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Uncertainty Builds as Alpha Technology Misses Another Shipping Deadline

Alpha Technology, which took deposits for its litecoin ASIC miners in January, has been investigated by Manchester police.

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The Future of a Commodity: Bitcoin Regulation and the CFTC

The US Commodities Futures Trading Commission has made clear that bitcoin falls under its jurisdiction – what would regulation under CFTC look like?

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Blockchain Addresses Security Controversy: 'We Need to Do Better'

Executives from Coinbase and Blockchain got into an online sparring match recently, in a debate that was about more than security.

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Markets Weekly: Bitcoin Prices Stay Flat While Volume Declines

The bitcoin price has remained flat, but traded volume has declined sharply over the last week.

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Surviving and Thriving in Minecraft's Latest Virtual Bitcoin Economy

CoinDesk explored a new Minecraft server called BitQuest, which is using bitcoin as an in-game currency.

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Why Bitcoin Remittance Services Should Leave the 'Bitcoin' Part Out

Bitcoin remittances can make immigrant workers' lives easier without them even knowing the digital currency is involved.

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FirstMark Director: Bitcoin Needs Entrepreneurs Who Understand Money

CoinDesk speaks to FirstMark Capital's Lawrence Lenihan, a bitcoin believer with sharp critiques for the industry's entrepreneurs.

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Evolution, Not Revolution: How to Sell Bitcoin to Regulators

Promoting bitcoin as a revolution is not likely to bring advantageous regulation – informed dialogue is the way to go, says Amor Sexton.

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BitFury CEO: We're Not a Bitcoin Mining Company

BitFury CEO Valery Vavilov speaks to CoinDesk about the company's larger goals, the structure of its operations and its role in the bitcoin ecosystem.

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Can Bitcoin's Price Ever Be Stable?

Bitcoin's price is unstable because of its fixed supply, say experts. Is there anything we can do to fix that?

Building a Stable Price for Bitcoin