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Chip Chap, the app that allows users to convert their money, wants to spread bitcoin throughout Europe. The app is known for tying bitcoin to a network of thousands of ATMs in Spain.

The days of high commission digital currency exchanges may be gone, for now. A trend developing in the digital currency exchange world has seen the costs of using these services fall as the developers work harder to attract and keep their user base.

Brawker, a bitcoin marketplace which connects users who wish to purchase items online to bitcoin buyers has been shut down due to a lack of users and competition.

The NYDFS deputy superintendent hints at BitLicense’s imminent release, Rand Paul is set to appear at a digital currency-focused event in New York City this weekend, and more top stories for April 17.

The former bitcoin trading division of SecondMarket, has relaunched under the new name Genesis Trading in bid to become “the partner of choice for large institutional buyers and sellers” in digital currency trading.

Let’s cut right to the chase: the 17-month-long Bitcoin price drop has not spelled the slow death of the currency. Quite the contrary.

Amid a challenging regulatory environment, Australia’s biggest telecoms operator Telstra has indicated it is considering Bitcoin as a future payment method.

Security experts agree that Intel computing processors, among others, have likely been compromised by the NSA, giving them the power to key log your pass phrases, and generally access your computer.

Bitcoin API-provider BlockTrail launched its new webwallet this week, including distinguishing features such as sub-wallets, hierarchical deterministic (HD) capabilities and multi-signature security by default.

Safaricom customers were greeted with the news that they should prepare themselves for an M-Pesa service shutdown over the coming weekend, on April 18 and 19.

Spondoolies CEO, Guy Corem, has a broad mix of professional experience that ranges from founding start-ups through working in the corporate world for Voltaire and as a software and firmware engineer at Intel.

In 2015, amid currency swings in the Russian ruble and the Euro among others, an increasing number of traders are looking to gold as a natural fit for their bitcoin holdings.

Africa has achieved yet another milestone in the world of cryptocurrency as the first quarter of 2015 drew to a close.

Peter Todd has outlined his view that more regulation on all levels is on the way for the digital currency sector; Stellar adopts SCP protocol; Gavin Andresen has called Shrem and Karpeles a “black eye” for the organization, and other news.

European digital currency payment provider Coinify has announced a new Certified Payment Service Provider (PSP) partnership agreement with PensoPay.

CoverYou, an insurance company offering covers for mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and iPads to Belgium and Dutch clients, has announced that it is accepting bitcoin for premium payment.

As Bitcoin edges ever closer to mainstream consumers, its interface is changing to provide maximum convenience to those who transact.

Kaspersky and Dutch police released a program that can help remove ransomware CoinVault.

The IWF is planning to collaborate with bitcoin exchanges to fight against online child pornography, bitcoin marketplace Brawker to shut down, uTorrent removes hidden bitcoin miner, and more news.

In a change to its terms and conditions, Ripple has announced that in future users will need to provide personal ID in order to create an account with the service.

New proof-of-stake digital currency NeuCoin has announced that its pre-sale will begin on 28 April.

As the Bitcoin Foundation clearly needs change, its newly-elected executive director Bruce Fenton told Cointelegraph about his vision of most urgent issues that face the organization, including the lack of transparency, the image problem and the need to decentralize.

The Bitcoin Foundation Board has elected Bruce Fenton to the position of Executive Director; Kaspersky releases a decryption tool in the battle against ransomware and more top stories for April 14.

The notorious “Bitcoin Baron” hacker has been remanded in custody in Arizona following a six-month police investigation.

Infosys Ltd., an Indian IT multinational developer of Finacle, has started to work on ways of incorporating the blockchain into its core banking software.

Startup accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech, announced on Monday the top 10 finalists to join its Singapore program, among which are blockchain-based startups Otonomos, CryptoSigma and DeBuNe.

Bitrefill is connecting bitcoin to the second-most modern form of electronic money — prepaid phone credits. The service lets users punch in their mobile number, select the amount they wish to add, and then pay in bitcoin.

U.S. Customs personnel may seize electronic devices “without a warrant and without suspicion,” download their entire contents, and declare the right to confiscate digital currency holdings.

Bitcoin Price Analysis from Cointelegraph

The big news in bitcoin lending has always been the removal of the bank. Services like BTCJam facilitate peer-to-peer (P2P) loans using borrowers’ real-world identities.