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Mining Roundup: Pen-and-Paper Mining, ROI Uncertainty and the Latest on Butterfly Labs

This week's roundup includes an interview with the FTC and a look inside pen-and-paper bitcoin mining.

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Airbitz's Touchless Bitcoin Wallet Targets Novices, Evangelists Alike

Airbitz has launched an upgraded wallet with cloud-enabled encryption, a merchant directory and wireless transactions.

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Blockchain to Grow Further After Closing $30.5 Million Funding Round

Popular wallet and data source Blockchain has closed one of the biggest funding rounds in bitcoin history, at $30.5m.

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Russia Seizes Bitcoin Mining Equipment in Incident at China Border

Russian authorities have confiscated four bitcoin mining machines from an unidentified citizen at its China border.

Russia, Customs

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Portuguese Manufacturer Bitcoin Já Launches New Bitcoin ATM

Portuguese manufacturer Bitcoin Já launched its first bitcoin ATM at an event in Lisbon this weekend.

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Butterfly Labs to Resume Limited Business Operations

Butterfly Labs has announced that it will resume limited business operations following discussions with the FTC.

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Ex-VeriFone Exec: Bitcoin Isn't Just Another Crazy Payments Idea

Ex-VeriFone CFO and new BitFury board member Bob Dykes talks about bitcoin in context of payments innovation.

POS, card reader, payments

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Butterfly Labs Seeks Government Approval to Reopen Business

The FTC is allegedly evaluating a plan that could help put Butterfly Labs back in business.

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DigitalTangible Expands Crypto 2.0 Gold Trading Platform to Asia

Bitcoin and gold-trading platform DigitalTangible is expanding to Asia, thanks to a partnership with Hong Kong-based exchange Melotic.

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Irish Pub Abandons Bitcoin, Cites Legal Concerns

Dublin’s first bitcoin pub has unplugged its ATM and stopped accepting payments in bitcoin, citing legal issues.

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