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The Winklevoss twins have this week unveiled their new Bitcoin project – and it sees them take on the ever-expanding currency exchange market.

Braintree has launched its private beta program. Thousands of U.S. merchants can now accept bitcoin.

Kim Dotcom is a controversial figure. More controversial, it could be argued, than even Bitcoin itself. Cryptography in general is our best tool against not only snooping, but censorship.

This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has seen Bitcoin taking center stage in one business director’s hopes for economic innovation in 2015.

Bill gates surprised listeners in an interview with Jimmy Fallon this week, saying that the future of increased financial liquidity in Africa for the everyday user lies in mobile payments, and not in the expansion of the traditional financial framework.

Anycoin Direct, an instant buying and selling platform for cryptocurrencies, announced it had raised €500,000 in funding, and had partnered with Salt Technology to expand its services to Canada.

Hedgeable, a digital wealth manager founded in 2009, asked 300 members of the Bitcoin community for one, two, and three-year price predictions earlier this month. They asked respondents to categorize themselves as entrepreneurs, Bitcoin enthusiasts, traders, VC/Angel investors or media.

Amid the rapid adoption of multi-signature technology by industry players, Gem is going from strength to strength, partnering with several high-profile cryptocurrency service providers who have learnt from the mistakes of the past.

The popular cryptocurrency forum Bitcointalk.org is currently inaccessible for the second time in two months.

Ripple has been added to ShapeShift, allowing XRP to be instantly converted to or from most of the currencies available on ShapeShift. After some early issues, it seems to be running smoothly.

The backers of Coinbase’s US$75 million investment round bring more institutional credibility to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Mixing large financial institutions with powerfully connected individuals, the group represents a continued belief in the future development and implementation of Bitcoin.

Ivan Tikhonov, founder of Russia’s blocked Bitcoin website, Btcsec, goes to court to fight the ban, but expects further steps from the authorities to suppress Bitcoin activities.

In a joint op-ed originally published in the London Times, both leaders clarified their commitment to not letting the fear of terrorism influence policy. Calling the world’s response to the Paris attacks one of singular voice, they wrote that “Along with our French allies, we have made clear to those who think they can muzzle freedom of speech and expression with violence that our voices will only grow louder.”

Missed anything from the cryptospace? MadBitcoins and Cointelegraph present the top stories from last week in a way which is sure to stick in your head.

Or did you ever pay a babysitter, yard raker, or house cleaner without handing them tax paperwork along with the cash?

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.

Popular wallet and online payment platform Coinbase has raised US$75 million in a series C funding round.

Messaging app SendChat, aims to boost mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies by allowing users to send and receive Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Darkcoin and Sendcoin - its own cryptocurrency - in a seamless manner.

Bitcoin Analysis from Cointelegraph.

While in Amsterdam during my vacation in Holland, I did not miss the opportunity to visit almost every local Bitcoin-friendly business participating in the Bitstraat program in the city.

UK-based Bitcoin exchange Netagio, announces the launch of its credit and debit card payment options for trading accounts, enabling users to deposit funds using their Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Debit, MarterCard, MasterCard Debit, or Maestro cards, and trade them in exchange for bitcoins.

A newly released U.S. government study called encryption vital to protecting personal data, according to The Guardian. The leak comes hot on the heels of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s anti-encryption comments.

The Bitcoin Embassy in Amsterdam opened its doors just last month on December 12, 2014, and it is already hosting regular events for such companies as OpenBazaar and BitPay, as well as organizing social get-togethers several times a week.

Bitcoin trading platform Bitfinex announces the availability of Tether, a token backed 1-to-1 by its corresponding fiat currency withdrawal and deposit method, for verified users.

Bitcoin Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph.

This article will explore 2 questions: Has bitcoin bottomed yet? And, what does the aftermath of major bubbles bursting look like and its implications for price?

Paul Koster, Director of the Netherlands Stockholder’s Association (Vereniging van Effectenbezitters), went on a rant against Bitcoin in a January 15 article calling for the Central Bank to completely ban the cryptocurrency.

It is one day before TNABC kicks off officially and some major changes have just been announced.

BlockCypher, a blockchain web services company, has announced closure on a US$3.1M seed-funding round.

Bitcoin value in USD took a nosedive over the first couple weeks of 2015. The price dipped well under US$200 earlier this week but is back over that mark at the time of writing.