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Rentalutions enables US residents to pay rent in bitcoins

A company in the US is now enabling tenants to pay their rent in bitcoins.

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CoinMKT altcurrency exchange to launch public beta next week

CoinMKT, a new cyrptocurrency exchange, is launching its public beta on 3rd September.

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What will gambling do to the bitcoin block chain?

Will large numbers of small gambling transactions bloat the bitcoin block chain? Not if they're kept mostly off of it.

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Bitmine to drop 4PH/s of ASIC power onto bitcoin network

Swiss firm Bitmine and HK investment house Massive Luck Investments are preparing a new generation of dynamically scalable ASICs.

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Coinbase waives fees for businesses' first $1 Million of sales

CoinBase is scrapping processing fees for merchants until they make £1m worth of sales.

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KnCMiner takes delivery of ASIC boards

KnCMiner has taken delivery of boards for its ASIC mining boxes. Now, it's waiting for the chips.

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Alydian targets big ticket miners with Terahash hosting

Alydian's hosted mining service will be pricy on a per-GH basis, but could be produced more quickly than others.

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Trsst to turn bitcoin addresses into blog IDs for encrypted messaging

Funding is being sought by Trsst – an encrypted messaging platform that uses bitcoin wallet addresses as blog IDs.

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Blockchain.info issues refunds to bitcoin theft victims

Blockchain.info is offering refunds to users who had bitcoins stolen as a result of a recent flaw.

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Bitcoin could be a boon for porn and other high-risk merchants

Could high-risk online businesses like gambling, travel and adult entertainment sites be a useful foothold for bitcoin?

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