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Cointagion has developed a simple way to sell goods for bitcoins online, without the need for an online shopping cart.

Developing for cryptocurrencies isn't just a hobby anymore, now that BitPay has hired a Bitcoin bigwig.

BitPay, a leading payment processor for bitcoin, said it had not been looking for funding but the opportunity was too good to turn down.

Citing legal advice, Bitcoin gaming site SatoshiDice is closing to US players, moving to block all US-based IP addresses from the website.

So exactly what is in that court order that the US Department of Homeland Security used this week to clamp down on Dwolla-Mt. Gox transactions?

An order from the US Department of Homeland Security is preventing Dwolla users from transferring funds to and from the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange.

Bitcoin companies might think they're smarter than the online gamblers and have better connected investors but US authorities have rules of their own.

Google Ventures and China-based IDG Capital Partners place a bet on OpenCoin, the company behind Bitcoin exchange Ripple.

Is the bitcoin network the most powerful distributed computing system -- hence, the most powerful computer, period -- on Earth?

Amazon has handed 500 "Amazon Coins" to each of its US-based Kindle Fire customers.

An aggrieved user has started a petition to force Apple to approve bitcoin wallet applications for its shiny iPhones.

California-based Gyft, a digital gift card platform serving the US, announced it has partnered with BitPay to accept bitcoin payments from customers.