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FBI: Malware Victims Should Pay Bitcoin Ransoms

Victims of malware, such as bitcoin ransomware Cryptolocker, should pay off the perpetrators, an FBI agent has advised.

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Software School Tackles Fake Degrees Using the Blockchain

San Francisco's new software engineering school, Holberton, has announced it will tackle fake degrees using bitcoin technology.

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London Law Firm to Digitise Contracts Using Bitcoin Technology

A London law firm has announced plans to digitise its legal agreements using bitcoin technology.

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Bitcoin Node Numbers Fall After Spam Transaction 'Attack'

The number of reachable nodes has declined further following an 'attack' that overloaded the bitcoin network.

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Blockstream to Launch First Sidechain for Bitcoin Exchanges

Nearly one year after the release of its white paper, bitcoin technology startup Blockstream has released its first commercial sidechains application.

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Inside Multichain: A Build-Your-Own Blockchain Service for Banks

CoinDesk breaks down Multichain, a private blockchain solution for banks that has seen a growing number of downloads.

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Blockchain Platform Setl Exceeds 1 Billion Transaction 'Milestone'

Blockchain platform Setl claims to have surpassed 1 billion transactions per day, in what it terms a "milestone" for scaling the technology.

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Meet Secco: The UK’s ‘Blockchain-Inspired’ Challenger Bank

Secco is a 'blockchain-inspired' challenger bank aiming to disrupt the sector "from the outside in".

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Tunisia's Post Office Trials Crypto-Powered Payments App

Tunisia's post office, La Poste Tunisienne, today revealed it is testing a crypto-powered payments app for 600,000 of its customers.

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Lightning, Duplex and the Search for Scalable Bitcoin Micropayments

CoinDesk speaks to developers seeking to update the functionality of bitcoin's technology to allow for cost-effective micropayments.

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