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SecondMarket's bitcoin offering defines new asset class

SecondMarket's 'Bitcoin Investment Trust' will set the standard for best practices for bitcoin as an asset class.

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Bitcoin payment protocol overhaul nears implementation

Gavin Andresen merges support for the bitcoin protocol, aiming to change how people use bitcoin.

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Sex, drugs and racks of beef

Now Silk Road is offline, why not spend your spare bitcoins on ethically farmed beef and erotic bitcoin novels?

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Why reports of bitcoin's death are greatly exaggerated

The bitcoin world has been in a whirlwind the past few days. How was the bitcoin price impacted?

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Silk Road fell due to a catalogue of errors by owner Ross Ulbricht

Sloppy behaviour and neat detective work brought down Silk Road. Just how big was it, and what happens now?

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Why ZeroAccess botnet stopped bitcoin mining

What most people missed about the ZeroAccess bitcoin mining botnet.

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Bitcoin's role in the future of micropayments

Could bitcoin hold the answer to the higher fees charged by many companies dealing in microtransactions?

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Shining a dim light on Dark Wallet

The person who brought you print-your-own-guns will soon bring you an easy-to-use bitcoin wallet. What's the connection?

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Fighting the war on bitcoin, one scam at a time

With drug marketplace Atlantis closing, we take a look at the scams and potentially negative connotations of bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Law: Money transmission on the state level in the US

Bitcoin lawyer Marco Santori takes an in-depth look at US bitcoin regulation, focusing on the state level.

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