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Students Build Database to Fight Bitcoin Fraud

A team of students and staff from an Irish University is building a bitcoin 'credit check' database to make the digital currency more transparent.

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Video: Core Developer Peter Todd on Bitcoin's Future

Core developer Peter Todd discusses how centralisation, regulation and scalability will shape bitcoin's future.

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Breaking Down New York's Latest BitLicense Revision

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released the latest draft version of of its BitLicense proposal.

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New EU Legislation on VAT Could Be Bad News for Bitcoin

EU rules requiring merchants to record the country of residence of their customers could be bad news for pseudonymous payments systems like bitcoin.

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Isle of Man eBusiness Chief: Bitcoin Legislation Coming This Year

CoinDesk speaks to the Isle of Man’s head of digital development about how the UK dependency is pressing forward with bitcoin-friendly regulation.

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Video: Andreas Antonopoulos Talks 'Mastering Bitcoin'

Andreas Antonopoulos talks his new book, the pros and cons of digital currency and why bitcoin needs a hands-on approach.

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Markets Weekly: Bitcoin Price Drops as Coinbase Euphoria Wanes

Following a price spike on major announcements from Coinbase two weeks ago, the bitcoin price has fallen back below $250.

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IBM's Richard Gendal Brown: Bitcoin is Opening Minds

IBM's Richard Gendal Brown talks about why bitcoin is expanding the collective brainpower of its participants and what that might lead to.

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Coinsetter CEO: Taking on Credit Cards Isn't Bitcoin's Big Opportunity

Coinsetter CEO Jaron Lukasiewicz talks about the challenges bitcoin faces in the credit card market, and why he's bullish on its impact in remittance.

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Ribbit Capital's Micky Malka Talks Bitcoin's Slow Road to Mainstream

CoinDesk speaks to Bitcoin Foundation board member and VC Micky Malka to learn his predictions for the year ahead.

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