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- CEX.IO (logo pictured) discontinues cloud mining services as a result of a significant correction in the price of Bitcoin.
- Bitstamp is hacked, resulting in the theft of 19,000 bitcoins and a temporary halt in trading.
- Microsoft begins accepting Bitcoin as a direct means of payment for digital goods through BitPay.
- The United States Marshals Service auctions 50,000 bitcoins seized from Dread Pirate Roberts by the FBI.
- The network mining difficulty decreases for the first time since the original utilization of ASICs for mining.
- The concept of bitcoin tipping goes viral on Reddit and Twitter, resulting in exponential growth of the ChangeTip userbase.