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Baidu Freezes Bitcoin related promotions

29/08/2016(0)
China’s leading search engine Baidu has halted—sans any warning—all bitcoin and digital currency-related advertising on its network. Chinese media outlet CnLedger broke the news on Friday, with a tweet that said Baidu “has stopped all ... Read More
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Bitcoin Privacy Tool ‘CoinShuffle’ Sees First Transaction

26/08/2016(0)
A type of anonymous bitcoin transaction that privacy enthusiasts have been awaiting for years has finally been tested successfully. Sent on the bitcoin test network earlier this month, the transaction is ... Read More
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Four Major Banks Plan to Create Their Own Cryptocurrency

25/08/2016(0)
Few major international banks may soon have their own cryptocurrency. According to a recent media report, the banks that are initially going to be part of this initiative includes UBS, BNY Mellon, Deutsche ... Read More
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Litecoin Price Spikes 10% as Coinbase Exchange Turns on Trading

24/08/2016(0)
Litecoin prices rose nearly 10% today as word the digital currency would be listed on Coinbase’s GDAX exchange spread among traders. The move by the exchange to list LTC/USD ... Read More
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Bitcoin to withdraw from Turkey, due to failure to find bank to collaborate with

23/08/2016(0)
The electronic currency Bitcoin (BTC) has halted TL deposits into BTCTürk, which gives investors the opportunity to conduct transactions with TL/BTC conversion. After Paypal’s decision to pull out of Turkey, ... Read More
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Man Who Introduced Millions to Bitcoin Says Blockchain Is a Bust

22/08/2016(0)
‘Blockchains are a pain to work with,’ says Stefan Thomas Tweaks require consensus, which he says slows progress Stefan Thomas, who introduced millions of people to bitcoin, has had ... Read More
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Rakuten buys struggling bitcoin startup Bitnet to create a ‘blockchain research lab’

19/08/2016(0)
Rakuten has confirmed that it has acquired the assets of Bitnet, a bitcoin wallet startup it invested in, which will be used to create a ‘bitcoin lab’ for the Japanese ... Read More
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UBS’ blockchain chief is leaving

18/08/2016(0)
The man leading UBS’ exploration of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies is leaving the bank, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider. Alex Batlin is leaving “to pursue ... Read More
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Bitcoin Exchange Counter Launched in Russia

18/08/2016(0)
Russia recently took a far more liberal approach towards Bitcoin than expected. Last week, the Russian government decided not to introduce criminal liability towards mining and usage of the ... Read More
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Multi-platform software wallet Jaxx now stores Dash, the seventh most valued cryptocurrency in the world

17/08/2016(0)
Multi-platform software wallet Jaxx now stores Dash, the seventh most valued cryptocurrency in the world with a market cap of about $80 million. Jaxx is available across nine platforms and devices including ... Read More
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