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Following the Money: Researcher Tracks Bitcoin Movements and Anonymity

CoinDesk interviewed a University of California researcher to talk about where bitcoins are being used and moved.

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Mastercoin Foundation Lets Virtual Currencies Use Bitcoin Protocol

The Mastercoin Foundation plans to let people create their own virtual currency using the existing Bitcoin protocol.

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Core Developer to Launch Bitcoin Node in Space

Jeff Garzik's space nodes would 'provide stability for block chain data' and 'limit attacks on the network'.

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Exchange Platform Safello Demonstrates Sweden's First Bitcoin ATM

The company plans to unveil the machine at Stockholm's STHLM TECH Meetup next Monday.

 The bitcoin ATM bought to market by Safello.

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Meet China's Biggest Bitcoin Multi-Millionaire

Li Xiaolai, perhaps the most famous figure in the Chinese bitcoin world recounts his dealings with the cryptocurrency.

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German Police Detain 'Bitcoin Mining Hackers'

German police have detained two people suspected of hacking computer networks, mining over €700,000 in bitcoin.

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Unsuspecting PC Users Duped into Mining Bitcoin by Malware

A number of software applications that run on Windows are mining small amounts of bitcoin from people's computers.

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Trezor to Ship Physical Bitcoin Wallets in January

Co-founder Pavol Rusnak claims hardware wallet Trezor is on track for a January shipment.

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Directory.io Prank Proves Bitcoin Protocol's Strength

A website that listed bitcoin private keys with corresponding public addresses has been revealed as a prank.

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BitPesa Uses Bitcoin to Slash Kenyan Remittance Costs

A new Kenyan company plans to use bitcoin, targeting the country's $1.17bn annual remittance market.

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