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Bitcoin's Best Funded Miner BitFury Raises Another $20 Million

BitFury, the best capitalised mining firm in bitcoin, today announced it has raised a further $20m in funding.

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New Genesis Mining Tool Seeks Industrial Bitcoin Mining Efficiency

Genesis Mining has launched a new web interface which will enable miners to gain greater control of their bitcoin mining operations.

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Blockchain Offers Alpha Users First Look at New Bitcoin Wallet

Blockchain has launched an alpha version of its latest wallet, a streamlined version of one of its most popular products.

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Mining Malware Developer Settles with Federal Trade Commission

A cryptocurrency mining malware developer has settled with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

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BitFury Taps Ex-CFTC Chair, Bitcoin Core Developer as Advisors

Blockchain infrastructure company BitFury has selected a number of high-profile figures to serve on its advisory and technical advisory boards.

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First Spanish University Installs Bitcoin ATM on Campus

Pompeu Fabra joins MIT, Simon Fraser University and the University of Zurich as universities that have installed bitcoin ATMs.

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Bitcoin Network Survives Surprise Stress Test

A company's 'ultimate stress test' on the bitcoin network failed before it finished, but did produce some valuable information about transaction fees.

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Judge Rules in Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Lending Lawsuit

A US judge has ruled that a Kentucky man must repay a loan he originally solicited in bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Mining Pool BTC Guild to Close Over BitLicense Concerns

Bitcoin mining pool BTC Guild is shutting down later this month, and its operator has cited the BitLicense finalization as a major factor.

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My Life Inside a Remote Chinese Bitcoin Mine

Eric Mu, HaoBTC's chief marketing officer, speaks about life at the company's bitcoin mine in the Tibetan mountains.

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