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Participants in Taiwan's large-scale convenience store bitcoin project have spoken to CoinDesk about the hurdles they faced.

CoinDesk looks at the five most common cryptocurrency community characters you'll meet wandering the pages of r/bitcoin.

Bitcoin made its presence known at one of the tech industry's biggest conventions this week, even in the face of heightened skepticism.

Startup Neuroware has announced Blockstrap, an API designed to help developers build user-friendly cryptocurrency apps, whatever the future brings.

Overstock has installed a bitcoin ATM in the lobby of its corporate headquarters to encourage further bitcoin use among employees.

Bitstamp narrowly avoided losing an additional $1.75m in bitcoin to thieves during its recent hack, according to an independent blockchain analysis.

A new microtransactions service that lets consumers tip online publishers with bitcoin will launch this month.

Bitcoin shopping startup Purse.io is to offer users a $10,000 protection plan to cover any purchases made using its service.

SaruTobi, a game that tips players in bitcoin, has been released on Apple's iTunes store.

Bitcoin ATM operator and brokerage LibertyX has raised just over $400,000 in funding from venture capital firm Project 11.

Precious metals dealer Amagi Metals is now paying its entire staff in bitcoin in order to divorce the US Dollar by 2017.

CoinDesk's latest State of Bitcoin report features an analysis of the key data and events of last year, and a look ahead to what 2015 might bring.

ICE3X has launched Nigeria's first bitcoin exchange, opening up a potentially huge market for the digital currency in Africa's most populous country.

By implementing a peer-to-peer marketplace for users, Gliph is expanding beyond secure messaging with bitcoin.

Popular digital game reseller Green Man Gaming says its newly added bitcoin payment option accounted for 5% of total sales during December.

Bitstamp has revealed the loss of roughly 19,000 BTC as a result of a platform security breach.

Canadian bitcoin exchange Vault of Satoshi has announced that it close its doors after 5th February.

There was concern over popular exchange Bitstamp when it warned customers not to deposit bitcoins to previous addresses, and stopped some withdrawals.

Israeli seed-stage investment group Magma VC has invested $400,000 in decentralised social messaging startup GetGems.

Physical bitcoins are not what they used to be, but still work as gifts or as something familiar to bring newcomers into the world of cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin’s recently reduced price volatility might be good news for everyday bitcoin users, but could it send a bunch of exchanges off the cliff?

Anarchist Cody Wilson has launched his candidacy for the Bitcoin Foundation board elections, and reaffirmed his aim to disband the organisation.

Although few Bitcoin Bowl merchants report more than a handful of sales, most are optimistic about the technology and its perceived benefits.

From rumoured bans to booms, 2014 was big for bitcoin in Asia. Here is a review of the stories that made the biggest splashes, for better or worse.

Bitcoin's answer to the VIX 'fear index' will soon arrive in the form of a volatility index published by derivatives exchange BitMEX.