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Private China Meeting Unites Bitcoin Mining Industry Leaders

Representatives from China's mining industry held a three-day gathering in Shenzhen this week.

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Darkcoin Price in Turmoil Following Emergency Fork, Network Issues

After passing litecoin prices last week, darkcoin prices have fallen below $10 amid growing pains with its nascent network.

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Coinbase Launches Payment Pages to Make Bitcoin Socially Shareable

The popular wallet has launched the new feature with charitable efforts from Nas, Marc Andreessen and Code.org.

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Gyft Integration Lets iOS Users Buy Gift Cards from Pheeva Bitcoin Wallet

A startup called Pheeva is pushing for broader bitcoin adoption through a new partnership with Gyft.

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Facebook's Ben Davenport Leaves for Bitcoin Startup BitGo

The software engineer and bitcoin angel investor is joining BitGo – a provider of multi-signature wallets.

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Who Will Protect Investors in a Cryptocurrency Crowdsale?

Crowdselling via block chains is about to become big news, say advocates – but who will protect investors?

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Alpha Technology Announces New 'Back to Basics' Viper Miner Specs

The UK company has given its upcoming miners a significant speed boost, but removed several features in the process.

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SatoshiPoint to Launch Three New Bitcoin ATMs Across the UK

Britain's new bitcoin ATMs are installed and will go live this Friday in London and Bristol.

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The Five Biggest Threats Facing Bitcoin

CoinDesk looks at the biggest hurdles bitcoin needs to overcome before it can hit the mainstream.

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How True Anonymity Made Darkcoin King of the Altcoins

CoinDesk talks with darkcoin developer Evan Duffield about the development and future of a truly anonymous digital currency.

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