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Japanese police arrested Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles today on allegations that he manipulated volume on the platform prior to its collapse.

This week's media coverage, though interrupted by the launch of Ethereum's decentralised app network, largely scrutinised bitcoin's reputation.

Deutsche Bank is exploring the use of the blockchain for a variety of potential applications, according to a recent letter from the German megabank.

US presidential candidate Rick Perry has stated he supports "regulatory breathing room" for digital currencies such as bitcoin.

A new survey has found that consumers believe bitcoin to be more inconvenient to use than traditional payment methods.

Russia's media watchdog has told Zuckerberg Pozvonit, a local tech news site, it must delete or edit a bitcoin-related article.

Despite an initial skepticism, major financial institutions are beginning to become more public with their interest in bitcoin and the blockchain.

The blockchain provides an alternative governance model to the current system of oligarchic control, argues Nozomi Hayase.

This week saw the media playing a role in the ongoing rebranding of some of bitcoin's core use cases under the term "blockchain technology".

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has penned an informal advisory note to community banks regarding digital currencies.

New data suggests that many financial professionals see their industry being reshaped by blockchain technology.

Tunisia’s Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy is reportedly looking to explore both bitcoin and blockchain technology. The news follows the publication of an internship advert on various social media channels believed to be controlled by the Ministry. The role, open to engineering students, will require the successful candidate to carry out specific bitcoin […]

Following Nasdaq's first announcement in May, CEO Bob Greifeld has stated the stock exchange plans to roll out additional blockchain projects.

Some 62% of bitcoin enthusiasts believe the digital currency's price will be less than $500 at the end of this year, according to a CoinDesk poll.

CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo discusses why the bitcoin industry should learn from the early Internet's sillier success stories.

Banks are not prepared for the wave of disruption from digital companies seeking to capture the financial market, according to new research. In a survey of senior executives from the UK’s retail banking and wealth management sectors, digital innovation agency Adaptive Lab found that legacy technology and rapidly changing consumer behaviour were hampering innovation. Commenting on the […]

Following its integration with payment processor OKPay, Coinffeine will allow customers in over 70 countries to purchase and sell bitcoin.

Bitcoin is the fastest growing area of startup investment since mid-2012, a venture capitalist at Redpoint has claimed. In his recent analysis of Mattermark data, Tomasz Tunguz noted that investment in bitcoin companies – closely followed by photo sharing and physical storage startups –  has grown by 151% in the last three years. However, Tunguz pointed out […]

Despite big names entering the bitcoin conversation this week, press coverage faded as bitcoin's price fell and eurozone uncertainty subsided.

Bitcoin enthusiasts in the European Union have shared their thoughts on the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) proposal for bitcoin VAT exemption.

Bitcoin exchange CEX.io has partnered with AstroPay to launch local currency account deposits and withdrawals in Latin America.

Bitcoin services provider Xapo has confirmed that it will no longer operate in the state of North Carolina.

CoinDesk has spoken to various people in Greece to assess whether bitcoin awareness has grown in wake of the crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued his first remarks on bitcoin and digital currencies in a televised interview.

Deloitte, one of the 'Big Four' professional services firms, is currently working on using blockchain technology to automate client auditing.