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Bitcoin core developer Jeff Garzik has proposed increasing bitcoin’s block size limit to 2MB. Blocks – which are created every 10 minutes – currently hold only 1MB of transactions each. However, if the bitcoin network is to scale competitively it will need to exceed the three to seven transactions per second it currently supports. With the 1MB limit looking […]

CoinDesk’s Q2 2015 State of Bitcoin report examines the key data and events from the cryptocurrency space in the last quarter.

Bitcoin operations should be exempt from VAT, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice said in an opinion document published today.

Spanish police have arrested 20 individuals in connection with a pyramid scheme that used a fake digital currency called the unete.

An indictment against a Colorado bitcoin trader, Burt Wagner, has been dismissed "without prejudice" by a district court judge.

Hong Kong-based remittance platform Bitspark is the only bitcoin and blockchain startup to join Accenture's FinTech Innovation accelerator.

Bitnet has launched a new service which reduces the delays faced by merchants accepting bitcoin as they wait for transactions to be confirmed.

Digital advocacy groups speak out against pending bitcoin regulation currently before the California Senate.

A study published by the Berklee College of Music outlines how a blockchain royalty system could improve working conditions for musical artists.

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

Following Vladimir Putin's first remarks on digital currencies, check out our refresher on the tumultuous history of Russia and bitcoin.

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

Blockchain-focused investment company Coinsilium has announced it intends to IPO on AIM, a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange. The company, which invests in early-stage blockchain startups, is due to float on AIM next month. Launched in 2013 by the founders of bitcoin and blockchain incubator Seedcoin, Coinsilium – which has raised over £3m in funding to […]

Users storing bitcoin using hardware from a leading data protection company have been urged to update their devices or risk losing funds.

A legislative bill to include bitcoin and digital currency related business activities has advanced in the North Carolina Senate.

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

Standard Chartered chief innovation officer Anju Patwardhan has penned a new essay on the potential benefits of the bitcoin blockchain.

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

Have recent events in Greece had an impact on your view of bitcoin's price? Take our survey to let us know.

Former federal agent Carl Force IV has been ordered to forfeit hundreds of bitcoins to the US government.

Five Xapo employees, including CEO Wences Casares, have lost their bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought on by their former employer LifeLock.

A bitcoin mining service called Cloudminr.io has collapsed, resulting in the loss of bitcoins and the broadcasting of personal user information.

A report commissioned by secretive consulting group R3CEV and authored by bitcoin developer Peter Todd has raised questions about Ripple's technology.

A financial services research group backed by SWIFT has announced a new blockchain technology grant.

The bitcoin price surpassed the $300 mark over the weekend, reaching its highest point since 10th March.