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Bitcoin VC Investment This Year Already 30% Higher Than 2013’s Total

Venture capital raised by bitcoin startups in 2014 has already surpassed last year's figure by over $27m.

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Study: Speculation Isn't the Sole Driver of Bitcoin Prices

The newly released academic paper found evidence that the bitcoin market is maturing and building fundamentals.

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Apple’s Virtual Currency Policy Update: Good or Bad for Bitcoin?

While the company's update regarding the use of virtual currencies is intriguing, it doesn't necessarily mean acceptance.

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Citi: Bitcoin a Threat to Debit and Credit Card Issuers

Citi suggests that digital currencies may challenge debit and credit card companies if adoption grows.

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Meet the Bots That Let You Trade Bitcoin in Your Sleep

Using software to automate trading is a long-established activity – and it can be applied to cryptocurrency too.

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Cash-Strapped MultiBit Developers to Charge Transaction Fee

MultiBit is one of the most popular bitcoin wallets, but will people be willing to pay for its use?

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DISH, Overstock, and Bootstrapping a New Currency

New and large merchants' announcements to accept bitcoin moves it closer to a mainstream monetary transition.

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Why Professional Audits are Essential in a Post-Gox World

Bitcoin needs an institution-based auditing strategy that does more than simply check exchange funds.

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All Things Alt: Darkcoin Duels XC and the Demise of McDogecoin

This week saw several coin communities erupt into turmoil, while McDonald's stifled a dogecoin awareness initiative.

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Coinffeine to Challenge Centralized Bitcoin Exchanges with Distributed Alternative

A development team from Spain is working on what could be the world's first decentralized bitcoin exchange.

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