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Bitcoin climbs to record, nearly three times the price of gold

Bitcoin'sjumptorecordhighsthisweekputthedigitalcurrencyclosetobeingtriplethepriceofgold."Ourinitialbitcoinreportviewedbitcoinasa'storeofvalue'andovertimewouldbe

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Bitcoin's meteoric rise is costing some investors billions

Themeteoricriseofbitcoinisripplingthroughfinancialmarkets,andnoteveryoneisenjoyingtheride.Thescorching-hotcryptocurrencyhastentaclesthatstretchintomanydifferent

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Bitcoin cash and the ‘civil war’ that is disrupting digital currency

AgroupofChinesecryptocurrency“miners”whousespecialsoftwaretosolvemathproblemsandgetbitcoininreturn,werelongingfortheirownversionofbitcoin.Withaspin-offlaunchedt

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WannaCry: hackers withdraw £108,000 of bitcoin ransom

Morethan£108,000inbitcoinpaidbyvictimsoftheWannaCryransomwareattack,whichcrippledpartsoftheNHSaswellasbusinessesin150countriesworldwide,hasbeenwithdrawnfromthed

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Someone has emptied the ransom accounts from the WannaCry attack

Formonths,theransommoneyfromthemassiveWannaCrycyberattacksatuntouchedinonlineaccounts.Now,someonehasmovedit.Morethan$140,000worthofdigitalcurrencybitcoinhasbeen

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Bitcoin averts split as miners back new software upgrade

DigitalcurrencybitcoinonFridayavertedasplitintotwocurrenciesafteritsnetworksupportedanupgradetoitssoftwarethatwouldenhanceitsabilitytoprocessanincreasingnumbero

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As bitcoin's value rises, so does criminal activity

Bitcoinisenjoyinganimpressiverally,withitspricetriplewhatitwasatthebeginningoftheyear.Butthesurgehasalsoledtoincreasedcriminalactivitythattakesadvantageofanonym

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Bitcoin's new scaling 'Agreement': The Reaction

Ameetingofbitcoinstartupexecutivesandminersheldthisweekendhasresultedinthepublicationofanewproposalforhowtheopen-sourceprojectshouldbeupgradedtosupportadditiona

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Bitcoin surges past 2,000 US dollars for the first time

The world’s most popular cryptocurrency is now worth over 2,000 US dollars per coin for the first time, an all-time high, according to a range of bitcoin exchanges.

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Bitcoin surges past 2,000 US dollars for the first time

Theworld’smostpopularcryptocurrencyisnowworthover2,000USdollarspercoinforthefirsttime,anall-timehigh,accordingtoarangeofbitcoinexchanges.Thecurrency'spricereach

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Japan passes law to regulate virtual money dealing

​Japan's House of Councillors passed a revised law Wednesday to regulate the dealings of virtual currencies including bitcoin, so as to prevent their use in terrorism or money laundering and protect the interests of the owners.

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Australia's Bitcoin Group set for February ASX listing

After months of delays, Australian bitcoin company Bitcoin Group will finally make its share market debut in February.

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U.S. SEC warns investors over bitcoin risks

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday issued an alert to warn investors about the potential risks of investments involving bitcoin and other forms of virtual currency.

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Bitcoin websites see bank service cut-offs

Several Bitcoin exchange websites in China are facing suspended bank services.

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BTC China launches bitcoin ATM Web app

BTC China, one of the world's leading bitcoin trading exchanges, on Tuesday released a Web app, Picasso ATM, which allows users to exchange the digital currency for cash.

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Bitcoin exchange breakdown hurts investor confidence

The failure of Mt. Gox, once the world's largest bitcoin exchanges, has hurt market confidence in the virtual currency in China and prompted many Chinese investors to question its liability.