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MasterCard Patent Would Add Bitcoin to Global Shopping Cart
A newly-surfaced patent filing from MasterCard seeks to incorporate bitcoin as a payment method.

Bitmain Releases Energy Efficient 478GH/s AntMiner S3
At 0.75 BTC, the AntMiner S3 claims to deliver up to 478GH/s while consuming 366W of electricity.

Stripe CTO: Bitcoin Could Unify the World's Financial Systems
Greg Brockman told CoinDesk that rather than replacing the existing financial infrastructure, cryptocurrencies hold promise as a unifying technology.

Vericoin: The Altcoin You Can Spend Wherever Bitcoin is Accepted
A new service offered by vericoin enables users to make payments to any bitcoin address.

CoinDesk Mining Roundup: Dividend Coins, Viper Updates and a CloudHashing Giveaway
Vault of Satoshi has announced a new cloud mining feature while Alpha Technology and Bitmain have released ASIC updates.

DNA Block Chain Project Boosts Research, Preserves Patient Anonymity
Publishing genetic records on a block chain could help researchers design better drugs, while still maintaining patients' privacy.

'Adopt a Node' Project Aims to Bolster Bitcoin Network Security
The open-source Fullnode project offers an easy way for anyone to provision the bitcoin network.

Mike Hearn: Underfunding is Leaving Bitcoin Development in Crisis
The bitcoinj developer has said development of the bitcoin protocol is in a "crisis period" through lack of incentive.

Could Eroding Net Neutrality Hurt Bitcoin?
If the FCC lets ISPs control which traffic travels most efficiently over the Internet, could bitcoin be in danger?

MaidSafe COO Reflects on Lessons Learned from Crowdsale
The company is working to increase Internet security, and has learned some valuable lessons in the process.
