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

Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang Group has announced it intends to invest $50m in blockchain technology to improve its product lines.

Thirteen additional major investment banks including Citi, HSBC and Bank of America Chase have partnered with distributed ledger startup R3CEV.

Australian firm DigitalBTC is bowing out of bitcoin mining to focus on its consumer products, its CEO has said.

Safe Cash Payment Technologies, a blockchain-based digital cash platform, has raised $1.12m in seed funding.

Mexico's finance ministry has clarified its stance on bitcoin and placed a series of restrictions on transactions involving the digital currency.

MercadoLibre, Latin America's answer to eBay, has announced it is integrating bitcoin into its payments platform, MercadoPago.

Alternative blockchain project Ethereum has released new details about the state of funding collected during its initial crowdsale.

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

A team of creative technologists have launched a crowdfunding campaign for a digital piggy bank and app that will enable children to save in bitcoin.

The rising interest in use cases for bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain, is influencing the investment strategies of venture capitalists.

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Naughty America's CEO says the firm has seen a surge in demand for bitcoin following the launch of its virtual reality (VR) products.

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

Russia's Ministry of Finance has developed a new version of its proposed law that would both outlaw and apply criminal penalties for bitcoin use.

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

What is the general state of the bitcoin ATM industry? CoinDesk takes a look at the data to decipher trends.

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

Mike Tyson says he is grateful to be part of the "bitcoin revolution", though he admits he's "no guru" just yet.

BitPay has reduced the size of its staff in an effort to cut costs, according to an email from CEO Stephen Pair sent to employees today.

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

A US district judge has denied a motion by the one of the founders of Liberty Reserve to dismiss a federal indictment filed two years ago.

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

The US CFTC has settled charges against bitcoin swap facility TeraExchange for failing to enforce trading prohibitions.

CoinDesk takes a look at the biggest funding rounds in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space that have taken place so far in 2015.