Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and peer-to-peer payment system. Launched in 2009, the identity of the developer "Satoshi Nakamoto" is still unknown. It is the first decentralized virtual currency and has the highest market value of any of its many counterparts.
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Dark web drug marketplace goes offline, sparks fears of multi-million Bitcoin heist [Update]
Numerous users on Reddit and Twitter are speculating that AlphaBay Market – often dubbed as the new Silk Road – has executed ...
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The Bitcoin of weed is sending Dennis Rodman to North Korea for world peace
Potcoin is sending athlete and actor Dennis Rodman to North Korea on a mission of international diplomacy for world peace ...
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Thieves use Facebook tricks to steal your money and turn it into Bitcoin
Scammers have cooked up an intricate scam that involves taking over Facebook profiles to empty bank accounts and convert ...
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This website displays the ever-fluctuating value of Bitcoin in real-time
Realtime Bitcoin is a handy web tool that lets you follow the ever-fluctuating value of of the popular cryptocurrency in ...
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Disney film held for Bitcoin ransom by hackers
It looks like Disney's latest film about pirates might itself have been stolen by modern-day pirates. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced to ABC staff today that hackers claim to have an unreleased Disney film, and will release it to the public unless ...
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A private clinic in Botswana has started receiving bitcoin as payment for treatment
A private medical facility in the city of Gaborone in Botswana has started receiving bitcoin as a form of payment for treatment. Run by Dr Donald Ariisa, it is the only health facility in the whole country that accepts the cryptocurrency for payment alongside cash. Speaking to ...
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Bitcoin is tanking (again)
After reaching an all-time high earlier this month, Bitcoin prices are coming back to earth. The current price (as of this writing) of $998 a coin is down more than 20-percent from its previous high, and down 10-percent today alone. As with all Bitcoin peaks, the fall is typically ...
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Bitcoin is now worth more than an ounce of gold, still chasing cocaine
Bitcoin reaches an impressive milestone as its value is now higher than an ounce of gold, but nowhere near as close as cocaine. ...
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Danish police first in the world to hunt down criminals using bitcoin
The Danish police is first in the world to trace bitcoin usage of criminals. Recently, Danish court convicted drug dealer ...
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Man buys house with Bitcoin, lucks into a $1.3M profit
Bitcoin has been the star of numerous horror stories about wasted fortunes, but the cryptocurrency helped at least one man ...
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How Blockchain is overshadowing Bitcoin
Steve Jobs once said that “the ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do”. That’s the motto an anonymous person took to heart as he shook up the financial world by creating an unregulated tech-based currency in early 2009. That very ...
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Japan will soon be accepting utility bill payments in Bitcoin – like the rest of the world should
Japan lives up to its reputation as a technology innovator as it now officially accepts utility bills payments in Bitcoin. ...
