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MIT Bitcoin App Contest to Award Innovative Developers $15k in Prizes

The MIT contest will award developers $15,000 in prizes to bolster bitcoin awareness at the university.

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Xapo Bitcoin Debit Card to Launch This Month

The card will launch by the end of June, but the choice of card network partner remains a mystery.

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Bitcoin Smart Meters Could Revolutionise How South Africans Pay for Power

A Johannesburg energy management company has integrated bitcoin wallets into its smart meters.

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Apple’s Virtual Currency Policy Update: Good or Bad for Bitcoin?

While the company's update regarding the use of virtual currencies is intriguing, it doesn't necessarily mean acceptance.

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Cash-Strapped MultiBit Developers to Charge Transaction Fee

MultiBit is one of the most popular bitcoin wallets, but will people be willing to pay for its use?

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Mining Roundup: Walmart, BFGMiner and Altcoins in the Cloud

CoinDesk takes a look at the latest in the mining industry, examining power consumption, Walmart selling miners and more.

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Bitcoin Mining Giant BitFury Announces $20 Million Funding Round

BitFury has raised $20m to accelerate production and expand its international footprint.

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Coinffeine to Challenge Centralized Bitcoin Exchanges with Distributed Alternative

A development team from Spain is working on what could be the world's first decentralized bitcoin exchange.

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Two Charts Show How Different Bitcoin and Fiat Payments Really Are

What is most frustrating about banking today is the process that must be endured by both consumers and businesses.

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Amazon Awarded Bitcoin-Related Cloud Computing Patent

The patent envisions bitcoin's potential use in cloud computing services on Amazon Web Services.

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