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Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph

In the past two weeks, there has been a clear surge in the number of Bitcoin ATMs going live around the world, according to our content partner, Coin ATM Radar. This recent push has seen the number of active BTMs hit the 350 mark as of February 8, 2015.

Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph

Bitcoin Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.

New global Bitcoin ATM installations appear to have tapered off slightly since the beginning of the New Year. Cointelegraph’s content partner, Coin ATM Radar, reports that as of January 26, 2015, there are 341 BTMs in operation around the globe, and new ones are going live at a rate of about one every three days.

Bitcoin Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.

CoinFire’s executive editor announced just after 2 p.m. EST on Friday that the site’s domain “was stolen” and that the team was trying to get it back.

At the end of October, Cointelegraph spoke to Sandeep Goenka, a co-founder of Indian Bitcoin startup Zebpay, about his team’s plans after taking home top prize in the CoinAgenda conference’s startup competition.

Bitcoin Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.

After a week’s break to start the new year, Cointelegraph and content partner Coin ATM Radar are tracking some new BTMs that have been installed since New Year’s Eve in Australia, Switzerland and North America.

Bitcoin Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.

Several interesting stories are coming from Overstock.com on Friday, two of which are Bitcoin-specific, and one that shines a sliver of light on CEO Patrick Byrne’s Medici project.

On Monday morning, ChangeTip’s Victoria van Eyk posted on the company’s blog that they were officially launching its One Time Tip Link feature, which allows users to send bitcoins via email, text, or anywhere else a link can be shared.

Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.

The proliferation of BTMs around the world continued last week, even with the Christmas holiday giving billions of us an excuse not to do much work at all.

Bitcoin Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.

Author of satoshi.pl and blogger at natemat.pl, the leading blogging website in Poland. Maciek is one of the founders of Polish Bitcoin Embassy in Warsaw and an organizer of the first Bitcoin Conference in Poland.

Coin ATM Radar, Cointelegraph’s partner in covering the ever-growing worldwide BTM network, just released an iOS app that will let you find your nearest Bitcoin ATM while you are moving about Toronto, Kuala Lumpur, or wherever you find yourself.

New weekend roundup from Cointelegraph

Ziftr CEO Bob Wilkins thinks his e-commerce platform could be poised to introduce the next wave of adopters to cryptocurrency technology.

In a pair of statements that went out simultaneously Tuesday, Time, Inc. and Coinbase announced a partnership that will allow the magazine publication company to accept bitcoin payments.

As part of Cointelegraph’s partnership with Coin ATM Radar and its extensive coverage of the world’s network of Bitcoin ATMs, we’re taking a look again this week at some BTMs that went live recently.

New weekend roundup from Cointelegraph about Microsoft Is In, Stolen BTC Returned to Blockchain.info, and Russia

Reuters reported Monday that Ethan Burnside, owner of BTC Trading Corp., was fined more than US$68,000 by the US Securities Exchange Commission as part of an agreement “to resolve claims that he did not register the exchanges.”

Cointelegraph has partnered with Coin ATM Radar, which regularly updates a helpful and navigable Bitcoin ATM map, to get the most comprehensive data about new BTMs as they go online.

New weekend roundup from Cointelegraph

Jacob Worsøe bought his first Bitcoins in 2013 and started ExchangeMyCoins.com later the same year. He bought the bitcoins through one of the most popular exchanges and felt it was very difficult for new users to get started using cryptocurrencies, mainly because of the complicated sign-up process and long waiting times.

The US Marshals Service is auctioning off another 50,000 bitcoins seized from last year’s Silk Road bust. The auction for eligible bidders closes at 2 p.m. EST Thursday, and a winner will be announced Friday afternoon.

Tipping Tuesdays have increased awareness and recognition of Bitcoin since a Reddit user proposed starting them last month. Now the Bitcoin Giving Tuesday event has mobilized an even greater concentration of Bitcoin spending activity, breaking records and raising money for a number of charities.

Who is making it easier to buy, sell and exchange Bitcoin? Cointelegraph is curious to find out, which is why we have partnered with Coin ATM Radar. The website regularly updates a helpful and navigable Bitcoin ATM map, to get the most comprehensive data about new BTMs as they go online.