Bitcoin
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Meet Bitcoin Gold - the second split from Bitcoin this yearAnalysis What Bitcoin's second hard fork means for the cryptocurrency
By Dale Walker Published
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Pirate Bay ropes visitors' PCs into mining cryptocurrencyNews Piracy site borrows users' CPU to mine Monero coins
By Rene Millman Published
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Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash: what happens now?Analysis What Bitcoin's civil war means for the future of cryptocurrency
By Dale Walker Published
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Blockchain upgrade helps avert split in BitcoinNews A software revamp will help address transaction limitations in the cryptocurrency
By Dale Walker Published
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Bitcoin smashes $1,000-mark at turn of New YearNews Digital currency’s value rises 125% in 12 months
By Joe Curtis Published
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Bitcoin users will lose 36% of assets after hackNews Bitcoin dealing platform Hong Kong-based Bitfinex said it will give customers a BFX token equal to their losses instead
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Bitcoin value rises to $500 in 20-month highNews Cryptocurrency begins to regain value, leading to auction of 24,518 confiscated bitcoins
By Aaron Lee Published
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Craig Wright fails to prove he's Bitcoin creatorNews The Australian entrepreneur backed out of a promise to transfer currency using a key only accessible by the founder
By Clare Hopping Published
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Police raid the home of alleged Bitcoin founderNews Wired and Gizmodo claim Australian cryptologist could be Satoshi Nakamoto
By Joe Curtis Published
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EU promises crackdown on Bitcoin following Paris attacksNews The plans are part of an EU-wide initiative to more carefully regulate non-banking payment methods
By Clare Hopping Published
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Bitcoin ruled tax-free in Europe – here's how to buy themIn-depth The European Court of Justice has ruled that bitcoins can be exchanged tax-free
By Thomas McMullan Published
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Bitcoin legally exempt from VAT, rules EU Court of JusticeNews Decision means EU will treat digital currency the same as traditional cash
By Caroline Preece Published
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