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Past articles by Joon:

BitGreet Lets You Gift Bitcoin with Christmas Cards

A service called BitGreet is letting users spread more than just seasonal cheer – it lets users attach bitcoin to its online Christmas cards. → Read More

Bitcoin Price Rockets To One-Year High on Record Volumes

The price of bitcoin has hit its highest level in the last year, trading at $436 and climbing at press time. → Read More

'Satoshi' Denies Being Wright Amid Doubts Over PGP Data

Someone claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto has denied being Asutralian Craig Wright in a post to the bitcoin-dev mailing list. → Read More

Bitcoin World Sceptical About Claims That Wright Is Satoshi

The bitcoin world appeared unconvinced that Wright is indeed the man behind the world's most popular cryptocurrency. → Read More

Brock Pierce: Bitcoin Foundation 'Close To Running Out of Money'

Meeting minutes, published yesterday, show board chairman Brock Pierce declaring that the Bitcoin Foundation is "close to running out of money". → Read More

Hands On With Visa Europe's Bitcoin Remittance App

Visa Europe Collab walked us through the bitcoin remittances proof-of-concept prototype they built with the startup Epiphyte. → Read More

Blythe Masters Rejected Barclays Offer to Stay at Blockchain Startup

Blythe Masters turned down an offer to run Barclays' investment bank to stay with her blockchain technology startup Digital Asset Holdings. → Read More

Bitcoin Wins Shoppers in Taiwan With This Retail Giant's Help

Convenience store chain FamilyMart will accept bitcoin at nearly 3,000 locations in Taiwan after striking a deal with local wallet provider BitoEX. → Read More

Bitcoin Exchange Trading Volumes Hit All-Time High

The busiest day for bitcoin exchanges ever was recorded on 26th November, according to data provider Bitcoinity. → Read More

Lloyd's Sees Blockchain's Potential For Insurance Markets

Lloyd's held a seminar in London last week to highlight blockchain technology to insurance market participants as part of their modernisation plan. → Read More

Kenyan High Court Hears BitPesa Case Against Safaricom

The Kenyan High Court heard a case brought by bitcoin startup BitPesa against mobile money giant Safaricom two days ago. → Read More

Vote for 2015's Most Influential in Bitcoin and Blockchain

CoinDesk is holding a public vote as part of its annual drive to select the most influential people in the bitcoin and blockchain industry. → Read More

Europol Seeks Intern With Bitcoin Tracing Skills

Europol wants an intern with blockchain analysis skills for an open source intelligence project. → Read More

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. → Read More