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Former JPMorgan Exec Blythe Masters Swaps Wall Street for Bitcoin

Ex-JP Morgan Chase & Co executive Blythe Masters has joined bitcoin trading platform Digital Assets Holdings LLC as chief executive.

New York-based bitcoin exchange itBit secured 3,000 BTC during the latest USMS bitcoin auction.

By Stan HigginsMar 10, 2015

A "sudden change" to Coinbase's terms of use has led to BetVIP changing bitcoin payments processor.

Stealth bitcoin startup 21 Inc, formerly 21e6, has announced new information about its funding history, staff members and investors.

By Joon Ian WongMar 10, 2015

Instant bitcoin and altcoin exchange ShapeShift has received $525,000 in seed funding from investors Barry Silbert and Roger Ver.

By Grace CaffynMar 10, 2015

Clients have prompted Elegant, a Belgium-based green electricity company, to accept bitcoin payments.

Messaging could be the logical starting point for digital currency adoption, according to the CEO of bitcoin-enabled chat app Wiper.

VC Kazutaka Muraguchi says cryptocurrencies are key to a "worldwide financial revolution", following a $828,000 investment in Japanese exchange Zaif.

CoinPlay, the online PC game store that lets developers and publishers get paid in bitcoin, has relaunched following a series of design improvements.