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Exchanges

LocalBitcoins Debuts Bitcoin Billing as First Merchant Feature

Online marketplace LocalBitcoins.com has announced a merchant option to invoice customers in bitcoin.

Business  ·  11 September 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Foundation Urges Court to Dismiss Charge in Florida LocalBitcoins Case

The Bitcoin Foundation has submitted a filing in a Florida case it says will help protect local bitcoin traders.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 August 2014
Exchanges

Server Hardware Issues Cause More Problems for LocalBitcoins

The bitcoin exchange is experiencing a lengthy outage, brought about by server hardware issues.

Business  ·  19 May 2014
Exchanges

Localbitcoins Shrugs Off Security Breach

The exchange has suffered a server attack, but says clients' bitcoins and data are safe.

Tech  ·  5 May 2014
Crime

Chrome Extension Could Be Vulnerable to Cryptocurrency Malware

The Cryptsy Dogecoin Live Ticker Chrome extension could be susceptible to malware monitoring visits to cryptocurrency exchanges or wallets.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 April 2014
Exchanges

LocalBitcoins Releases Investigation Report on Site Wallet Issues

Following yesterday’s statement from LocalBitcoins regarding issues with its wallet service, the website has released its follow-up investigation report. The report focused in part on claims that the site’s two-factor authentication failed to prevent a wallet breach. LocalBitcoins also addressed the cause of withdrawal delays that took place as users tried to move their bitcoins […]

Business  ·  18 April 2014
Exchanges

LocalBitcoins Names Malware As Cause of Wallet Issues

LocalBitcoins users are reporting that their wallets have been emptied and that transactions via the service have been delayed.

Tech  ·  17 April 2014
Exchanges

LocalBitcoins Starts Manufacturing Low-Cost Bitcoin ATM

The Helsinki-based company claims the $2,732 machine can perform two-way conversions between bitcoin and fiat currency.

Business  ·  18 February 2014
Exchanges

LocalBitcoins.com Users Face Criminal Charges in Florida

Localbitcoins.com users are facing criminal charges in Florida for exchanging large amounts of cash for bitcoins.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 February 2014
Exchanges

Coinapult, Bitstamp, LocalBitcoins, Tradehill and Kipochi discuss bitcoin growth #BTCLondon

Some of the rising stars of the bitcoin world that could boost bitcoin adoption in the next few months discussed successes and issues with the community at Bitcoin London today.

Business  ·  2 July 2013
Exchanges

LocalBitcoins.com Gets Swiss Bank Account Frozen, Unfrozen Due to SEPA Transfer

LocalBitcoins.com finally gets its Swiss bank account unfrozen due to SEPA Transfer.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 June 2013