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Bitcoin investor and evangelist Roger Ver -- "Bitcoin Jesus," some call him -- used bitcoins to buy his plane ticket to San Jose for Bitcoin 2013.

Walking into the San Jose Convention Center this weekend, at first you might mistake the crowd for just another programming conference.....

What's life like for a bitcoin startup? A panel of entrepreneurs tackled that topic during a panel discussion Sunday at Bitcoin 2013.

Two machines for changing dollars to bitcoins were on the show floor at the Bitcoin 2013 show in San Jose.

Even at today's prices ($120.50 as of mid-day on May 19), Bitcoin remains a very good investment, says MacroTrends publisher Tuur Demeester.

Representatives from three non-profits that accept donations in bitcoins say their groups' freedom- and peace-focused missions mesh with the Bitcoin ethos.

What's the Bitcoin Fund? It's an investment fund in which every share costs one bitcoin.

Amazon's new "Coins" are gimmicky, said panelists in a session on the economics of Bitcoin at the Bitcoin 2013 conference in San Jose on Saturday.

How have early-adopting bitcoin merchants overcome stumbling blocks in doing business with a digital currency?

During the lunch hour at Bitcoin2013, Tony Rousmaniere of Fairbanks, Alaska, walked up to the BitPay booth & asked to buy a few copies of Bitcoin Magazine.

More than 1,000 Bitcoin community members will descend on Silicon Valley this weekend for the first major US summit on the digital currency.

An online games company is offering a bundle of four games for a ‘pay-what-you-like price’ – as long as you pay that price in bitcoins.

BitPay, a leading payment processor for bitcoin, said it had not been looking for funding but the opportunity was too good to turn down.

Cointagion has developed a simple way to sell goods for bitcoins online, without the need for an online shopping cart.

Robocoin Kiosk, a machine that lets people buy and sell bitcoins, will be demonstrated at the #Bitcoin2013 conference this weekend.

Google Ventures and China-based IDG Capital Partners place a bet on OpenCoin, the company behind Bitcoin exchange Ripple.

Gamers are able to purchase Steam games using Bitcoins, taking advantage of differences in regional pricing.

Bitcoin London conference will be held July 1st 2013. It is an invitation only event with an expected 200 attendees. CoinDesk readers get a 20% discount.

Police officers, spies and tax collectors from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs met in London yesterday to discuss approaches to alternative currencies.

As the bitcoin economy attracts increasing attention from regulators, it's fitting that one business now accepting the digital currency is a law firm.

Amazon has handed 500 "Amazon Coins" to each of its US-based Kindle Fire customers.

As interest in bitcoin grows, so too does the number of Twitter accounts related to the digital currency.

California-based Gyft, a digital gift card platform serving the US, announced it has partnered with BitPay to accept bitcoin payments from customers.

San Francisco start-up Coinbase has completed a second round of funding of $5m for future development of its Bitcoin wallet and exchange platform.

The online porn industry has been an early adopter of bitcoins, so it's no surprise that a key trade event has added a special panel discussion on the currency's business implications.