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Police Arrest Member Of Cyber Extortionists DD4BC
Scotland Yard involved in European raids and arrest of key member of DDoS extortionist gang DD4BC
Hackers Demand Major Bitcoin Ransom From Greek Banks
Armada Collective group has carried out three attacks in five days and is demanding 20,000 Bitcoin from each bank
EU Plans Cryptocurrency Clampdown Following Paris Attacks
Bitcoin could come under scrutiny following concerns about terrorism funding
Bitcoin Is Not Subject To VAT, Court Rules
European court rules that Bitcoin transactions are liable for same taxes as typical currency
Former Mt Gox Chief Arrested In Tokyo Over Alleged Bitcoin Theft
Police accused Mark Karpeles of transferring about £640,000 of Bitcoins into his own account
BNP Paribas ‘Testing’ Bitcoin For Currency Funds
Reports claim BNP Paribas is investigating using cryptocurrency for currency trading
Bitcoin Warns Of Double-Spending Glitch
A software upgrade has led to invalid elements being introduced into Bitcoin's public ledger system
Barclays Signs Up For Bitcoin Trial
Bank signs deal with Swedish start-up Safello to examine how to use Bitcoin
Just How Dark Is The ‘Deep Web’?
Trend Micro report uncovers disturbing details about the underbelly of the Internet
Silk Road’s Ulbricht Gets Life Sentence
The judge argued Silk Road was run as a profitable criminal enterprise that expanded the market for dangerous drugs
Is Bitcoin Coming To The NASDAQ?
Stock exchange operator reportedly testing blockchain technology for private share trading
Goldman Sachs Invests In Bitcoin Start-Up Circle
Goldman has become the first major Wall Street bank to invest in digital currency bitcoin
Silk Road Agents Charged With Stealing Bitcoin
Two former US federal investigators involved in the Silk Road probe have been charged with stealing funds during the investigation
How Do You Topple Bitcoin?
LEOcoin founders tell TechWeekEurope why their new exchange will transform the way people shop online
Say Hello To LEOcoin, Britain’s Hot New Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin-beater unveils LEOxChange at London event
Rakuten Starts Accepting Bitcoin
Japanese online retailer will team up with Bitnet in order to process cryptocurrency payments
IBM Said To Be Researching Bitcoin Technology
Source close to the company told Reuters that IBM is developing 'blockchain' technology
£226m Mt Gox Bitcoin Theft ‘An Inside Job’
Report of Mt Gox bitcoin exchange collapse fuels speculation of inside job after bot discovery
Dell Opens Up Bitcoin Shopping In The UK
First began accepting cryptocurrency in the US in July
Hackers Steal £1.1m From Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Bter
Bter said the funds were taken from its offline reserves over the weekend
LocalBitcoins Hack Proves Bitcoin Wallets Need Two-Factor Authentication
A new type of malware has been blamed for the bitcoin theft
Bitcoin ‘Could Be Helping Terrorists’, Says Major Banking Group
Cryptocurrency poses risks due to lack of proper regulation, BBA letter warns
Is It Time To Get Rid Of Your Bitcoin?
Cryptocurrency loses over 25 percent of value in less than 24 hours, dropping as low as $170 overnight
UK Bitcoin Exchange Suspends Services After Losing Almost £3.5m In Hack
Bitstamp says it will honour in full all bitcoins stored with them prior to the breach
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Shrem Gets Jail Term
Shrem pleaded guilty to helping users of the Silk Road black market anonymously buy bitcoins
Microsoft Jumps Aboard Bitcoin Bandwagon
Microsoft becomes the latest firm to accept payments made using the bitcoin virtual currency
Bitcoin Exhange Website Slaps 100 BTC Bounty On Hacker
Bitalo.com refuses to be bullied by blackmailers
Millions Of Dropbox Passwords “Hacked”
Up to seven million passwords are apparently being held to ransom by hackers demanding Bitcoin
Quiz Of The Week: Mobile Payments
Mobile money is taking over, but do you know your PayPal from your Bitcoin?