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How Ascribe Uses Bitcoin Tech to Help Underserved Artists

CoinDesk speaks with Ascribe CTO Trent McConaghy, who co-founded a startup behind a blockchain-powered IP ownership platform.

Digital Art

Finance

French Bitcoin Startups Back FinTech Trade Group

Bitcoin wallet hardware maker Ledger and bitcoin exchange Paymium are among the 36 fintech startups backing France FinTech, a new trade group.

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Markets

Payments Firm Backs 'Crazy' Offline Bitcoin Transactions Experiment

Romanian mobile payments provider Netopia mobilPay is now backing a proposal to leverage microSD cards to conduct offline bitcoin transactions.

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Markets

Tibdit Raises £122,000 for Bitcoin Tipping Platform

Bitcoin micropayments startup Tibdit has raised £122,080 seed capital through a crowdfunding campaign.

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Markets

Westpac-Backed VC Firm Among Coinbase's Series C Investors

Reinventure Group, a venture capital firm backed by Westpac, Australia's second-largest bank, has been revealed as one of Coinbase's Series C backers.

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Markets

Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Backs Mexican Exchange Bitso

Bitso has closed a seed funding round led by the Barry Silbert-backed investment fund Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.

Mexico

Markets

Kid-Friendly Minecraft Server Launches Bitcoin Economy

Kids will have a chance to learn about bitcoin and even take their in-game currency to the real world, thanks to games from Minecraft server PlayMC.

Minecraft

Markets

RBS Trials Ripple as Part of £3.5 Billion Tech Revamp

RBS confirmed it is undertaking a proof-of-concept with Ripple technology, following a high-profile payments mishap earlier this month.

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Markets

BitMoby's Bitcoin Top-Up Service Wins IT Award

International bitcoin mobile phone top-up service BitMoby has won two prizes at the technology-focused iAwards in Australia.

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Markets

Chain CEO: Nasdaq Partnership is No PR Stunt

Chain CEO Adam Ludwin discusses his company's newly revealed partnership with Nasdaq and its interest in blockchain technology.

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