David Gilson

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Blockchain.info issues refunds to bitcoin theft victims
Blockchain.info is offering refunds to users who had bitcoins stolen as a result of a recent flaw.
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Print paper bitcoin and litecoin wallets with Piper
Paper wallets are one way to securely store bitcoins. Another solution comes in the form of Piper.
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Butterfly Labs Monarch miner announcement angers customers
Butterfly Labs has announced new 'Monarch' PCI mining equipment amid complaints surrounding their existing equipment's shipping delays.
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Google patches Android flaw that led to bitcoin heist
Google released an advisory for the Android flaw that led to the theft of thousands of dollars in bitcoin.
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Securely sell online files for bitcoin with CoinLock
CoinLock, a service using bitcoin to distribute paid web content, allows merchants to upload files and set prices.
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Lamassu is now taking pre-orders for its bitcoin ATM
Lamassu, the makers of a bitcoin ATM that was demonstrated at Bitcoin London, are now taking pre-orders.
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Defcon hackers crack physical bitcoin Casascius coins
The Casascius coin was shown to be vulnerable to physical attack at this year's Defcon conference.
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CoinTap is a Canadian startup offering bitcoin gift cards
CoinTap is a Canadian startup that will sell bitcoin gift cards around the world.
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Canadian startup Coin Forest is Groupon for bitcoin
CoinForest is a new site that enables bitcoin users to take advantage of group discounts from bitcoin-friendly merchants.
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Raspberry Pi-powered briefcase converts loose change into bitcoin
The Defcon hacker conference saw bitcoin being sold via a briefcase, where loose change was exchanged for QR codes.
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