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The price of bitcoin on the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index rose to a high today of $247.57, its highest total since 18th August.

A new survey suggests that many finance professionals see a bright future for the blockchain – just not one involving bitcoin.

Gemini has received approval to open its New York-based bitcoin exchange to US customers.

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In a new interview, Fredrik Voss, head of blockchain strategy at Nasdaq, expands on his organization's developing thesis on the emerging technology.

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee is now accepting bitcoin in his 2016 presidential campaign.

Google search data can predict the price of bitcoin, new research has found.

Various bitcoin sites experienced downtime over roughly four hours yesterday due to what appears to be a DNS server error at a major ISP.

A Russian payments firm is pushing ahead with its plan to release a cryptocurrency by submitting an application to register a trademark for it.

A corrupt FBI agent is planning to extort $71m from Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht, according to new allegations.

Imperial College London has established a research center dedicated to blockchain initiatives.

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International law researcher Aiga Gosh briefly examines China's economic history, its currency controls and the rise of bitcoin in the country.

21 Inc grabbed the lion's share of headlines and blog posts this week with an ambitious new product launch.

A new entrant in the US bitcoin mining ecosystem is facing an uncertain future after key executives depart amid federal litigation.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has identified blockchain technology as one of its six mega-trends in a new report.

BitFury will invest $100m in building a 100MW bitcoin mining data centre in Georgia, according to a new report.

In a new interview, DCG founder Barry Silbert opens up about the current state of bitcoin and why greed may be the industry's biggest asset.

CoinDesk speaks with Verizon Ventures, the venture capital arm of US teleco giant Verizon, to learn more about its blockchain strategy.

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The coverage over the last few days has been largely dominated by the partnership between nine well-known banks and distributed ledger startup R3CEV.

The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has said blockchain technology has the potential to change the financial market.

The CEO of Russian bank Sberbank has admitted to owning a "small amount of bitcoin", after an official branded a 'BitRuble' project "illegal".

Ledger, the first ever peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies such as a bitcoin, launched today.

Universities have been quick to embrace cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, here is a round-up of some of the most crypto-friendly institutions to date.