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Second Round Winners Named in MIT Bitcoin App Contest

MIT BitComp, a summer-long, app-creation competition at the prestigious university, has named its second-round winners.

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BTC.com Domain Sold to GAWMiners for Record $1 Million

The domain name BTC.com has been sold to US-based mining hardware specialist GAWMiners for $1.1m.

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The Promise and Pitfalls of Crypto Crowdfunding

New initiatives by Swarm are trying to push crypto-based crowdfunding forward. But are they the solution?

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Peter Todd Joins Viacoin Development Team as Chief Scientist

Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd will focus on 'treechains', the Bitcoin 2.0 technology concept he invented.

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Mt. Gox and Ripple Founder Jed McCaleb Unveils Project 'Stellar'

Stellar, the long-secret digital currency project helmed by industry entrepreneur Jed McCaleb, has officially launched.

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BitFury Announces Hosted Mining Services for Business Customers

One of bitcoin's biggest mining infrastructure providers, BitFury, has launched a new hosted mining service for business customers.

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Armory's 'Lockbox' Brings Multisig to Storage, Escrow and More

Armory has released v0.92 of its client with a feature called Lockbox, a decentralised multi-signature interface for bitcoin.

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SWIFT Institute Offers €15,000 for Bitcoin Research Project

The SWIFT Institute is launching a research programme on cryptocurrencies, with a €15,000 grant for the winning proposal.

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CoinTerra Acquires Bitcoin Software Developer Bits of Proof

Bitcoin mining hardware firm CoinTerra has announced the acquisition of enterprise software company Bits of Proof.

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Stripe: Bitcoin Has Future in Global Payments if Issues Solved

The payments processor examined bitcoin and weighed its potential impact on the world's payment network.

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