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This week bitcoin inched its way further into the world of mainstream finance. Check out our top stories here.

The feature allows merchants in Coinbase's network to extend discounts of up to 25% to their customers.

Six companies, from an accountancy firm to a broadband provider, now offer free or discounted services for cryptocurrency startups.

Cash Into Coins is officially relaunching as expresscoin to bring bitcoin's benefits to unbanked consumers.

Access to bitcoin price data in the world of finance took another big step yesterday.

Wealthico aims to provide cryptocurrency investors with a better way to track investments in the market's many available altcoins.

The procedural move potentially opens the door for Japanese officials to become more involved in the case.

In this week's roundup, Apple lets it's bitcoin guard and 50 Cent drops an album with some exciting news.

Bitcoin could solve key issues in the region's financial system and bring resources to the underbanked.

The digital currency exchange took to reddit today to solicit feedback and release new announcements about its offerings.

Bitcoin's latest physical outpost finds a home in Prague, the Czech Republic's largest city.

BlockCypher's most recent update allows multiple block chains on a single infrastructure.

Apple's has updated its app guidelines to include 'approved' digital currencies.

Using software to automate trading is a long-established activity – and it can be applied to cryptocurrency too.

Bitcoin needs an institution-based auditing strategy that does more than simply check exchange funds.

This week saw some excellent news for bitcoin. Find out more about those stories on this week's round up.

The price has increased 34.5% from this time last month, when the CoinDesk BPI closed at $445.87.

Wedbush Securities has issued a new report on bitcoin technology, citing its disruptive potential in the long term.

Mt. Gox creditor CoinLab is calling for a process to handle competing bids for the defunct exchange.

Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has passed an audit overseen by BitcoinJ developer Mike Hearn.

Investor Jim Rogers, of Rogers Holdings fame, says he should have invested in bitcoin in its early days.

Ryan Walker joins the dots between Darwin's theory of evolution, fiat money and the rise of cryptocurrencies.

This week the price of bitcoin passed $500 and bitcoiners around the world celebrated Bitcoin Pizza Day.

A hacker targeting Roger Ver has given up his attempts after a 37.6 BTC arrest bounty was issued.

Renewed optimism as the bitcoin price passes $500 for the first time in weeks.