Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and peer-to-peer payment system. Launched in 2009, the identity of the developer "Satoshi Nakamoto" is still unknown. It is the first decentralized virtual currency and has the highest market value of any of its many counterparts.
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US government to auction $1.6 million in Bitcoin from cases like Silk Road this month
The US government has announced it will look to auction 2,719 Bitcoin it seized during cases like Silk Road and other drug ...
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Kim Dotcom has big plans for cloud storage and Bitcoin in 2017
Today, Kim Dotcom took to Twitter to reveal more about his vision for the next coming of Megaupload, including a 2017 launch ...
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Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex reports $65 million has been stolen from its users
Bitcoin exchange platform Bitfinex is reporting the theft of what some users are saying is as much as 119,756btc — or about ...
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Florida court proves if you're a criminal that isn't using bitcoin, you're doing it wrong
Bitcoin has made millionaires nearly overnight, lost some their life savings, and fluctuates more than a politician during election season, but make no mistake: it's not currency, at least to this Florida court. A Miami-Dade judge ruled in favor of a man, Michell Espinoza, charged ...
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Canadian university buckles and pays $20k in bitcoin to hackers
The University of Calgary in Canada has paid just over $15,000 (CAD $20,000) to restore access to its computer systems following a ransomware attack. Ransomware typically, as its name would suggest, prevents a victim from acessing their files and other services until demands had ...
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Australian who claimed he invented Bitcoin decides he won't provide proof after all
This week has been one confusing ride for anyone who hasn't been keeping up with the is-he, isn't-he Bitcoin creator saga Craig Wright, and now it just got even stranger. On Monday, Australian computer scientist Wright claimed he created the cryptocurrency, but failed to provide ...
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Bitcoin creator's star witness is confused why Wright didn't provide proper proof
Definitive proof is what the world wants, but it's not what the world's getting so far.
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The Web's growing doubt that Craig Wright is the real creator of Bitcoin
The Web lets anyone claim whatever they want, but its users are tricky bunch to convince when it comes to Bitcoin.
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Mysterious Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is really this Australian guy worth $450m
The original creator of Bitcoin has identified himself as a Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright.
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See Bitcoin change hands in real-time with this beautiful transaction visualizer
A new WebGL project called Bitbonkers visualizes Bitcoin transactions from the blockchain using 3D shapes that land on a ...
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Microsoft just dealt a huge blow to Bitcoin with its new app store policy [Update]
Update: As it turns out, the information this article was based on is "inaccurate." A Microsoft spokesperson shared the following statement with TNW: We continue to support Bitcoin for adding money to your Microsoft Account which can be used for purchasing content in the Windows ...
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21's Bitcoin computer now lets developers buy and sell API calls without a credit card
After launching a small Linux-based device that can mine Bitcoin and make machine-to-machine payments last year, 21 has launched ...
