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Bitcoin Commodity Exchange CEX.io Imposes Trading Fee, Prepares for USD

The CEX.io bitcoin commodity exchange is to introduce a trade fee in two stages within weeks.

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Cryptsy Founder Paul Vernon on Worthy Altcoins, Pre-Mining and Compliance

The exchange currently trades 157 cryptocurrencies and 70,000 active users, but it hasn't added fiat currency – yet.

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Cloud Hashing CEO on Hardware, Network Growth and the Threat of Pools

Emmanuel Abiodun describes his flexible attitude to mining hardware and says big pools are nothing to worry about.

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Coinbase Denies Reports of Data Breach, Addresses Security Concerns

Coinbase has responded to allegations that its service has a flaw that leaves users open to fraud and spam.

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Bitcoin Community Raises Cash for Dorian Nakamoto and Hal Finney

The bitcoin community launched two fundraisers over the last week for two high-profile figures in bitcoin.

Is Dorian Nakamoto really Satoshi? Decidedly not. But researchers are working to understand the mining patterns of some of Bitcoin's earliest contributors. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)

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Mobile Payments Giant Square Introduces 'Pay with Bitcoin' Option on Square Market

Square is now allowing merchants to accept bitcoin payments online at Square Market.

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'Micky' Malka on How Bitcoin Can Help the World's Unbanked

Ribbit Capital's 'Micky' Malka tells CoinDesk about his investment plans, what bitcoin needs for growth and its social benefits.

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$46k Spent on Mining Hardware: Who Will Deliver the Goods?

Mining equipment makers are notorious for their long delays and poor customer service. But is this actually the case?

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Hullcoin: The World's First Local Government Cryptocurrency?

David Gilson reports on the very first UK local government operated cryptocurrency, HullCoin.

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The Death of Windows XP Won't Kill the ATM Industry, or Help Bitcoin

Windows XP will soon cease to be supported. How will this affect the ATM industry and the bitcoin industry?

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