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'Eavesdropping' Attack Can Unmask Up to 60% of Bitcoin Clients

An attacker on a $2,000 budget could reveal bitcoin clients' IP addresses, researchers say.

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Hook, Line and Sinker: How to Avoid Bitcoin Phishing Scams

Scammers are resorting to old tricks like phishing emails to steal bitcoin. Here's how to keep your funds safe.

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Why The SEC Delay Over Crowdfunding Rules is Stifling Bitcoin Innovation

Promised SEC rules on crowdfunding are months behind schedule, leaving cash-strapped bitcoin startups in a tricky situation.

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How Bitcoin Empowers Global Peer-to-Peer Lender BTCJam

The startup uses bitcoin to shift value around the globe, allowing anyone to borrow via its platform.

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International Federation of Accountants: Bitcoin Could Reshape Financial Ethics

The head of the International Federation of Accountants has said that bitcoin could revolutionize corporate finance ethics.

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Why Bitcoin Businesses Struggle to Get Insurance

The need for insured cryptocurrency services is obvious, but companies have been loath to touch bitcoin.

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How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Help Archive Society's Important Data

The vast amounts of computing power going into mining bitcoin could be used for other purposes too, say researchers.

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How Bitcoin Tech Could Make Infamous Anonymous Tor Network More Powerful

A proposed altcoin called torcoin aims to strengthen the Tor network by incentivizing relay creation.

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How to Succeed With Your Bitcoin Startup

If you build it, will they come? Here's how to stay on the path to bitcoin startup success.

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Nine of the Best Cryptocurrency Tattoos

CoinDesk takes a look into the emerging world of crypto ink and finds nine of the best.

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