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Buttercoin, a bitcoin exchange supported by Google Ventures and Y Combinator, is closing this month after failing to raise more capital, reports TechCruch. “So long friends. Buttercoin will be turning off April 10th at 11PM PDT. Be sure to move your bitcoins to another service...

Every month for the past seven months, the Washington, D.C.-based Coin Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to public policy matters related to digital currency, has released data from its Bitcoin Public Sentiment Survey, which measures American attitudes toward Bitcoin....

CoinDesk reported Wednesday that according to ESPN, the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will not be known as the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. An ESPN representative would not comment to CoinDesk as to whether the move signifies a sponsorship change for the 2015 football match, or if it...

In a survey of 750 Americans, conducted by the Digital Currency Council, 2.3 percent of respondents said they would trust Bitcoin if there were an emergency and had to send money to a family member overseas. More than 30 percent of respondents said they would trust their bank in...

The U.S. Justice Department announced Monday charges against two former federal agents who are accused of stealing Bitcoin during the investigation into Silk Road, reported Reuters. Shaun Bridges, a special agent with the Secret Service, and Carl Force, a former Drug Enforcement...

In a survey of 504 Americans, more than nine percent reported feeling “puzzled” or “confused” by the Bitcoin logo, while nearly seven percent said they felt “nothing.” Conducted by the Digital Currency Council, the survey found that approximately five percent of respondents...

Airbitz has introduced “one-touch 2-authentication” to its mobile wallet for Android devices and the iPhone. The company said in a press release that 2-factor authentication (2FA) is a key security feature for online accounts that has been largely neglected because of the...

FundedByMe, a Swedish crowdfunding platform, is launching a Bitcoin pilot program that will allow investors to use the digital currency to purchase stakes in a Bitcoin trading company, reported Reuters. The company said the project would be the first of its kind to be hosted by a...

The operators of a deep-web market called Evolution Marketplace have disappeared with more than $12 million worth of Bitcoin in what seems to have been an “exit scam,” reported The Guardian Wednesday. A Reddit user called NSWGreat, self-identified as a moderator for the website,...

The British government plans to apply anti-money laundering rules to digital currency exchanges, said the UK Treasury Wednesday. In a report published along with the release of the UK’s 2015 budget, the Treasury said the new regulation would support innovation and prevent...