The disappearance of 650,000 BTC from Mt Gox was due to internal system irregularities and not external attacks, reports a Japanese newspaper.
From rumoured bans to booms, 2014 was big for bitcoin in Asia. Here is a review of the stories that made the biggest splashes, for better or worse.
OKCoin offers international users a P2P lending system with the ability to set interest rates and duration, as well as a new Futures interface.
The co-founder of Swedish exchange Safello has left the company to join a team of bitcoin security experts in Tokyo to establish a consulting firm.
Bitcoin's price has been buffeted by a mix of factors, both negative and positive, in 2014. See our interactive chart to the year's highs and lows.
Bitcoin crowdfunding in China is taking off despite its uncertainties, thanks to a risk-taking culture and innovative ownership models.
Singapore bitcoin exchange and wallet CoinHako has received a personal 'six-figure' investment from Tim Draper after completing Boost VC.
Japanese payments giant GMO Media is now offering rewards scheme payouts in bitcoin via a new partnership with bitFlyer.
Philippine remittance service Coins.ph now allows users to send funds for collection at a network of bank ATMs.
BTC China has hired a former chief analyst from online payments giant Alipay, signalling a shift further into e-commerce.
Former vice-governor of China's central bank, Wu Xiaoling, has said digital currencies like bitcoin "could co-exist with fiat currencies".
Bitcoin exchange Quoine, which has to date focused on the Japanese market, has raised $2m with plans for expansion.
Bitcoin remittances can make immigrant workers' lives easier without them even knowing the digital currency is involved.
BTC China's recently launched mining pool has already produced over $1.2m-worth of bitcoin, the company says.
Kraken has been selected to oversee the distribution of Mt Gox's remaining assets and investigate its missing bitcoins.