gerber examine how the technology behind bitcoin could make supply chains much more transparent.

By Reid WilliamsMay 31, 2015

Following a court ruling that sentenced Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht to life in prison, fervent debate about the ruling quickly spread online.

By Stan HigginsMay 30, 2015

Despite featuring its fair share of salacious material this week's news cycle was more mature in its assessment of bitcoin as a financial technology.

Bitcoin attackers present "a new frontier" for cybercrime, a gathering of top security specialists heard in Barcelona this week.

By Grace CaffynMay 28, 2015

Pinn placed first at a recent demo day for a solution that enables bitcoin and fiat payments without the user every touching their cell phone.

By Pete RizzoMay 28, 2015

An Australia-based sustainability think-tank has claimed that bitcoin could eventually consume 60% of annual global electricity production.

A review of Nathaniel Popper's new book 'Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the inside story of the misfits and millionaires trying to reinvent money'.

By James DownerMay 24, 2015

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