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Boston Fed Researchers: We’re Bullish on Bitcoin as a Technology

CoinDesk speaks with researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to learn more about their thoughts on bitcoin and its role in payments tech.

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Bitcoin Powers New Worldwide Cellphone Top-Up Service

Mobile payments pioneer mHITs has created a bitcoin platform it claims is the "easiest way" to send phone credit across borders.

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Palarin Brings Coinbase-Inspired Bitcoin Services to the Philippines

Palarin offers simple-to-use bitcoin-based financial tools in the Philippines, helping ease remittance pain points.

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Comparison Site Seeks to Boost Bitcoin Remittances in Latin America

A new comparison site called Mondome hopes to boost bitcoin remittances by placing traditional and digital currency-based services side by side.

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Coinsetter CEO: Taking on Credit Cards Isn't Bitcoin's Big Opportunity

Coinsetter CEO Jaron Lukasiewicz talks about the challenges bitcoin faces in the credit card market, and why he's bullish on its impact in remittance.

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Bill Gates: Bitcoin Alone Won't Solve Global Payments Challenges

Bill Gates has commented on bitcoin's possible future ahead of the release of the Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation's annual letter.

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Bitspark Rolls Out Remittance Service to Indonesia

Bitspark has rolled out its second bitcoin-powered remittance service in a month, catering this time to Indonesian workers in Hong Kong.

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Payments Veterans Seek to Unlock Blockchain's Power With Align Commerce

Align Commerce is using bitcoin as a method for moving value and the blockchain to provide tracking for payments.

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How HelloBit Plans to Become the Uber for Global Remittance

By connecting a bitcoin sender to local exchangers, startup HelloBit wants to lower the costs of cross-border payments.

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