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A Spanish political party has submitted a proposal to the country's Congress outlining the need for bitcoin regulation.

Bitcoin-loaded gift cards will be hidden around Miami during the North American Bitcoin Conference over the next few days.

A researcher in Berlin has described a way to compromise a core algorithm underpinning bitcoin so that transactions leak private-key data.

In this roundup, CoinDesk examines the community's efforts to reshape crypto 2.0's public policy and to inspire new colored coins development.

Payment gateway EgoPay has frozen accounts belonging to a number of its clients, including cryptocurrency exchanges such as BTC-e and Bitmarket.pl.

Today in court, a witness from the US Department of Homeland Security claimed that Mark Karpeles was once suspected to be Dread Pirate Roberts.

Vogogo is now offering its fraud mitigation services to bitcoin businesses free of charge for three months.

Cryptocurrency security firm Ciphrex has raised $500,000 in a Series-A funding round to advance its multisig wallet and other products.

Xapo aims to bolster its security offerings by locating elements of its security architecture within a low Earth orbit satellite.

The world's mainstream media offered a wide variety of opinions yesterday following bitcoin's price drop. CoinDesk has rounded up the top stories.

South Korean firm Coinplug is selling physical bitcoin cards at 8,000 7-Eleven stores, with plans to expand to 24,000 stores nationwide soon.

BlockCypher has raised more than $3m in a seed-funding round that will allow it to expand its operations in Europe and Asia.

In a new interview, CoinTerra CEO Ravi Iyengar confirmed that his Austin-based company is currently in default and speculated on its future.

The US Marshals Service has revealed it expects its next bitcoin auction to take place in Q1 of 2015.

As the bitcoin price plummeted today, notable figures from within the bitcoin community took to Twitter to share perspectives on the decline.

The Bitcoin Foundation has announced that it will hold the first of a series of roundtable discussions for developers in Boston next month.

Trading volume has surged at the sub-$200 bitcoin price, making it the busiest day for exchanges since last November.

The bitcoin price fell below the landmark $200 point at 07:24 GMT today, putting it back into territory not seen since late 2013.

Delta Financial has announced it will “cease current services” on 30th January, including its notable interest-bearing bitcoin accounts.

Accused Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht stood trial today for charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the online black market.

By combining hacked cellphones and 3D-printed casings, a German startup has developed a working bitcoin point-of-sale terminal called PEY.

CoinDesk assesses the potential impact of Bitstamp's recent $5m hack on its business and wider market perception.

New bitcoin advocacy centres in South Korea and Japan aim to enlighten both enthusiasts and the general public about the digital currency.

Russia’s media watchdog has blocked access to a few bitcoin-related sites, citing a court order from 30th September.

Credit cards are the easiest way to buy bitcoins, but exchanges that don't handle them properly can be hit by chargebacks. What can they do?