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21 Inc, the best-funded company in bitcoin, has pledged to support the network's declining number of nodes.

Tokyo-based startup Orb, the company behind new cryptocurrency management platform SmartCoin, has raised $2.3m in seed funding.

Ripple has received an estimated $4m in funding from Santander InnoVentures, bringing its Series A total to $32m.

Finance officials from the Commonwealth are set to discuss bitcoin and digital currencies within the context of global remittance flows.

Europol and Interpol have agreed to work together on issues related to the criminal use of digital currencies.

US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen said the popularity of bitcoin doesn't relate to the public's perception of its monetary policy.

The US Marshals Service (USMS) has announced it will sell 44,341 BTC (worth approximately $10.6m at press time) in an online auction due to take place on 5th November. To be held from 12:00 UTC to 18:00 UTC, the six-hour auction, open only to pre-registered bidders, represents the final sale of bitcoins in connection with […]

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

Ukraine's National Bank has warned against the associated risks that come with digital currencies such as bitcoin.

A survey of US consumers suggests that at least some may be willing to start shopping with a specific retailer if they started accepting bitcoin.

Are you up to date with the latest bitcoin and blockchain news? Test your knowledge with our quiz for the week of 28th September – 4th October.

Bitcoin law experts Brian Klein and Geoffrey Aronow explore recent rulings by the US CFTC and how they affect bitcoin traders across the world.

De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) head of research Jakob de Haan has issued new responses to pointed questions about the role of bitcoin in global finance.

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

This week's headlines have mostly been about banks' love for blockchain, sparked by R3CEV's announcement that 13 new banks had joined its project.

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

South Korean bitcoin services company Coinplug has closed a $5m Series B funding round.

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

Bitcoin exchange Gemini has received two key approvals from the NYDFS that move it closer to launching services in the US.

A California company promoting a digital currency called GemCoin has had its assets seized by the US government amid allegations of fraud.

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

The head of Level39, one of Europe's biggest FinTech hubs, is stepping down to lead the development of a blockchain lab.

Police have arrested six people in connection with an ongoing international money laundering investigation involving bitcoin. The authorities, which became suspicious following a series of large bitcoin trades, carried out various raids in and near Rotterdam – a city in the south of the Netherlands – leading to the arrests of four people in the […]

Coinbase has announced that customers across 26 countries can buy bitcoin "instantly" from today.

Europol has said in a new report that it believes bitcoin could become the go-to currency for digital criminals in the region.