Bitcoin News in Review: Ditching USD, Bitcoin Bills, Exchange Audits, and More

Bitcoin News in Review: Ditching USD, Bitcoin Bills, Exchange Audits, and More

Happy Sunday, and welcome back to another Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature some of the top stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week (17 August - 24 August), Amagi Metals decided to ditch the US dollar for Bitcoin, Australians paid over $100,000 in bills with Bitcoin, OKCoin passed a Proof of Reserves audit, and more. Check out this Bitcoin News in Review after the break. Amagi Metals to Ditch USD for Bitcoin. Amagi Metals is an online dealer of precious metals and coins. And in a surprise announcement, the company decided that by 2017, they would stop accepting US....


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