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Telegram Offers $200k in Bitcoin for Cracking its Encrypted Messages
Telegram is offering a $200,000 prize in bitcoin to anyone who manages to beat its encryption protocol.
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.
IBM Files Patent to Track Value of Digital Currencies
A patent application from IBM for an “E-Currency Validation and Authorization Services Platform” has emerged.
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'.
Will Apple Dominate Mobile Payments with iBeacon?
iBeacon technology could be the final piece in Apple's payment system puzzle.
Following the Money: Researcher Tracks Bitcoin Movements and Anonymity
CoinDesk interviewed a University of California researcher to talk about where bitcoins are being used and moved.
Core Developer to Launch Bitcoin Node in Space
Jeff Garzik's space nodes would 'provide stability for block chain data' and 'limit attacks on the network'.
Meet China's Biggest Bitcoin Multi-Millionaire
Li Xiaolai, perhaps the most famous figure in the Chinese bitcoin world recounts his dealings with the cryptocurrency.
Litecoin Price Surges Almost 400% in 3 Days to $48
Over the past three days, the price of cryptocurrency litecoin has skyrocketed, rising almost 400%.
10 BTC Reward Offered for Fix of Bitcoin Wallet Bug on Macs
Core developers behind bitcoin and litecoin are offering a reward for the solution to a bug plaguing Mac-based systems.
