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Consensus 2015: Digital Gold and Wences Casares in the Spotlight

Hernán Botbol of Argentina's Taringa! social network is joining the Consensus 2015 lineup, which includes Nathaniel Popper and Wences Casares.

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Elliptic Strikes Multisig Key Custodian Deal With Gem

UK-based digital assets service provider Elliptic has partnered with Gem to offer a custodian service for the private keys of multisig wallets.

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Blockchain Firm Denies 'Conflict of Interest' for Advisor Yanis Varoufakis

Tembusu Systems denies Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' role as its advisor represents a "conflict of interest" for the politician.

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Markets

Overstock Invests in Broker-Dealer Ahead of Decentralised Stock Market Launch

Overstock has purchased a stake in broker Pro Securities, on whose electronic system a new suggests its decentralized stock market has been built.

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Tech

Ripple Labs Raises $28 Million in Series A Round

Digital currency startup Ripple Labs announced today that it has closed a new $28m Series A funding round.

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21 Inc Confirms Plans for Mass Bitcoin Miner Distribution

21 Inc released new details today confirming that its market strategy will focus on distributing bitcoin mining chips embedded in consumer devices.

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Markets

Factom Partners With Honduras Government on Blockchain Tech Trial

Bitcoin 2.0 startup Factom is reportedly working with the government of Honduras on a new land title registry initiative.

Honduras

Markets

Xapo Moves to Switzerland Citing Customer Privacy Concerns

Bitcoin security specialist Xapo has relocated its headquarters to Switzerland in a bid to boost customer privacy protections.

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Inside 21's Plans to Bring Bitcoin to the Masses

What is stealth startup 21 working on? Documents suggest a comprehensive plan to use mining and micropayments to expand the bitcoin network.

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