Bitcoin
Trezor shield turns Raspberry Pi's into bitcoin wallets
Trezor has announced a Raspberry Pi accessory that will turn it into a Trezor wallet.

Discount code and Primecoin mining enthusiasm cause cloud server overload
Miners of Primecoin, a new digital currency, caused DigitalOcean, a cloud server provider, to restrict sign ups.

Inside Butterfly Labs: The challenges of producing bitcoin mining hardware
CoinDesk visits Butterfly Labs and reports on how they've managed customer expectations and why they don't mine themselves.

Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik on altcoins, ASICs and bitcoin usability
Jeff Garzik, one of Bitcoin's core developers, shares his thoughts on alternative currencies, ASIC miners, and bitcoin usability.

Instawallet closes claims process and Bitcoin-24 encounters problems in Poland
Instawallet has officially closed its claims process and Bitcoin-24 has some news for its customers.

Coinbase opens instant bitcoin transfers for verified customers
The bitcoin wallet platform, CoinBase, has now enabled instant bitcoin purchases. Users will have to undergo identity verification.

Merchant-friendly payments: less than perfect, but better than before
Bitcoin is due for an overhaul of its payment mechanism to make it more merchant-friendly.

New company Krater offers rigs built with Avalon ASICs either from its stock or yours
Krater is offering a clone of the Avalon ASIC mining rig that contains up to 320 chips.

Bitcoin ASIC builder Terrahash changes refund policy and refuses customer
Terrahash has changed its refund policy. The company's FAQ has been updated to say that all orders are final.

Kipochi launches M-Pesa integrated bitcoin wallet in Africa
Kipochi is now enabling people in Africa to convert bitcoins to and from the Kenyan currency M-Pesa.

