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A Bot Named Willy: Did Mt. Gox's Automated Trading Pump Bitcoin's Price?

Two traders with strange buying habits may have been bots designed to manipulate the market, a report says.

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Coinbase Adds Bitcoin Payment Protocol For Safer Transactions

The bitcoin payments processor has added support for the BIP 70 protocol, designed to improve security and customer experience.

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Charlie Shrem No Longer Under 24-Hour House Arrest

The former BitInstant CEO can now leave his residence between 9am-9pm Sunday through Thursday for employment purposes.

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Budweiser, Coinbase Partner to Give Free Bitcoin to Concert Attendees

Coinbase is continuing to court the college crowd with its latest bitcoin giveaway program.

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Circle Addresses Monetization Question, Teases Future Products

Circle CTO Sean Neville addresses community questions about Circle and its long-term market objectives.

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Thai Bitcoin Exchange Reopens with Enhanced Services

After a period of regulatory uncertainty, Bitcoin.co.th has relaunched as a full exchange.

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BitPay CTO: Visa and MasterCard Will 'Leverage' Bitcoin

Stephen Pair told CNBC that his company believes traditional payments giants will soon have to implement bitcoin.

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OKCoin and Huobi Discuss Bitcoin in China and Plans for Survival

Excessive price speculation and investor risk may have caused central bank clampdown, say Chinese exchange CEOs.

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Server Hardware Issues Cause More Problems for LocalBitcoins

The bitcoin exchange is experiencing a lengthy outage, brought about by server hardware issues.

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Bitcoin2014 Day One: Industry Seeks to Push Possibilities in Amsterdam

Day one of the bitcoin industry conference had no shortage of big predictions and controversial statements.

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