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Take a look at what drove bitcoin and blockchain headlines in the past week.

The US Marshals Service (USMS) has revealed it will announce the date on which it will auction off remaining Silk Road bitcoins in 2015.

The bitcoin stress tests planned by CoinWallet could breach UK law, a legal professional has suggested.

The controversial group behind several bitcoin 'stress tests' has confirmed next week it will push ahead with its biggest so far.

An interactive timeline providing a detailed history of bitcoin-related events in India to date.

Bitcoin services firm Coinbase has expanded to Singapore, a move that marks the $106m startup's introduction to the Asian market.

The UK government is exploring the use of blockchain technology in improving the transparency and accuracy of its record keeping.

The venture arm of a major Canadian pension fund is reportedly looking at making investments in bitcoin and blockchain startups.

CoinDesk looks at the top headlines from the last week including prominent pieces from Rolling Stone and The New Yorker.

A penny stock tied to a little-known bitcoin company and a slew of WhatsApp spam messages were at the heart of a pump-and-dump scheme last week.

Bitcoin XT and Black Monday – CoinDesk takes a look at the topics that have dominated the bitcoin Twittersphere over the past week.

The price of bitcoin on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index has fallen below $200 for the first time since January.

Cryptocurrency exchange LakeBTC has enabled GBP and JPY deposits and added the option for customers to trade with the two currencies.

Ranging from the hugely inaccurate to the outrageously funny, here are some of the biggest mainstream media fails to date.

Leon Li, founder and CEO of bitcoin exchange Huobi explores the current state of bitcoin in China.

Following last week's doom and gloom, this week's news coverage leaves much to be desired for those seeking slightly more uplifting trends.

A new research paper explores how central banks could seek to proactively regulate digital currency markets to avoid future crises.

Angel investor William Mougayar explores the steps banks should take to make sure they lead the blockchain-banking revolution.

Microsoft director of technology and civic innovation, John Paul Farmer, explains how his team is exploring use cases for blockchain technology.

When asked why bitcoin hasn't taken off as an online cash, Pete Rizzo argues it's become conventional wisdom to blame ease of use as the issue.

The media emphasized bitcoin and the blockchain's association with crime this week, while dedicating coverage to the technology's regulatory issues.

Assemblyman Matt Dababneh, who penned California's bitcoin bill, has defended his proposal against critics.

Police in the Netherlands are appealing for witnesses to find a person who is planting explosives and requesting a bitcoin ransom. According to the police, the first attacks took place in May, when the perpetrator placed explosive devices in three different Jumbo supermarkets – a chain of stores belonging to the Van Eerd Group – […]

American comedian Louis CK is accepting bitcoin payments for audio recordings of his shows. The five-time Emmy award winner, whose real name is Louis Székely, is accepting payments in the digital currency through bitcoin payment processor BitPay. Although all of Székely’s audio recordings can be purchased with bitcoin – costing the equivalent of $5 – the comedian said […]

Joe Colangelo, executive director at Consumers' Research, speaks about why he believes blockchain technology will change consumer protection.