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Digibyte Raises $250k to Develop Altcoin for Retail Payments

The development team behind alternative digital currency digibyte has raised $250,000 as part of a new strategic partnership.

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Citi: Ross Ulbricht Bitcoins Likely to Sell For Discount at USMS Auction

A new research note from financial giant Citi suggests participants in the next USMS auction may be able to obtain bitcoins at a deep discount.

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Bitcoin Fund Manager Faces HSBC Account Closure

The bank account of regulated bitcoin fund manager Global Advisors is being terminated by HSBC due to money-laundering fears.

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Usual Suspects Return to Bid in Latest US Marshals Bitcoin Auction

The second USMS auction of 50,000 BTC is attracting many of the same bidders, if less fanfare.

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Boost VC Goes 'Full Bitcoin' For Next Startup Mentor Round

Startup accelerator and mentorship program Boost VC will feature only bitcoin companies in its next program, starting early 2015.

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Decentralised Apps Promise New Way of Doing Business Online

Decentralised apps may create value for their users with tokens that can be traded for contributions and services.

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Spanish Bank Backs Decentralised Bitcoin Exchange Coinffeine

Spanish bank Bankinter has made an investment in Coinffeine, a bitcoin startup working to develop a new distributed exchange platform.

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OneName Raises Seed Funding to Fuel Decentralized Identity Protocol

Open-source identity protocol OneName has announced a project development roadmap while revealing new details about its investors.

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Richard Branson Backs Digital Currency Ahead of Australia Summit

Sir Richard Branson has voiced his support for bitcoin ahead of the GDCC forum in Brisbane, Australia, this Sunday.

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Bitcoin-Friendly Accelerator Boost VC Raises $6.6 Million in Funding

Boost VC's latest $6.6m fund will accelerate 200 companies – many of them bitcoin focused – over three years.

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