Cryptocurrencies
Discover expert analysis on cryptocurrencies with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Meet Bitcoin Gold - the second split from Bitcoin this year
Analysis 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 cryptocurrency
News Piracy site borrows users' CPU to mine Monero coins
By Rene Millman Published
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Bitcoin smashes $1,000-mark at turn of New Year
News 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 hack
News 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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Craig Wright fails to prove he's Bitcoin creator
News 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 founder
News 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 attacks
News 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 them
In-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 Justice
News Decision means EU will treat digital currency the same as traditional cash
By Caroline Preece Published
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Mt. Gox CEO charged with embezzlement in Japan
News The exec's charges include claims he lost £250m worth of bitcoins
By Clare Hopping Published
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Ex-Secret Service agent admits laundering bitcoin
News Shaun Bridges used exchanges like Mt. Gox to steal from Silk Road drug dealers
By Adam Shepherd Published
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DEA and Secret Service embroiled in Silk Road case
News DEA special agent Carl Force and Secret Service special agent Shaun Bridges were arrested earlier this week
By Clare Hopping Published
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