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Apple's New Digital Wallet Patent References 'Virtualised Currencies'

An Apple patent application hints at the inclusion of more than just credit cards in a new mobile wallet.

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DigitalBTC's New Mining Centre Powered 100% by Renewable Energy

Bitcoin firm digitalBTC has announced a multi-year hosting and power supply agreement for an Iceland-based mining centre.

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BlockSign Utilises Block Chain to Verify Signed Contracts

BlockSign allows documents to be digitally signed online and preserves a verifiable record in the bitcoin block chain.

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Crypto 2.0 Roundup: Counterparty Debuts Multisig, Ethereum's Crowdsale and Comedians Go Crypto

CoinDesk rounds up the most recent news in bitcoin 2.0 to illustrate how the sector is moving bitcoin forward.

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Crypto 2.0 Roundup: Bitcoin's Revolution Moves Beyond Currency

CoinDesk explores the startups seeking to apply distributed ledger technology to the world beyond currency.

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Transport and Velocity: Could Bitcoin be a Replacement for Gold?

CoinDesk takes a look at the transport and velocity implications of digital bitcoin versus analog gold.

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ASIC Maker Seeks to Bring German Efficiency to Bitcoin Mining

German startup CoinBau talks to CoinDesk about its new, super-efficient bitcoin mining ASIC chip.

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Should Bitcoin Users Trust Hosted Wallets?

Bitcoin users have had their confidence shaken by hosted web wallets in the past. So should they be trusted?

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All Things Alt: Sync's Stability Bid, an Ivy League Alt and a Coin for World Domination

In this week's roundup: SYNC adds more services to its network while a block chain-based strategy game takes shape.

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New Altcoin Promotes Fitness with 'Proof of Sweat'

Mangocoinz uses exercise as proof of work, but how to stop the cheaters?

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