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Fidelity’s Charity Arm Raised $7 Million in Bitcoin Donations in 2016

Fidelity Charitable, the public charity arm of mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, raised $7m in bitcoin donations last year.

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Blockchain 'Bullies': Truth, Trolls and Bitcoin Uncensored's Big Short

Bailey Reutzel speaks to the controversial pair behind Bitcoin Uncensored and tries to separate their truths from their blockchain industry trolling.

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Time is Money as Alternative Banking Moves to the Blockchain

How more traditional alternative currency concepts are seeking to empower their services with blockchain tech.

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How South Africa's 'Shark Tank' Saw its First Bitcoin Investment

Bitcoin made an unexpected appearance on an episode of the popular TV series "Shark Tank" this week.

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In 2016 US Election, Bitcoin and Blockchain Were Blips on Campaign Radar

CoinDesk recounts its attempts to engage with major political candidates ahead of the 2016 US election.

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Making Sense of Hillary Clinton's Bitcoin Rejection

Hillary Clinton's decision not to accept bitcoin speaks to the current legal environment surrounding the technology, analysts say.

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MUFG is Using Digital Currency to Reward its Employees

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MUFG), the parent company of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, has begun work on a new blockchain trial.

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Bitcoin Mining is a Family Business for This Father and Son

In Raleigh, North Carolina, a father-and-son team are bucking the trend of industrial bitcoin mining.

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Bitcoin Market OpenBazaar Unveils Plans for Tor Support, Mobile App

Distributed marketplace OpenBazaar pubished its plan to integrate with the Tor browser, IPFS, and to build a mobile app with chatbot integration.

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Trailer for Unreleased TV Drama Highlights Digital Currency’s Seedier Side

Digital currency may be set to play a prominent role in a TV drama called “StartUp”, set to debut on streaming service Crackle this fall.

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