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Uber, Hotwire Execs Back Micropayments Startup NeuCoin

Micropayments startup NeuCoin has raised $2.25m in angel funding from investors including King co-founder Patrik Stymne and Uber SVP Emil Michael.

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UK Exchange Launches with Backing From Regulated E-Money Firm

The team behind an FCA-regulated e-money issuer has launched a bitcoin and litecoin exchange aimed at the UK market.

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New Exchange Protects User Funds with Segregated Bank Accounts

New Hong Kong exchange Gatecoin is targeting international customers with segregated bank accounts in 40 countries.

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Tradewave's New Bot Creation Tool Does Away with Coding

Algorithmic cryptocurrency trading platform Tradewave has launched a new tool which creates automated trading bots without the need for programming.

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Huobi Courts International Customers With Fee Cuts

China's Huobi is making an international push in 2015 by temporarily eliminating or lowering fees on its USD trading platform BitYes.

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Bitcoin Broker Anycoin Direct Raises €500k in Seed Funding

Anycoin Direct has raised €500,000 as part of its seed funding round to expand its bitcoin brokerage service.

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UK Bank Closes Safello Accounts 6 Weeks After Entering Partnership

Only six weeks after bitcoin exchange Safello announced local deposit options for UK customers, the firm's banking partner is closing its accounts.

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Payment Processor EgoPay Confirms Hack, Insider Suspected

Third-party payment processor EgoPay suffered a hack in late December, the company has confirmed in a blog post.

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