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Bitcoin Firm Coinapult Restores Services Following Hack

Bitcoin storage provider and payment processor Coinapult is back online following a hack-related outage last month.

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Wall Street Bank BNY Mellon Experimenting With Bitcoin Rewards

Developers for Bank of New York Mellon Corp have been experimenting with bitcoin for use in a newly created bank program.

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Bitcoin Marketplace Buttercoin Folds Despite $2.1 Million Investment

US bitcoin marketplace Buttercoin is shutting its doors, despite launching just four months ago with at least $1.3m in investor backing.

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BitQuick Bids to Capture US Cash-to-Bitcoin Market

By offering consumer protections, BitQuick believes it succeed as a bitcoin buying and selling marketplace.

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Why Heartland Payments is 'Crawling' Toward Bitcoin Integration

Heartland Payments director Joe Wysocki discusses his firm's first foray into the bitcoin industry through a partnership with BitPay.

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$1 Million Legal Fight Ensnares Ripple, Bitstamp and Jed McCaleb

Bitstamp has initiated legal action over more than 1 million dollars in disputed funds related to the sale of nearly 100M XRP last month.

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Bitcoin API Startup Gem Raises Funding Total to $3.3 Million

Californian bitcoin API developer Gem has announced an additional $1.3m in funding, raising its total to $3.3m.

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UBS to Research Blockchain Technology in London Lab

Swiss investment bank UBS will open a London-based research lab to explore the application of blockchain technology in the fintech industry.

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Brawker CEO Cyril Houri Departs in Management Shakeup

CEO Cyril Houri has left bitcoin buying service Brawker following a management shakeup.

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BitGo Names New CEO in Leadership Shake-Up

BitGo announced today that co-founder Mike Belshe will replace Will O'Brien as acting CEO.

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