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US Government Shuts Down Embattled Mining Firm Butterfly Labs

The Federal Trade Commission has shut down Butterfly Labs after a lengthy investigation into claims of fraud.

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Vietnam Exchange Adds Bitcoin Wallet with Off-Chain Transactions

Asian exchange Bitcoin Vietnam has added wallet functionality that allows 'off-chain' transactions between users and instant trading functionality.

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Mining Roundup: Litecoin's Milestone, Lab Rat's Lawsuit and BitFury's Board Boost

In this week's roundup, litecoin's hash rate jumps past 1 TH/s and Lab Rat faces a lawsuit.

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BitOcean Releases Two-Way Bitcoin ATM to Compete with Market Leaders

BitOcean has released its second-generation bitcoin ATMs for sale internationally, the first such machines developed and made in China.

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Cryptocurrency Miners Turn to Exotic Cooling Systems as Competition Heats Up

Cryptocurrency miners are turning to specialised systems to gain an edge in an accelerating mining arms race.

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How Discus Fish Became China's Largest Bitcoin Mining Pool

Chinese bitcoin mining pool Discus Fish opens up about regulation and its role in the bitcoin mining network.

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CoinTerra Opens Pre-Orders for First 16nm Bitcoin ASIC

CoinTerra has announced its 16nm bitcoin ASIC miner, now available for pre- order, will ship in Q1.

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Coinbase Launches Toshi, a Free Bitcoin API for Developers

Coinbase has released Toshi, a new free API toolkit for bitcoin app developers.

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DigitalBTC Partners With Cryptsy for Mining Platform Launch

DigitalBTC and Cryptsy are building a new platform called Mintsy that will offer tradable mining contracts.

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Plan to Launch 1,000 US Bitcoin ATMs Collapses Amid Alleged Misconduct

BitXatm and CryptVision have formally ended a partnership that would have launched 1,000 bitcoin ATMs in the US.

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