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    Bitcoin Options Firm LedgerX Crosses Key Launch Hurdle

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    Michael del Castillo, The wait is almost over for LedgerX, a New York-based bitcoin swaps startup with a board boasting a who’s who of financial sector bigwigs. After two years of building, the firm that had already raised $1.5m from Google Ventures, Lightspeed...

    China tightens Great Firewall – VPN services declared illegal

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     By Josh Ye, This Move means all cable and VPN services need prior government approval and comes as Beijing steps up censorship before power-reshuffle party congress.  One Chinese official was so incensed he called Mao Zedong ‘a devil’ and was fired.   Beijing...

    Bitcoin Investment Trust Could IPO by October

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    By Kevin Helms, Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) wants to be listed on NYSE Arca, according to a registration statement filed Friday with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is the second proposed Bitcoin investment trust listing on the exchange. The...

    ‘Covenants’ Mean You Can Burn Stolen Bitcoins

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    By Justin Connell, Cornell computer science professor Emin Gün Sirer thinks a bitcoin wallet model called ‘Covenants’ would disincentivize hackers by allowing the victim to ‘burn’ the compromised bitcoin after the hack; that is, destroy the bitcoin. Bitcoin Bounty...

    Is Abra Finally Ready for Its Big Debut?

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    By Jonathan Keane, At this week’s North American Bitcoin Conference, P2P digital cash startup Abra announced that, starting next month, it will begin its long-awaited global rollout. It’s a move that Abra has had in the works since May, when CEO Bill...
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