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Cody Wilson Speaks Out on Campaign to Dismantle Bitcoin Foundation

Anarchist Cody Wilson has launched his candidacy for the Bitcoin Foundation board elections, and reaffirmed his aim to disband the organisation.

By Jon SouthurstJan 2, 2015

The disappearance of 650,000 BTC from Mt Gox was due to internal system irregularities and not external attacks, reports a Japanese newspaper.

By Jon SouthurstJan 1, 2015

Bitcoin's answer to the VIX 'fear index' will soon arrive in the form of a volatility index published by derivatives exchange BitMEX.

By Joon Ian WongDec 31, 2014

Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan spoke out on bitcoin at a televised event late last week.

OKCoin offers international users a P2P lending system with the ability to set interest rates and duration, as well as a new Futures interface.

By Jon SouthurstDec 30, 2014

The co-founder of Swedish exchange Safello has left the company to join a team of bitcoin security experts in Tokyo to establish a consulting firm.

By Jon SouthurstDec 27, 2014

Canadian digital currency startup BitGold has announced the successful completion of a $3.5m Series A funding round.

Online payment solutions company Stripe's bitcoin service will come out of beta in January, the company has advised.

By Jon SouthurstDec 24, 2014

Ziftr, a US-based e-commerce company, is hosting a month-long crowdsale for its new altcoin, ziftrcoin.

By Stan HigginsDec 23, 2014

Viacoin integrates Peter Todd's 'checklocktimeverify', Amagi Metals adds altcoins and the archcoin team launches a crowdfunding platform.

By Stan HigginsDec 22, 2014