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Huobi Will Now Take Your Bitcoins as Stock Trading Collateral

Huobi's new platform lets investors buy real shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, while still keeping their bitcoin holdings as collateral.

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150 More MyCoin Bitcoin Scheme Victims Step Forward

An additional 150 victims of alleged bitcoin exchange MyCoin have come forward to local police.

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Coinplug Enables Bitcoin Buying at Over 7,000 Regular ATMs

South Korea's Coinplug has enabled bitcoin purchases with credit cards through a network of over 7,000 traditional ATMs across the country.

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Bitcoin Derivatives Trading Platform Coinarch Expands into China

Derivatives-focused bitcoin trading platform Coinarch is making a push into the Chinese market, with the launch of dedicated local branding.

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Bitcoin ATM Selling Gold and Silver Goes Live in Singapore

A Singapore company has created a way for customers to buy gold and silver directly from a Lamassu bitcoin ATM.

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BitX Expands Bitcoin Buying Service to Indonesia

BitX is expanding into the world's second-fastest growing economy, Indonesia, bringing a fixed-price bitcoin exchange to its 252 million inhabitants.

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Hong Kong's MyCoin Disappears With Up To $387 Million, Reports Claim

Hong Kong bitcoin exchange MyCoin has shut its doors, taking with it as much as HK$3bn ($386.9m) in investor funds, reports say.

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New Exchange Protects User Funds with Segregated Bank Accounts

New Hong Kong exchange Gatecoin is targeting international customers with segregated bank accounts in 40 countries.

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