Exchanges
Frustrated customers hit BitInstant with a class action lawsuit
Three bitcoiners have filed a class action lawsuit against BitInstant claiming the company misled them.

Withdrawals from Mt. Gox: growing pains or banking bottleneck?
Mt. Gox has resumed withdrawals, yet still has problems to overcome. Is it growing pains, or a banking bottleneck?

Coinbase implements zero-fee microtransactions off the block chain
Coinbase, the bitcoin payment processor, has announced that it will begin processing off-block chain microtransactions.

Mt. Gox enhances site performance by partnering with cloud platform Akamai
Mt. Gox has issued an announcement revealing a number of site and service improvements.

Deeming bitcoin illegal in Thailand will turn it into a bitcoin black market
The Bank of Thailand declaring bitcoin illegal makes it a likely spot for a bitcoin black market.

Litecoin creator Charles Lee has left Google to work at Coinbase
Litecoin's creator Charles Lee has left Google to go and work on Coinbase full time.

Altcurrency exchange Crypto Street converts bitcoin, litecoin and feathercoin
Crypto St. is a US-based exchange focusing its attention on supporting up and coming altcurrencies.

BTCTurk becomes the first Turkish lira-to-bitcoin exchange
Bitcoin has taken hold in a number of countries of late, with the latest being Turkey.

Marketplace Bitcoin.de registers with Germany's financial regulator BaFin
Bitcoin Deutschland GmbH will be registered with BaFin, Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, from 7th August.

BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem to banks: "We want to work with you"
BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem extended a friendly hand to banks at the Inside Bitcoins conference.
