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Hong Kong's MyCoin Disappears With Up To $387 Million, Reports Claim

Hong Kong bitcoin exchange MyCoin has shut its doors, taking with it as much as HK$3bn ($386.9m) in investor funds, reports say.

By Jon SouthurstFeb 9, 2015

A bootstrapped payment processor called ChainPay wants to take on giants Coinbase and BitPay from its Isle of Man base.

By Joon Ian WongFeb 6, 2015

US-based bitcoin exchange Trucoin has increased its customer's daily purchase power to an "unprecedented" $1,000.

CoinJar's updated mobile app is simple to use and allows faster payments to all addresses, plus fiat currency transfers between CoinJar accounts.

By Jon SouthurstFeb 4, 2015

Overstock has confirmed Counterparty developers Robby Dermody and Evan Wagner are no longer working on its exchange project Medici.

By Pete RizzoFeb 4, 2015

NASCAR driver Justin Boston has received a sponsorship from bitcoin payments company BitPay.

By Stan HigginsFeb 4, 2015

HashRabbit, which supplies enterprise-focused software to facilitate the management and security of bitcoin miners, has raised $500,000.

By Daniel CawreyFeb 4, 2015

Bitcoin exchange Coin Loft says it has beaten Australia's tax imposition on bitcoin trades with a private ruling from the government.

By Jon SouthurstFeb 3, 2015

BitPay and Adyen have partnered to offer bitcoin payments to gamers using Jagex, the UK-based developer behind popular online game MMORPG RuneScape.

Swedish bitcoin mining company KnCMiner has raised $15m in a Series B funding round led by Accel Partners.

By Stan HigginsFeb 3, 2015