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OpenBazaar Beta 3.0 “Tabriz” released for Windows, warnings to use responsibly following recent crackdown

OpenBazaar has released its beta 3.0 software. Among other enhancements, the latest version is also compatible with Windows; earlier versions only worked on Linux and OSX. OpenBazaar is a p2p e-commerce platform that doesn’t ...

Silk Road 2.0 taken down, operator arrested: “This Silk Road, in whatever form, is

Silk Road’s reincarnation, Silk Road 2.0, has faced the same fate as its predecessor. It has been seized by ...

Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Operator, Trendon Shavers (AKA Pirateat40) Charged

Trendon Shavers, operating under the alias “pirateat40”, has been charged by US District Court for operating a Bitcoin-related Ponzi ...

Darkcoin gets boost on dark net as online drug dealers seek greater anonymity

Wired reports that Darkcoin is now accepted as a form of payment by some online drug dealers, alongside Bitcoin. ...

HashFast remnants to be auctioned off in San Francisco, owes $40 million

A federal judge has approved the auction of most of HashFast’s remaining assets. According to court documents, the company ...

Economist on Bitcoin: “Investors should abandon the doomed cryptocurrency”, price target is $0

Kevin Dowd is professor of finance and economics at Durham University and partner at Cobden Partners. In an op-ed ...

DogeTipBot gets $445k investment, to grow audience and improve user experience

Coindesk reports that the DogeTipBot is getting a $445,000 investment, led by Australia-based Blackbird Ventures. The investment will go ...

Electric blankets, sidechains and a cashless society: Gavin Andresen discusses Bitcoin’s future at Web

In terms of speakers at this year’s Web Summit, there isn’t much by way of Bitcoin. One exception was Gavin ...

Bitcoin mining farm goes up in flames in Thailand, estimated $3.6 million worth of

News reports coming out of Samrongnua, Thailand say that a warehouse with server equipment has been completely destroyed by ...

Swarm’s first selections present in Silicon Valley, Techstars invests

Swarm’s first crowdfunded ventures presented last night at the Rosewood Hotel in Menlo Park. Not all the ventures are ...

“Bitcoin Checkout”: BitPay’s answer to Apple Pay, unveiled at Money 20/20

BitPay has unveiled its answer to the recently launched Apple Pay at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas: “Bitcoin Checkout”. Following ...

BTC.sx adds Bitfinex as third exchange for tracking bitcoin prices

Updated, Nov. 5, 2014 15:14 GMT: response from BTC.sx on order flows and leverage. BTC.sx has partnered with Bitfinex to ...

Nanotransactions shows its Bitcoin side at Web Summit, to support both fiat and crypto

A startup called Nanotransactions is looking to change the way we view content on the web, and thereby “save ...

Court Order approves liquidation of Butterfly Labs’ bitcoins, takeover of business

The United States District Court For The Western District of Missouri has approved a Motion to grant total control ...

PayCash announces bitcoin integration for merchants at Web Summit, using Kraken for exchange

Luxembourg-based payment processor PayCash is launching bitcoin payment integration for merchants. The new service was announced today at Web ...

PayPal compliance exec moves to Bitstamp to lead compliance program

Coindesk reports that Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, chief compliance officer for PayPal’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) division, will be joining Bitstamp ...

UK Treasury turns to public for advice on Bitcoin regulation, launches open consultation

The Guardian reports that the UK government is turning to the public for their views on Bitcoin and potential ...

Curing Ebola Virus with Bitcoins – Bitx Launches Campaign at Dublin #Websummit

Web Summit in Dublin opens today bring together around 20,000 attendees for Europe’s largest technology conference. Known for its ...

Parallel Polis choses Coin of Sale as payment processor for Bitcoin-only cafe

Parallel Polis has chosen Coin of Sale as its payment processor for its cafe, which accepts only bitcoin. Parallel ...

NYDFS mulling transitional BitLicense for small businesses

Bloomberg reports that The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is considering a transitional BitLicense for small businesses ...

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