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Trustee Opens Formal Claims Process for Mt Gox Customers

An online claims process is now live for former Mt Gox customers to formally state their losses, with the possibility of receiving payouts in bitcoin.

Mt. Gox bitcoin protest

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Most Mt Gox Bitcoins Were Gone by May 2013, Report Claims

Mt Gox operated a fractional reserve system since 2011, and had lost most of its bitcoins by mid-2013, according to a newly-released report.

South African authorities are investigating the disappearance of two men.

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Style is King in BitFlyer Block Explorer Release

BitFlyer has released a new block explorer it hopes will compete with Blockchain in Japan and abroad.

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Retail Giant Rakuten Enables Bitcoin Payments for US Customers

The Japanese e-commerce giant has integrated with payment processor Bitnet, enabling customers based in the United States to pay with bitcoin.

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Top Japanese Investor: Cryptocurrencies Key to Financial Revolution

VC Kazutaka Muraguchi says cryptocurrencies are key to a "worldwide financial revolution", following a $828,000 investment in Japanese exchange Zaif.

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BitFlyer Raises $1.1 Million from First-Time Japanese Bitcoin Investors

Bitcoin services firm bitFlyer has secured a $1.1m funding round to expand overseas, bringing its total to $2.93m.

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Bitcoin to Feature at Rakuten's First Financial Conference

Multi-billion-dollar retailer Rakuten is including a panel of bitcoin industry representatives at its first financial conference next month.

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New Bitcoin Embassies in Asia Bring World Total to 17

New bitcoin advocacy centres in South Korea and Japan aim to enlighten both enthusiasts and the general public about the digital currency.

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Missing Mt Gox Bitcoins Likely an Inside Job, Say Japanese Police

The disappearance of 650,000 BTC from Mt Gox was due to internal system irregularities and not external attacks, reports a Japanese newspaper.

Japanese newspaper readers began the year with bitcoin as front-page news