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BTER Unable to Repay Customers Following Alleged Exchange Heist

Defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTER claims it doesn't have enough funds to reimburse all its users, following an alleged $1.75m hack.

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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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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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VICE Tours a Bitcoin Mine in China

VICE takes a tour of a secretive bitcoin mine in northern China.

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Huobi Courts International Customers With Fee Cuts

China's Huobi is making an international push in 2015 by temporarily eliminating or lowering fees on its USD trading platform BitYes.

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OKCoin CEO Star Xu: Bitcoin’s Price Depends on User Growth

CoinDesk speaks to OKCoin CEO Star Xu about his leading BTC/CNY exchange's new push to promote "real bitcoin use" in China and abroad.

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How One Startup Will Use Blockchain Tech to Disrupt Online Gaming

A Chinese startup called Play claims it can disrupt the incumbent online gaming industry by placing games' logic on a blockchain.

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Singapore Government Sponsors Bitcoin Firm to Attend SXSW Event

Singapore-based bitcoin firm CoinPip will attend South by Southwest in the US in March, thanks to sponsorship from a government agency.

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What It Took to Bring Bitcoin to 5,000 Taiwan Convenience Stores

Participants in Taiwan's large-scale convenience store bitcoin project have spoken to CoinDesk about the hurdles they faced.

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OKCoin Now Offers P2P Lending to International Users

OKCoin offers international users a P2P lending system with the ability to set interest rates and duration, as well as a new Futures interface.

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