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MasterCard makes first bitcoin investment

29/10/2015(0)
MasterCard has finally dipped a toe in the crypto-currency pool, joining a host of other big name investors backing new bitcoin incubator Digital Currency Group (DCG). MasterCard was joined ... Read More
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The Bitcoin Startup Boom Comes Back Down to Earth

27/10/2015(0)
Growth in venture capital flowing to bitcoin startups slowed substantially last quarter, and startups are feeling the pinch. Jeff Garzik has spent the past several months pitching investors on ... Read More
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Barcelona to Launch Local Digital Currency, Reports Claim

26/10/2015(0)
Barcelona city council is reportedly working to launch its own digital currency in the next six months. According to reports from El Pais, one of Spain’s leading national newspapers, ... Read More
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Digital currency startup Abra raises funds from Ratan Tata, American Express

23/10/2015(0)
The firm also announced entry into the online, digital cash-based merchant payments. Abra’s app will be available to all registered users in the US and Philippines in the coming ... Read More
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Deloitte: Bitcoin at the crossroads

22/10/2015(0)
There is a race to regulate Bitcoin. Is it too soon? Bitcoin has captured the imagination of consumers and businesses around the world as a major breakthrough in how ... Read More
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European Court of Justice: Bitcoin is a currency and exchanges are VAT-exempt

22/10/2015(0)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that bitcoin exchange transactions should be exempt from VAT. The ECJ ruling stated that bitcoin transactions “are exempt from VAT under ... Read More
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UK tech retailers suffering from a series of DDOS attacks – DDOS attackers demanded bitcoin ransom

21/10/2015(0)
Over the last 24 hours it would seem that several prominent UK tech retailers have been targeted by DDOS attacks, which may also turn out to be linked to ... Read More
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US undercover agent jailed for six years for Silk Road Bitcoin theft

21/10/2015(0)
A former undercover policeman has been sentenced to six and half years in prison for stealing $700,000 of the virtual currency bitcoin. Agent, Carl Force was part of the ... Read More
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ACCC investigating banks’ closure of bitcoin companies’ accounts

20/10/2015(0)
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating why Australian banks are closing the accounts of bitcoin businesses, amid concerns banks are colluding to block emerging competitors. ACCC chairman ... Read More
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Is China Turning To Bitcoin As Yuan Devalues?

19/10/2015(0)
China is seemingly buying up a lot of Bitcoin and alternative currencies like gold right now. The devaluation of their currency has been slashed over the course of the past month. The ... Read More
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