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European Bitcoin Exchange Yacuna Announces Closure

European cryptocurrency exchange Yacuna has announced it will close next month.

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Mexican Retailer Famsa Integrates Bitcoin

Another Latin American e-tailer, Famsa, is now accepting bitcoin for online purchases.

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Customer Bitcoins Stolen in Purse Email Breach

Bitcoin startup Purse has disclosed that 10.235 BTC in customer funds were stolen over the weekend during a security incident.

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Scorechain Raises $570k for European Bitcoin Compliance Solution

Bitcoin compliance solutions provider Scorechain has raised €500,000 ($570,000) in seed funding.

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Blockchain Platform Setl Exceeds 1 Billion Transaction 'Milestone'

Blockchain platform Setl claims to have surpassed 1 billion transactions per day, in what it terms a "milestone" for scaling the technology.

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Meet Secco: The UK’s ‘Blockchain-Inspired’ Challenger Bank

Secco is a 'blockchain-inspired' challenger bank aiming to disrupt the sector "from the outside in".

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Tunisia's Post Office Trials Crypto-Powered Payments App

Tunisia's post office, La Poste Tunisienne, today revealed it is testing a crypto-powered payments app for 600,000 of its customers.

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BNY Mellon: Blockchain Tech Could Transform Payments

Blockchain technology could potentially transform payments, says a new report by American multinational banking corporation BNY Mellon.

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