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A second-hand exchange in Britain is experimenting with replacing the pound with bitcoin in one of its stores for the next three days. This temporary trial marks the first UK-based retailer to allow customers to buy goods using the digital currency. British Exchange Bitcoin...

MIT has been set on creating a bitcoin relying community, as more events and programs make their way in the eyes of the public. The MIT Sloan School of Management hopes to have a round table and panel on the Challenges of Innovation in Economy. The topic will focus on Can...

Bitpay has been making headlines as of late with its dealings and partnerships, all to help make the world of bitcoin more effective. Well, the payment processing company is back in the headlines, as it announces its Series A funding round, totaling $32.7 million. Series A...

This week, a new bitcoin hedge fund called Coin Capital Management will be launching. The fund will buy and hold onto the digital currency in a grade A institutional environment. Coin Capital Management Managing partner and founder of the New York-based firm, Samuel Cahn, shared...

Politicians now have approval from the Federal Election Commission to use bitcoins in their campaign runs. It was unanimously decided on May 8th that digital currency donations can be used to support politicians. Bitcoin Approved for Politicians The election commission did have...

A man has been put behind bars in the land of the rising sun, for allegedly using bitcoins to smuggle drugs. Bitcoin Drug Trafficking The suspect, Ayumu Teramoto, is accused of  paying off his Mexican suppliers in the digital currency. A spokesman for Tokyo Metropolitan Police...

Switzerland’s Financial Market Authority has revised its Collective Investment Schemes Ordnance, adding guidelines on bitcoin. This may be a clue as to whether or not bitcoin will play a bigger role for the Swiss. Swiss Financial Market Authority The authority has claimed...

Just when you thought bitcoin has been used in every way imaginable, the creativity of its uses just keep popping up. With iOS/Android app iNacho, anyone craving to buy nachos with bitcoin may find themselves in heaven. The app helps users find and review places that sell nachos...

In February of this year, CheapAir, a travel reservation site, allowed its customers the option to pay with bitcoin when reserving hotels. Now the company is allowing those same users an opportunity to book flights and Amtrak fares with the digital currency. CheapAir Bitcoin...

Why China is important for Bitcoin As it currently stands, whether we like it or not, Chinese opinion has the power to dramatically affect the price of bitcoin. We have seen prices rise and fall in direct response to how bitcoin is being received by this one country. The question...