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Uncertainty Builds as Alpha Technology Misses Another Shipping Deadline

Alpha Technology, which took deposits for its litecoin ASIC miners in January, has been investigated by Manchester police.

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Hacker Returns 225 BTC Taken from Blockchain Wallets

A 'white-hat' hacker who was able to take 255 BTC from Blockchain users' wallets following a security flaw earlier this week has returned the funds.

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BitFury CEO: We're Not a Bitcoin Mining Company

BitFury CEO Valery Vavilov speaks to CoinDesk about the company's larger goals, the structure of its operations and its role in the bitcoin ecosystem.

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LibertyX Brings Bitcoin Buying to 2,500 US Retail Stores

Liberty Teller has officially rebranded as LibertyX and expanded its network with 2,500 new bitcoin buying locations in 33 US states.

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Bitcoin Price Decline Sparks Rare Mining Difficulty Drop

Following a period of stagnant pricing, bitcoin mining difficulty has decreased for the first time in two years.

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BTC China's New Pool Mines 3,325 BTC in Five Weeks

BTC China's recently launched mining pool has already produced over $1.2m-worth of bitcoin, the company says.

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Spondoolies-Tech CEO Talks New ASICs and a 'Blockchain Lottery' Device

Spondoolies CEO Guy Corem talks to CoinDesk about two of the firm's upcoming mining chips and its novel 'blockchain lottery' device.

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The Blockchain Application Stack

The blockchain could very well change the infrastructure of the Internet. Here's what the new Internet could look like in 10 years.

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Bitcoin: New Plumbing for Financial Services

Bitcoin represents a new way to re-plumb the financial system on a decentralized architecture, so it's important to understand the network of pipes.

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Robocoin Operator Hacks ATM to Run Lamassu Software

A former Robocoin ATM operator in the UK has hacked his machines to run on software from rival manufacturer Lamassu.

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