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OKCoin CEO on Expansion and China's Competitive Edge

Early-stage investor Rui Ma talks to CEO Star Xu on his company's bid for global domination, Beijing style.

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Cryptocurrency Payment Processor GoCoin Gets $1.5 Million in Funding

The Singapore-based bitcoin and altcoin payments processor has raised additional funding.

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Circle Receives $17 Million Funding, Unveils Exchange and Wallet Service

Circle has closed a $17m Series-B funding round and announced the launch of its first consumer product.

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Rumours, Panic and a DDoS Attack: Huobi’s Wild Week

After last week's Chinese bitcoin hoax, a litecoin flash crash and DDoS attack at exchange Huobi went almost unreported.

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Vault of Satoshi Gets Full Money Services License for Canada

Canadian bitcoin exchange Vault of Satoshi is now a fully licensed Money Services Business in its home country.

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Rising Stars of Bitcoin Set Ambitious Goals for 2014

BitPay, Blockchain, Coinbase and Ripple are thinking big when setting goals for their operations in 2014 and beyond.

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Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne to Keynote Bitcoin 2014 Conference

Overstock.com CEO and bitcoin advocate Patrick Byrne will deliver the keynote at the Bitcoin 2014 conference in Amsterdam.

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UK Cash-for-Bitcoin Service ZipZap Suspends BTC Transactions

The global cash payment network has 'temporarily' halted digital transactions as its payment processor awaits clarification on regulations.

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Australian Manufacturer Debuts First Cashless Bitcoin ATM

Diamond Circle claims it has produced one of bitcoin’s holy grails: a cashless two-way ATM.

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Exchange Vircurex Freezes Withdrawals, Claims Lack of Reserves

Exchange Vircurex announced a freeze on BTC/LTC withdrawals starting today, but has promised to pay back all funds eventually.

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