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Thousands of Hoarded Bitcoins Flood the Block Chain in Mystery Transaction

Speculation is mounting after many old bitcoins moved yesterday. Who could be responsible this time?

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Online Thief Steals Amazon Account to Mine Litecoins in the Cloud

An enterprising fraudster who stole an Amazon Web Services account ran up a $3,420 bill mining litecoins.

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Canadian Man Builds World’s First Wooden Bitcoin Wallet

There are a number of bitcoin wallets on the market, but none made out of wood – until now.

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BitGo Safe Aims to Secure Bitcoin Wallets With Multi-Signature Transactions

BitGo's bitcoin wallet offers multi-signature transactions, designed to protect bitcoins from being stolen, and private keys from being lost.

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Coinbase Passes 650,000 Users in Less Than a Year

Bitcoin wallet service Coinbase has clocked up 650,000 users since its launch – averaging 10,000 new users everyday.

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Europe's First Bitcoin ATM Installed in Finland

A record store in Helsinki has installed Europe’s first permanent bitcoin ATM.

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Merge Avoidance: Privacy Enhancing Techniques in the Bitcoin Protocol

Bitcoin Core Developer Mike Hearn discusses privacy leaks and a new technique that he has named 'merge avoidance'.

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Radeon GPUs in Demand as Litecoin Mining Difficulty Increases

ASICs are a no-brainer when it comes to bitcoin, however litecoin is a different story.

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CoinTerra Announces Tape Out of GoldStrike ASIC

CoinTerra has announced that its new GoldStrike I ASIC chip has taped out.

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Coinbase Raises $25 Million in Bitcoin's Biggest Ever Funding Deal

Coinbase has managed to secure $25m in series B funding led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

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