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Huobi and LakeBTC Added to CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

CoinDesk has added two exchanges, LakeBTC and Huobi, to its US dollar and Chinese yuan Bitcoin Price Indexes, respectively.

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Huobi Brings Margin Trading, Interest Accounts to Bitcoin and Litecoin

Chinese exchange Huobi introduces margin trading and interest-bearing accounts with its new internationally focused brands BitVC and Yubibao.

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Gallery: Inside Bitcoins Hong Kong Unites International Industry in Asia

CoinDesk provides a visual recap of the recent Inside Bitcoins conference held in Hong Kong.

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BTC China Announces Upgrades to its 'Picasso ATM' Mobile App

CEO Bobby Lee has announced a 'Sell for Cash' feature, aimed squarely at overseas customers.

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OKCoin Adds Algorithmic Trading Tools to Attract High-Volume Investors

OKCoin has launched three new features meant to eliminate pain points common to high-volume bitcoin exchange orders.

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Chinese Payments Association Wants Banks to Identify, Eliminate Bitcoin Activity

If news reports are true, bitcoin in China may have a new adversary in the Payments and Clearing Association.

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Blockchain Exec Joins Largest Chinese Exchange OKCoin

Changpeng Zhao, a senior exec at one of bitcoin's biggest companies has jumped to one of its largest exchanges.

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Bitcoin Conferences Proliferate Across Asia and Australia in 2014

A host of events in Asia and Australia this year prove that bitcoin is truly going global.

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Study: Speculation Isn't the Sole Driver of Bitcoin Prices

The newly released academic paper found evidence that the bitcoin market is maturing and building fundamentals.

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Private China Meeting Unites Bitcoin Mining Industry Leaders

Representatives from China's mining industry held a three-day gathering in Shenzhen this week.

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