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Businessmen
Bitcoin Startup Execs Join Uphold Team
Two former bitcoin startup executives have joined the leadership team for Uphold, the digital money platform.
Businessmen

Rakuten, Rakuten E-Commerce
Rakuten Acquires Bitcoin Startup Team for Blockchain Lab Launch
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has acqui-hired bitcoin startup Bitnet as part of a bid to staff its new blockchain development lab in the UK.
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Bitnet Launches 'Instant Approval' Tool for Bitcoin Merchants
Bitnet has launched a new service which reduces the delays faced by merchants accepting bitcoin as they wait for transactions to be confirmed.
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Consensus 2015: What the Internet Can Teach Blockchain Innovators
A pioneer in internet security will discuss lessons for digital currencies in the adoption of a protocol as a technical standard.
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Payments VP: One Thing Stands Between Bitcoin and Mass Adoption
CoinDesk speaks to CardinalCommerce VP Alasdair Rambaud on the current state of merchant adoption and why bitcoin is still competitive in e-commerce.
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CardinalCommerce Adds Bitcoin to Merchant Payments Solution
Merchants using CardinalCommerce for alternative payments processing are now able to accept bitcoin through a partnership with Bitnet.
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Tokyo Japan
Retail Giant Rakuten Enables Bitcoin Payments for US Customers
The Japanese e-commerce giant has integrated with payment processor Bitnet, enabling customers based in the United States to pay with bitcoin.
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Is Bitcoin's Merchant Appeal Fading?
CoinDesk examines the current challenges facing merchant-focused companies in the bitcoin and digital currency space.
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Bitnet Partnership Opens Up 260 Airlines to Bitcoin Payments
UATP, an airline payment network owned by major international airlines, has partnered with bitcoin payment processor Bitnet.
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Bitnet Lands $14.5 Million Series A Funding to Rival Coinbase, BitPay
Bitnet is targeting large companies with its enterprise bitcoin payments solution and one retail giant is already on board.
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