Bitcoin margin trading comes under scrutiny as BitVC takes 46% of traders' profits to cover a 3,000 BTC loss.
SpectroCoin is now allowing its customers to convert bitcoin to cash in 25 countries across Europe and Central Asia.
A conference in Singapore last week explored bitcoin's status as a currency and digital currencies' role in mainstream finance.
Huobi's BitYes USD exchange is offering a trading fee-free deal with payment processor EgoPay until the end of 2014.
Several exchanges have altered the way trades are counted on bitcoin futures markets, with 1 BTC counting as two.
Japanese bitcoin services company Coincheck yesterday launched a bitcoin exchange aimed at everyday consumers.
BitX, which aims to bring advanced bitcoin services to emerging markets, has opened its latest exchange in Malaysia.
Taxi passengers in Malaysia are Asia's first to be able to pay with bitcoin, thanks to matching service Taximonger.
Kraken launches a bitcoin exchange in Japan today, aiming at the nation's active traders and finance professionals.
Bitcoin left its mark during panels at the World Knowledge Forum and Korea University's Bitcoin Expo in Seoul.
Chinese exchange Yuanbao.com is now offering P2P lending, with borrowers using bitcoins and other digital assets as collateral.
BTC China has expanded its range of services to include a mining pool and payment processing for merchants.
Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange bitFlyer has raised $236,000 in growth investment from Barry Silbert's Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.
Coins.ph has built a mobile bitcoin wallet app with an eye on emerging market use cases, particularly Philippines remittances.
Bitcoin derivatives exchange BitMEX has won the Slush Hong Kong competition, where startups pitched their plans to venture investors.