Online Gambling Payments Pioneer NETELLER Snubs Bitcoin

NETELLER, a digital payments service based in the Isle of Man, has revised its customer terms-of-service agreement to explicitly prohibit the use of digital currencies.

Elliptic Raises $2 Million in Funding for Bitcoin Vault Services

UK-based digital asset services company Elliptic, best known for its Elliptic Vault product offering, has announced $2m in seed-funding from Octopus Investments.

First ‘Live’ Bitcoin Exchange Opens in Vietnam

Bitcoin continues to grow in Vietnam with last week’s launch of the country’s first live open-order book trading bitcoin exchange, VBTC.

BitPay or Coinbase? Shopify Now Lets Merchants Choose

Online e-commerce marketplace platform Shopify has announced a new partnership with bitcoin financial services provider Coinbase that will allow its roughly 70,000 merchants to integrate bitcoin processing services on their websites.

Industrial Bitcoin Mine Employee Disappears After $190K in Alleged Theft, Fraud

A man operating under an assumed name has been accused of stealing bitcoin and bitcoin mining equipment from a Florida-based industrial mining facility and defrauding investors on a popular bitcoin lending platform.

ING: Future Bitcoin Protocol Should Include Central Bank Functions

A new video report from eZonomics by ING, a money management resource operated by Netherlands-based multinational banking company ING, suggests that bitcoin could one day be supplanted by an improved protocol that seeks to control digital currencies in a similar way to government-backed central banks.

Google Search Integrates Bitcoin Price Calculator

Google Search Integrates Bitcoin Price

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Internet search giant Google has updated its search engine to automatically display bitcoin prices when users enter certain queries.

Gallery: Take a Tour Inside France’s Bitcoin Advocacy Centre

Spurred by the global media publicity generated by Bitcoin Center NYC earlier this year, a network of physical bitcoin-focused co-working and public outreach spaces has sprouted in major cities around the globe, aiming to increase awareness of bitcoin and provide support to local ecosystems.

Polish Law Firm Flags Lack of Safeguards for Bitcoin Consumers

A recent report by Polish law firm Wardyński & Partners calls for new regulation to protect users of digital currency in the country.

Hong Kong Exchange ANX Launches Bitcoin Debit Card

Hong Kong-based exchange ANX is introducing a reloadable debit card that can be used across the globe.

Japanese Retail Giant Rakuten Hints at Bitcoin Acceptance

The CEO of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, Hiroshi Mikitani, has announced in a speech that his company will probably accept bitcoin “sooner or later”, according to a report.

Japan Bitcoin Exchange Aims to Fill Mt. Gox Market Void

A consortium of Chinese and American bitcoin businesses has announced a plan to start a new Japan-based exchange, and is seeking to acquire Mt. Gox and its remaining assets as a means to bolster the new offering.

8 Million Vericoin Hack Prompts Hard Fork to Recover Funds

Digital currency exchange platform MintPal has suffered a successful hack attack that resulted in the loss millions of vericoins from its hot wallet.

LinkedIn Co-Founder: Bitcoin is in My Five-Year Investment Plan

LinkedIn co-founder, early Facebook investor and Greylock Partners partner Reid Hoffman has declared his enthusiasm for bitcoin in a new interview with CNBC’s ‘Squawk Alley’.

Innopay Report: Is Bitcoin Fad or Future of Payments

The implications of bitcoin’s effect on consumer finance, investment and banking are not fully understood, a new report from Innopay suggests.

Expresscoin Raises $150,000 in Funding from Bitcoin Shop

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Digital currency-only online retail outlet Bitcoin Shop has announced a $150,000 investment in cryptocurrency-buying service expresscoin.

Bitcoin’s First Comic Book: The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto

The world of bitcoin is about to get its first comic book, courtesy of three Spanish artists with a penchant for the geek culture.

Swedish Parliamentary Candidate to Raise Bitcoin-Only Campaign Funds

Sweden’s general election is set to take place on 14th September, and one of the country’s parliamentary candidates announced this week what could be a world first in campaign financing.

Congressional Candidate to Fund Campaign Entirely With Bitcoin

Dan Elder, a US House candidate in the 1st Congressional District of Missouri, has announced that he will fund his election campaign solely on bitcoin donations.

CoinDesk Mining Roundup: BitFury’s Latest Venture and a Global Scrypt Network

The bitcoin mining ecosystem seems primed for major change, if recent developments are harbingers of what’s to come. New funding and expansive initiatives are pushing the boundaries of the mining sector and opening doors for both recent entrants and established heavyweights.