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Roll up for Branded coins, Roll on the Robot Overlords - or Just Roll Your Own

This week John Law delves into custom currencies, robot rulers and cannabis-related bitcoin conundrums.

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Bitcoin ATM Appearance Draws Crowds in Zurich

Europe's first bitcoin ATM made a guest appearance in the city, processing over 89 transactions during it's 4-day run.

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Solarcoin Awards Coins for Solar Power Generation

Solarcoin equates 1Mw/hr of renewable power to one coin. Will it encourage people to go solar?

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Australian Bus Commuters Can Soon Pay Fares With Bitcoin

Public transit users in Canberra, Australia, will be able to pay fares in bitcoin via a new mobile app.

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Bitcloud: We Will Decentralise and Revolutionise the Internet

The Bitcloud team have ambitions to decentralise the Internet, replacing much of the infrastructure we use today.

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Ethereum Launches ‘Cryptocurrency 2.0’ Network

Ethereum is no altcoin; it is an operating system for altcoins, say developers.

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Microsoft Destroys Bitcoin Mining Botnet Sefnit

Microsoft has gone on the offensive against Sefnit: remotely removing an old version of Tor from two million computers.

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NYC Bitcoin Center Hosts its First Hackathon

The Center held the developer event to further educate the technically inclined about the power of distributed money.

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Startups Race to Install London's First Bitcoin ATM

Three startups are competing to install London's first bitcoin ATM in the coming weeks.

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Humint Hopes to Custom-Build Altcoins for Brands

Could company-branded altcoins be on the horizon? Humint thinks so.

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