Bank signs deal with Swedish start-up Safello to examine how to use Bitcoin
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
News Bitcoin
Just How Dark Is The ‘Deep Web’?
Trend Micro report uncovers disturbing details about the underbelly of the Internet
Silk Road’s Ulbricht Gets Life Sentence
The judge argued Silk Road was run as a profitable criminal enterprise that expanded the market for dangerous drugs
Is Bitcoin Coming To The NASDAQ?
Stock exchange operator reportedly testing blockchain technology for private share trading
Goldman Sachs Invests In Bitcoin Start-Up Circle
Goldman has become the first major Wall Street bank to invest in digital currency bitcoin
Silk Road Agents Charged With Stealing Bitcoin
Two former US federal investigators involved in the Silk Road probe have been charged with stealing funds during the investigation
How Do You Topple Bitcoin?
LEOcoin founders tell TechWeekEurope why their new exchange will transform the way people shop online
Say Hello To LEOcoin, Britain’s Hot New Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin-beater unveils LEOxChange at London event
Rakuten Starts Accepting Bitcoin
Japanese online retailer will team up with Bitnet in order to process cryptocurrency payments
IBM Said To Be Researching Bitcoin Technology
Source close to the company told Reuters that IBM is developing 'blockchain' technology
£226m Mt Gox Bitcoin Theft ‘An Inside Job’
Report of Mt Gox bitcoin exchange collapse fuels speculation of inside job after bot discovery
Dell Opens Up Bitcoin Shopping In The UK
First began accepting cryptocurrency in the US in July
Hackers Steal £1.1m From Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Bter
Bter said the funds were taken from its offline reserves over the weekend
LocalBitcoins Hack Proves Bitcoin Wallets Need Two-Factor Authentication
A new type of malware has been blamed for the bitcoin theft
Bitcoin ‘Could Be Helping Terrorists’, Says Major Banking Group
Cryptocurrency poses risks due to lack of proper regulation, BBA letter warns
Is It Time To Get Rid Of Your Bitcoin?
Cryptocurrency loses over 25 percent of value in less than 24 hours, dropping as low as $170 overnight
UK Bitcoin Exchange Suspends Services After Losing Almost £3.5m In Hack
Bitstamp says it will honour in full all bitcoins stored with them prior to the breach
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Shrem Gets Jail Term
Shrem pleaded guilty to helping users of the Silk Road black market anonymously buy bitcoins
Microsoft Jumps Aboard Bitcoin Bandwagon
Microsoft becomes the latest firm to accept payments made using the bitcoin virtual currency
Bitcoin Exhange Website Slaps 100 BTC Bounty On Hacker
Bitalo.com refuses to be bullied by blackmailers
Millions Of Dropbox Passwords “Hacked”
Up to seven million passwords are apparently being held to ransom by hackers demanding Bitcoin
Quiz Of The Week: Mobile Payments
Mobile money is taking over, but do you know your PayPal from your Bitcoin?
PayPal Moves Closer To Full Bitcoin Acceptance
New agreement follows similar announcement by subsidiary Braintree earlier this month
Bitcoin Poses Danger To British Economy, Warns Bank Of England
But only if more people start using it, says a Bank of England report
eBay Working On Plan To Accept Bitcoin – Report
Bitcoins could be about to accepted by Braintree, an eBay-owned PayPal subsidiary
Hackers Use Free Cloud Accounts To Create Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet
Researchers use free Cloud accounts to create a botnet, rather than hijacking computer resources from innocent victims
Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Won By Venture Capitalist
The winner of the Silk Road Bitcoin auction has been revealed as venture capitalist Tim Draper
The Isle Of Man Embraces Virtual Currencies
Local authorities promote the island as the perfect base for Bitcoin and Litecoin operations, say they can prevent money laundering
Mutiny At Bitcoin Foundation Over New Director Brock Pierce
At least ten foundation members want to see former child star and Bitcoin investor removed from the board
Class Action Plaintiffs Back Mt. Gox Rescue Plan
Former Mt. Gox customers have agreed to settle two class-action lawsuits in exchange for a stake in a revived exchange under new ownership