Emily Spaven

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Emily served as CoinDesk's first managing editor from 2013 to 2015.

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Raspberry Pi used in new bitcoin-operated pool table
Games room specialist Liberty Games has created a bitcoin-operated pool table that runs on Raspberry Pi.
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KnCMiner cuts price of Saturn and Jupiter bitcoin mining rigs
KnCMiner cuts prices and offers fans the opportunity to choose the new slogan for its controller boards.
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Avalon's ASIC customers offered bitcoin refunds due to delivery delays
Avalon ASIC has retracted its no-refunds policy after announcing delayed delivery of its chips.
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Tradehill halts bitcoin trading due to IAFCU "operational and regulatory issues"
Tradehill's CEO has confirmed the bitcoin exchange platform has suspended trading due to issues with its bank.
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Rentalutions enables US residents to pay rent in bitcoins
A company in the US is now enabling tenants to pay their rent in bitcoins.
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Bitcoin Foundation sets the record straight at Capitol Hill
The Bitcoin Foundation educated US policy makers about digital currency in a meeting in Washington DC's Capitol Hill yesterday.
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Bitcoin enters Oxford Dictionaries Online
Bitcoin has made it onto Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) in the respected resource's latest quarterly update.
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What happened at the US regulators' bitcoin meeting?
The Bitcoin Foundation's meeting with a number of US government departments yesterday was productive and encouraging.
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Federal agency representatives meeting to discuss bitcoin
Representatives from a number of US federal agencies are attending a conference on Monday (26th August) to discuss bitcoin.
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Trsst to turn bitcoin addresses into blog IDs for encrypted messaging
Funding is being sought by Trsst – an encrypted messaging platform that uses bitcoin wallet addresses as blog IDs.
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