Bitcoin

Bitcoin Value Slumps Following Chinese Bank Ban And French Concerns

Chinese government says banks can't use Bitcoin, while the French central bank says its too risky to use electronic currencies

11 years ago

Baddies Bash Bountiful Bitcoins

As the value of a Bitcoin increases, so does the scale of attacks on the currency, says Sean Michel Kerner

11 years ago

Bitcointalk.org Says DNS Was Hijacked, Passwords Compromised

On the same day, the website was also hit by DDoS attack

11 years ago

Alderney Wants To Become A Financial Hub For Bitcoin

Island wants to mint physical bitcoins, which it sees as a pathway to financial independence

11 years ago

Warning: Bitcoin Mining Beast Made Legit Via Licence Agreement

Some software small print includes permission to install a Bitcoin miner on machines

11 years ago

Man Accidentally Throws Out Hard Drive Containing £4m Worth Of Bitcoins

A fortune in virtual currency has been lost at a landfill in Newport

11 years ago

CryptoLocker Cuts Ransom As Bitcoin Price Goes Up

Malware creating scumbags tweak the algorithm to keep the fee affordable

11 years ago

US Government Hearing Boosts Bitcoin Value To Nearly £500

The virtual currency soars in value as US Senators hear that Bicoin is a legitimate form of money

11 years ago

Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Disappears, Along With £3 Million Worth Of BTC

Customers have been unable to contact the administration of Global Bond Limited for over two weeks

11 years ago

Bitcoin Reaches Record Value Of £224

The exact causes of a $90 boost in value over the last seven days are unknown

11 years ago

Research Suggests A Conspiracy Of Miners Could Destroy Bitcoin

A team from the Cornell University proposes changes to the Bitcoin protocol to make it safer

11 years ago

Forgotten Investment In Bitcoin Buys Man A Flat In Central Oslo

In 2009, Kristoffer Koch bought 5,000 bitcoins for £16 and forgot about it

11 years ago

Silk Road Closure Causes Sharp Drop In Bitcoin Value

BTC goes from $142 to $118 after the FBI shuts down illegal online marketplace

11 years ago

Germany Rules Bitcoin Is Money – And Subject To Tax

The German finance ministry says profits from Bitcoin transactions may be subject to 25 percent tax

11 years ago

Google Offers Fixes For Android Flaws Used To Steal Bitcoins

Google admits to flaws and sends out update code to manufacturers, but no timeline on when users will see the…

11 years ago

All Bitcoin Wallets On Android “Vulnerable To Theft”

Google's not-so-random number generator allows thieves to hijack wallets if certain conditions are met

11 years ago

US Federal Judge Rules Bitcoins Are “A Form Of Money”, Can Be Regulated

Securities and Exchange Commission gets a green light to investigate Bitcoin companies

11 years ago

Mt. Gox BitCoin Exchange “Hosted On Thousands Of Servers All Around The World”

The world’s largest BitCoin exchange partners with Akamai for speed and security

11 years ago

Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Arrest In US

A man accused of defrauding investors has been arrested for operating a Ponzi scheme involving bitcoins

11 years ago

BitCoin London: BTC Wins Friends But Alienates Regulators

Experts say it is much easier to run a BitCoin business in Europe than the US

11 years ago

The DEA Seizes Drug Dealer’s BitCoin Cache

In the first operation of its kind, federal agents seize virtual currency from a Silk Road trader

11 years ago

California Mistakes BitCoin Foundation For A Currency Exchange

Financial regulators in California send a “Cease and Desist” letter to a non-profit organisation

11 years ago

Mt. Gox Suspends Withdrawals In US Dollars

The virtual currency exchange assures users that taking a time-out will let it process transactions faster in the future

11 years ago

Dark Web Dealers Flock To Perfect Money After Liberty Reserve Demise

On the Internet's dark markets, Perfect Money appears to be the best alternative to the recently-shut down Liberty Reserve, sources…

11 years ago

Hackers’ Favourite Currency Liberty Reserve Downed After Arrest

Experts claim impact on the underground economy could be massive

11 years ago

CoinLab Sues Mt.Gox Bitcoin Exchange For $75 Million

Mt Gox was due to transfer ownership of US and Canada assets in March. Well, it didn’t.

12 years ago

Canadian Government Intends To Tax Bitcoins

A statement from the Canadian tax agency reveals it is keeping a close eye on the virtual currency market

12 years ago

Bitcoin Blockchain And Mt.Gox Knocked Offline By DDoS Attacks

More trouble in Bitcoin land, with the Blockchain DDoSed, Mt.Gox suffering outages and BitFloor giving up entirely

12 years ago

Bitcoin Rocked By Java Exploit-Wielding Thieves And New DDoS Strike

Cyber crooks are getting awfully fond of Bitcoin

12 years ago