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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US authorities seize over $200,000 worth of Bitcoin in suspected drug ring
US authorities have seized more than $200,000 worth of Bitcoin after arresting three Boston-based men on charges of conspiring ...
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Bitcoin surpasses $9,000, setting another yearly record
Yet again, Bitcoin's price is on the up, surpassing the $9,000 threshold for the first time this year, and the first time ...
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Moonday Mornings: South African Bitcoin Ponzi scheme rakes in $135,000 a day
It's the start of a new week so it's time for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork's wrap-up of the top cryptocurrency and blockchain ...
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WATCH: Craig Wright briefly forgets he 'invented' Bitcoin
Craig Wright remembers something he read in the Bitcoin white paper. He probably remembers it from when he wrote it, of course. ...
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Chinese Bitcoin miner arrested for stealing electricity from oil well
Authorities in China have arrested a man after he reportedly stole electricity from an oil well to mine Bitcoin.
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Jack Dorsey answers our questions about Square's plans for Bitcoin
No jerks allowed.
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Spanish police arrest Bitcoin launderers in international credit card fraud case
Spanish police have arrested 35 people allegedly involved in an international counterfeit bank card ring which laundered ...
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California man gets 10 years for selling drugs for Bitcoin on dark web
A US man who sold narcotics on the dark web in exchange for Bitcoin has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
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Indian police arrest 78 in Bitcoin call center scam
A call center scam that targeted US citizens and requested payment in Bitcoin has been busted by police in India resulting ...
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Bitcoin is the most popular cryptocurrency on Reddit, followed by Ethereum and Monero
Bitcoin is the most popular cryptocurrency on Reddit with an average of 3,600 comments about the digital currency being posted ...
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Bitfinex denies role in spooky transfer of $1.37 million in stolen Bitcoin
A bunch of Bitcoin tied to 2016's epic Bitfinex hack had been moved, but Bitfinex says it had nothing to do with it. So who ...
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WATCH: Bitcoin ATM showers London's Bond Street station in cash money
Footage has surfaced of a Bitcoin ATM filling a duffel bag with bank notes, as a security guard tries to keep onlookers at ...
