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Why Apple Pay Is a Threat to Bitcoin

The imminent arrival of Apple Pay should be worrying bitcoin advocates, and here's why.

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Wallettec Brings Bitcoin Point-of-Sale Solution to South Africa

A new partnership between Wallettec and BitPay will bring bitcoin POS payments to brick-and-mortar retailers.

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Overstock Hires Counterparty Developers to Build Cryptosecurity Stock Exchange

Overstock.com has hired two developers behind crypto 2.0 protocol provider Counterparty to work on a cryptosecurity platform.

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Investor Tim Draper Leads SnapCard's $1.5 Million Seed Round

SnapCard has announced a $1.5m seed round led by Tim Draper, Crypto Coins Partners and Boost VC.

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Coinbase Expands European Service to 5 More Markets

Coinbase is expanding its presence to five additional countries in Europe, including Ireland and Sweden.

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Fashion Retailer Becomes Europe's Largest Bitcoin Merchant

Online fashion and homeware retailer Showroomprive.com is now accepting payment in bitcoin.

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PayPal: Bitcoin Partnerships Will Help Us Study Consumer Behavior

CoinDesk speaks with PayPal's Scott Ellison to learn more about its groundbreaking initiative in the bitcoin space.

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BitFlyer Deal Brings Bitcoin Option to 48,000 Online Stores in Japan

A leading Japan-based online payment gateway has partnered with and invested in bitcoin startup bitFlyer.

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Bitcoin Processors: PayPal Integration Was Months in the Making

BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin open up about their new working relationship with e-commerce giant PayPal.

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PayPal Announces First Partnerships in Bitcoin Space

PayPal has announced partnerships with three major payment processors in the bitcoin space: BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin.

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