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Bitcoin has come a long way. Decentralized currency is still largely stigmatized and rarely fails to confuse beginners. But interest has expanded quite a bit since it only touched the radar of skeptical cryptography mailing list readers.

When we hear about the early development of Bitcoin we usually think of Satoshi Nakamoto. But the truth is that no one really knows who Nakamoto is but we do know who Hal Finney is and how much he meant to the development of Bitcoin.

Jad Mubaslat is a senior student in biomedical engineering and avid entrepreneur based in Colombus, Ohio. He founded BitQuick, an over-the-counter (OTC) Bitcoin trading platform in February 2013.

U.S. v. Faiella, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 14-cr-00243, which involved two defendants, Robert Faiella and Charlie Shrem, was at least halfway settled on Friday when Charlie Shrem agreed to a plea deal with US prosecutors.

Australia-based Bitcoin startup Igot, announced on August 29 it had launched the first Bitcoin exchange in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Next part of the Tony Vays’ guide into Bitcoin price chart analysis.

Weekly roundup by Cointelegraph.

Ecuador has announced that its government-backed digital currency will be ready for circulation by December in a move which analysts dispute is tantamount to replacing the US dollar as its legal tender.

If you haven’t heard of her yet, don’t worry, you soon will because she is not going to stop spreading the message for Humanity’s Freedom & Independence using her favorite weapon: Bitcoin.

Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, became the first Canadian university to accept Bitcoin donations, the school announced Thursday.

Tax commissioner Chris Jordan said that while Bitcoin cannot currently be considered money this might change in the future with wider acceptance and use.

Lithuanian airline Air Lituanica announced on August 26 it has started to accept payments in bitcoins for flight tickets purchases.

Chinese crypto exchange Huobi has joined the country’s elite league of those to pass the proof-of-solvency audit today.

Telekom Slovenije, the Slovenian national telecommunications provider, has told Cointelegraph its intention to consider Bitcoin as a payment option.

Project Manager Sarah Blincoe agreed to speak with Cointelegraph today and answer a few questions about how the “Let the Bit Drop” project came to be and what the future might hold.

Cointelegraph has expanded its media group yet again with the proud addition of the Bitcoin Warrior to its ranks.

OpenBazaar gives sellers a way to prove they aren’t scammers: setting their Bitcoin on fire.

A group of hackers tried to leverage the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia by distributing malware aimed at Bitcoin wallets.

Bitcoin exchange platform and payment solutions provider Coinbase, announced it has held insurance against theft or loss of its bitcoins for almost a year.

On Thursday, New York Post columnist John Crudele published a patronizing critique of the MIT Bitcoin project, we thought it would be best to rebut Crudele point by point.

The current decline of alt-coins has recently been on my mind a lot; as has been the marginalization of many of these coins. Some of them have great concepts, for example Datacoin. So what is going on with these coins, and what to do about them?

American online electronics retailer giant Newegg, explains why it expanded its Bitcoin payment option to Canada.

Bitcoin charity BitGive Foundation has received official approval from government.

The question of whether Bitcoin can be considered “money” from both a legal and tax perspective in the United States has been in the news a great deal recently. The latest chapter comes again from Texas and Federal Magistrate Judge Amos L. Mazzant.

The Bitlicense regulation is bringing up memories of early internet regulation. What would have happened if today’s Bitcoin regulation was applied to yesterday’s Internet?

With the recent news that SharedCoin has some major security holes, we decided now would be the best time to check out some alternative services.

More and more business are beginning to accept Bitcoin as a payment option. The digital currency has gained a lot of popularity in the last year, and it’s not just being accepted by companies, but also by the general public, small businesses and even individuals.

We decided to give readers a rundown of why we at Cointelegraph are all about crypto for sending and receiving payments – any payments.

The Bitcoin Foundation announced Wednesday that it had allied with its first chapter affiliate in Eastern Europe, Fundatia Bitcoin Romania.

Toronto-based startup SecuraCoin officially launched last week with a service that will allow brick-and-mortar businesses to buy, sell and accept bitcoins while remaining compliant with existing regulations.