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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.