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Stacks of Bitcoins
Bitcoin ATM to demo this week at Bitcoin 2013
Robocoin Kiosk, a machine that lets people buy and sell bitcoins, will be demonstrated at the #Bitcoin2013 conference this weekend.
Stacks of Bitcoins

OpenCoin
Google Ventures invests in Bitcoin competitor OpenCoin
Google Ventures and China-based IDG Capital Partners place a bet on OpenCoin, the company behind Bitcoin exchange Ripple.
OpenCoin

Amazon coins
Amazon Coins virtual currency now available on Kindle Fire
Amazon has handed 500 "Amazon Coins" to each of its US-based Kindle Fire customers.
Amazon coins

Digital World
What other digital currencies are there?
Bitcoin isn't the only form of electronic money being mined, traded and spent these days.
Digital World

Ven
What about ven? Stan Stalnaker talks digital currency
A CoinDesk Q&A with Stan Stalnaker, founder of Hub Culture and the Ven digital currency.
Ven

Amazon Coin
Are Amazon Coins designed for breakage?
Amazon is set to launch its own in-house currency -- Amazon Coin -- this month.
Amazon Coin

Digital Points
Why bitcoin needs competitors
Bitcoin's long-term chances of success are better if there are many other alternative, digital currencies, with many businesses investing in them.
Digital Points

Coins for Kindle
Amazon books its own currency
Amazon is launching its own currency later this month. Amazon Coins will only be exchangeable for Kindle applications and games and initially US only.
Coins for Kindle

Litecoin Logo
Mt. Gox delays support for litecoin
Giant bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has delayed plans to support the litecoin cryptocurrency, following another DDoS attack last month.
Litecoin Logo

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Feathercoin shows heavyweight potential
The feathercoin cryptocurrency, which uses a mining technique similar to litecoin's, is enjoying a rapid adoption among Ecoin fans.
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