Emily Spaven

Emily served as CoinDesk's first managing editor from 2013 to 2015.

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Cloud Storage Startup Storj Raises 910 BTC in Crowdsale

Storj has closed its crowdsale, having raised 910 BTC to fund its decentralised cloud storage platform.

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Bitcoin API Developer Chain Raises $9.5m in Funding

Bitcoin company Chain has raised $9.5m in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures.

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Bitfin Day Two: We Need More Global, Organised Bitcoin Education

The Dublin conference closed with talks on furthering bitcoin evolution by innovating the education and banking systems.

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Bitfin Day One: Circle Talks P2P Payments and Isle of Man Details Bitcoin Plans

Day one at Bitfin Dublin saw bitcoin's first presentation from a central banker, alongside discussion about future developments.

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Swiss Government Report: Bitcoin Too 'Insignificant' for Legislation

Switzerland's Federal Council has published a report stating that it won't create digital currency legislation, for now.

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KnCMiner Responds to Customer Backlash Over 'Deceptive' Compensation Scheme

KnCMiner is defending against claims it was trying to trick customers with a new hosted bitcoin mining offer.

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Coinbase Announces Pricing in 'Bits' and Bitcoin Buyback Option

Bitcoin payment processor Coinbase is now enabling merchants to display the cost of their goods and services in "bits".

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Bitcoin Miner Hosting Firm HashPlex Raises $400k in New Funding

SecondMarket's Barry Silbert and senior Facebook engineer Jason Prado led the funding round in the mining-focused company.

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Bitstamp Wins Best Virtual Currency Startup Award at The Europas

Bitcoin exchange BitStamp was named the Best Virtual Currency Startup at the 2014 Europas last night.

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Isle of Man Outlines Plans for Digital Currency Regulation

The Isle of Man's Department of Economic Development is set to introduce controls on digital currencies such as bitcoin.

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