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Bitcoin Analysis from Cointelegraph.

The price of a Bitcoin is trending upwards once again in light of an announcement by US-based processor Coinbase that it will launch the first licensed Bitcoin exchange today.

So you want a job in Bitcoin? Or Dogecoin or Darkcoin or ATOMIC? Disclosure: as someone who has a job in cryptocurrency, I give you my congratulations. Joining the future sooner than later is a smart move, not to mention a thrill.

This past Thanksgiving, our family put the Bitcoin-travel economy to the test. We spent three weeks living on bitcoin only, as we explored ten states in our family minivan.

Following this week’s announcement of Paymium’s partnership with leading POS payment terminals manufacturer Ingenico Group, Paymium CEO and co-founder Gonzague Grandval, said similar initiatives and partnerships are expected to occur during the year, in order to consolidate Paymium’s position as a European leader in the Bitcoin industry.

Bitcoin Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.

ziftrCOIN enters the final few hours of a presale round that ends tonight at midnight GMT.

Earlier this month, Cointelegraph readers voted to choose the people, places and companies who deserved the most recognition for their achievements in our 2014 Bitcoin Industry Awards. After the votes were counted, I reached out for comments and gathered facts about the year’s highest achievers.

As predicted, 2015 has seen the continued fall in value of the currency that was supposed to fuel an advanced economy. In the last 3 days alone, it has lost 12% in value against Bitcoin.

As sittings on the Silk Road trial entered the second week, federal prosecutors presented a pile of evidence detailing the early days of the iconic digital black market.

CoinFire’s executive editor announced just after 2 p.m. EST on Friday that the site’s domain “was stolen” and that the team was trying to get it back.

BitPay—one of, if not the world’s largest Bitcoin payment processor—is heading to Capitol Hill with the Treasury Department in its sights.

Ripple has added Gene Sperling to their Board of Directors, according to a press release emailed to Cointelegraph by Ripplelabs.

NXT’s subreddit was graced recently with a pitch that few entrepreneurs would turn down.

Bitspark Limited, a digital currency startup based in Hong Kong, announces a partnership with Indonesian startup PT ArtaBit Indonesia to enable end-to-end remittance services from Hong Kong to Indonesia, targeting the 165,000 overseas Indonesian workers present in the city-state who commonly send funds to their families and loved ones.

The speculation about the Swiss National Bank (SNB) knowing something when they de-pegged the Swiss Franc from the Euro proved true today as the European Central Bank (ECB) launched its own QE today in the form of a 1 trillion euro government bond buying program.

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has long criticized Wall Street, calling the system “rigged.” He announced at Inside Bitcoins in Las Vegas that he was going to do something about it.

The Winklevoss twins have this week unveiled their new Bitcoin project – and it sees them take on the ever-expanding currency exchange market.

Braintree has launched its private beta program. Thousands of U.S. merchants can now accept bitcoin.

Kim Dotcom is a controversial figure. More controversial, it could be argued, than even Bitcoin itself. Cryptography in general is our best tool against not only snooping, but censorship.

This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has seen Bitcoin taking center stage in one business director’s hopes for economic innovation in 2015.

Bill gates surprised listeners in an interview with Jimmy Fallon this week, saying that the future of increased financial liquidity in Africa for the everyday user lies in mobile payments, and not in the expansion of the traditional financial framework.

Anycoin Direct, an instant buying and selling platform for cryptocurrencies, announced it had raised €500,000 in funding, and had partnered with Salt Technology to expand its services to Canada.

Hedgeable, a digital wealth manager founded in 2009, asked 300 members of the Bitcoin community for one, two, and three-year price predictions earlier this month. They asked respondents to categorize themselves as entrepreneurs, Bitcoin enthusiasts, traders, VC/Angel investors or media.

Amid the rapid adoption of multi-signature technology by industry players, Gem is going from strength to strength, partnering with several high-profile cryptocurrency service providers who have learnt from the mistakes of the past.

The popular cryptocurrency forum Bitcointalk.org is currently inaccessible for the second time in two months.

Ripple has been added to ShapeShift, allowing XRP to be instantly converted to or from most of the currencies available on ShapeShift. After some early issues, it seems to be running smoothly.

The backers of Coinbase’s US$75 million investment round bring more institutional credibility to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Mixing large financial institutions with powerfully connected individuals, the group represents a continued belief in the future development and implementation of Bitcoin.

Ivan Tikhonov, founder of Russia’s blocked Bitcoin website, Btcsec, goes to court to fight the ban, but expects further steps from the authorities to suppress Bitcoin activities.

In a joint op-ed originally published in the London Times, both leaders clarified their commitment to not letting the fear of terrorism influence policy. Calling the world’s response to the Paris attacks one of singular voice, they wrote that “Along with our French allies, we have made clear to those who think they can muzzle freedom of speech and expression with violence that our voices will only grow louder.”