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CoinDesk speaks with Russian entrepreneurs who have had to shift market focus following government threats of bitcoin prohibition.

Dutch hackers have started hijacking laptops showcased in retail stores and using them to mine bitcoin.

Bitcoin evangelist and 'guru' Andreas Antonopoulos today appeared before the Canadian Senate to answer questions about decentralization and security.

Serbia's bitcoin community intends to step up public awareness efforts after a central bank warning.

Since its relaunch yesterday, digital currency exchange MintPal has been experiencing a number of user issues.

Latin America's bitcoin economy may be expanding, but overall awareness remains low, one startup's story shows.

The Bitcoin Foundation has appealed for the release of the research behind New Yorks proposed bitcoin regulation.

South Korea's Coinplug has secured a $2.5m funding round from mainly local investors, and is targeting young online shoppers.

Bitcoin Foundation chief scientist Gavin Andresen has proposed increasing the bitcoin network block size.

This week's roundup includes an interview with the FTC and a look inside pen-and-paper bitcoin mining.

Airbitz has launched an upgraded wallet with cloud-enabled encryption, a merchant directory and wireless transactions.

The Bitcoin Foundation's Financial Standards Working Group has shed more light on its priorities for the next two quarters.

$60m of new venture capital was invested in bitcoin startups this quarter, despite a sharp drop in price.

First Global Credit aims to let traders invest their bitcoin holdings in derivatives that mimic stock trading.

Commissioner-designate Lord Jonathan Hill is expected to discuss digital currencies during a hearing before the European Parliament this week.

Popular wallet and data source Blockchain has closed one of the biggest funding rounds in bitcoin history, at $30.5m.

With deep Wall Street experience, SolidX's team is bringing a financial tool called the 'total return swap' to bitcoin.

Overstock.com has hired two developers behind crypto 2.0 protocol provider Counterparty to work on a cryptosecurity platform.

Russian authorities have confiscated four bitcoin mining machines from an unidentified citizen at its China border.

The FBI may have taken Silk Road down, but dark markets seem to be booming a year after that marketplace was shuttered.

SnapCard has announced a $1.5m seed round led by Tim Draper, Crypto Coins Partners and Boost VC.

Portuguese manufacturer Bitcoin Já launched its first bitcoin ATM at an event in Lisbon this weekend.

Binary Financial has debuted BTC-01, a bitcoin liquidity service that aims to target high net-worth investors and wealth managers.

CoinDesk takes a look at movements in the price of bitcoin over the past seven days.

Bitex.la is merging with marketplace Conectabitcoin as an easy onramp to bitcoin for Latin Americans.