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Bitcoin Investment Trust Sponsor Launches Ahead of Market Debut

Grayscale director Michael Sonnenshein discusses the launch of the newest among a group of companies in Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group.

New York

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Swedish Bitcoin Firm Enters Court Battle to Protect Customer Data

A Swedish bitcoin brokerage has gone to court with the country’s tax authority to prevent an audit of its customer information.

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Hong Kong Official: Bitcoin Legislation Not Necessary

A senior Hong Kong official has said that the government does not see a need for legislation that would regulate bitcoin.

Hong Kong Legislative Council

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First Plug-in Node Aims to Boost Bitcoin's Network Security

Bitseed has launched the first plug-in bitcoin node to encourage users to contribute to the bitcoin network, hassle-free.

bitcoin network

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CardinalCommerce Adds Bitcoin to Merchant Payments Solution

Merchants using CardinalCommerce for alternative payments processing are now able to accept bitcoin through a partnership with Bitnet.

payments, online shopping

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Coinkite Tor Release Lets Developers Bypass Bitcoin Bans

Bitcoin wallet and technology provider Coinkite has announced Bitkit, its bitcoin wallet API, is now available on Tor.

Anonymity, privacy

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Nasdaq Trading Technology to Power Bitcoin Marketplace Noble

Nasdaq has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with bitcoin marketplace startup Noble Markets.

markets, charts

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Three Blockchain Startups Selected for Barclays Accelerator

Three startups working on blockchain-related products and services have been selected to join Barclays Accelerator in London this spring.

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Anycoin Direct Expands to 14 New European Markets

Bitcoin brokerage Anycoin Direct has added TrustPay as a new payment option, opening the company to 14 new markets in Europe.

Eastern Europe

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TeraExchange Adds Former NYSE Head as Advisor

Former New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) CEO Duncan Niederauer has joined regulated bitcoin futures exchange TeraExchange as an advisor.

Duncan L. Niederauer