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After reading about high-frequency trading in Michael Lewis' Flash Boys, Andrew Barisser created his own bitcoin trading bot. Here are his findings.

Bitcoin 2.0 startup Factom is reportedly working with the government of Honduras on a new land title registry initiative.

An Argentinian fan of the classic rock band Queen has become the first to buy tickets with bitcoin through online ticket marketplace EntradaFan.

A regional Russian court has overturned a decision today that led seven bitcoin websites to be restricted from public access in January.

Two Hong Kong banks were targeted with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks earlier this week by unknown parties demanding bitcoin ransoms.

This week, the media aimed to tackle bitcoin's biggest burning questions, but the results may have prompted more confusion than answers.

Bitcoin security specialist Xapo has relocated its headquarters to Switzerland in a bid to boost customer privacy protections.

As the broad strokes of distributed ledger technologies gain traction, the art world is starting to pay attention.

An ex-Circle board member is being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over alleged investment fraud, it has been revealed.

Bitcoin services specialist Coinbase has updated its iOS and Android apps to enable new users to sign up for an account through mobile devices.

ItBit CEO Charles Cascarilla discusses his company's market strategy following its $25m fundraising and US market launch.

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has explored the short-term implications of blockchain technology in its most recent report.

What is stealth startup 21 working on? Documents suggest a comprehensive plan to use mining and micropayments to expand the bitcoin network.

A business in Southern California was raided by police last month in connection with alleged gambling tied to an alternative cryptocurrency.

MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Brian Forde has published new criticism of New York's proposed bitcoin regulation.

Bitcoin platform Coinify has announced its expansion within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) network.

Princeton University professor of computer science and bitcoin researcher Ed Felten has joined the White House as deputy chief technology officer.

Canberra's mobile transport app MyBus 2.0 has stopped accepting bitcoin payments following poor traction with the digital currency.

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc is reportedly exploring how a blockchain-based solution could change the way shares are transferred and sold manually. The company will trial the technology in Nasdaq Private Market, a capital marketplace launched in January 2014, which sets out to connect private companies and global investors, allowing the latter to purchase shares which […]

Attorney Jared Marx discusses what cryptocurrency businesses should do when face-to-face with a US government subpoena, interview or search warrant.

CoinDesk highlights the best pitches from Boost VC's Tribe 5 Demo Day, held at The Circus Club in Atherton, California, on 7th May.

Fortune 500 financial services group USAA has created a team to study how blockchain technology could decentralize its operations.

Distributed denial-of-service attacks against organizations in New Zealand appear to be connected to the extortionist group DD4BC.

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CoinDesk has taken a look at the top bitcoin-related headlines from across the globe.