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Max Keiser's Bitcoin Capital Raises $1.6m via Crowdfunding

Max Keiser's crypto fund Bitcoin Capital has closed a $1.6m crowdfunding round.

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Tech

OpenBazaar Raises $1 Million for Decentralised Marketplace

Decentralized marketplace protocol developer OpenBazaar, has raised $1m from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.

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Markets

Wences Casares: The Bitcoin-Obsessed Serial Entrepreneur

Wences Casares, serial entrepreneur and founder of bitcoin security company Xapo, tells CoinDesk why he is "obsessed" with bitcoin.

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Markets

Taiwanese Company Brings Bitcoin to 10,000 Convenience Stores

Taiwanese startup Maicoin has launched a system that lets users buy bitcoin at 10,000 convenience stores in the territory.

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Markets

Mexican Bitcoin Exchange Bitso Acquires Competitor

Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso has acquired competitor Unisend Mexico in an attempt to consolidate its market share in the region.

Crypto Use Is Taking Off in Mexico

Tech

Blockstream to Release First Open Source Code for Sidechains

Blockstream has announced the release of the first open source code for sidechains, its signature project aimed at bitcoin scalability issues.

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Finance

LHV Bank Develops Wallet App Built on Bitcoin’s Blockchain

Estonia’s LHV Bank has backed a project to create a financial services platform and money-transfer app that will utilize bitcoin.

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Markets

Stellar Enters Legal Dispute With Bitstamp, Ripple and Jed McCaleb

Stellar has entered a legal battle over roughly $1m in disputed funds that continues between Ripple Labs and former exec Jed McCaleb.

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