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Total Bitcoin value passes $1 billion

By Louis Goddard on March 30, 2013 02:46 pm + 175 comments

The combined value of all Bitcoins in circulation surpassed $1 billion this Thursday, as the Continue reading…
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Expensify now lets companies reimburse international employees in Bitcoin

By Chris Welch on March 27, 2013 11:55 am + 8 comments

Businesses using Expensify will soon be able to reimburse international employees in Bitcoin. The Continue reading…
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Is the US government trying to regulate Bitcoin?

By Adrianne Jeffries on March 20, 2013 04:03 pm + 122 comments

The community around Bitcoin, the fast-growing virtual currency that sustains an economy worth more Continue reading…
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Technical problems cause Bitcoin to plummet from record high, Mt. Gox suspends deposits

By Jeff Blagdon on March 12, 2013 02:28 am + 83 comments

Technical problems caused preeminent Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox to suspend deposits today, and led to Continue reading…
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Hackers steal over $12,000 of Bitcoins from transaction broker Bitinstant

By Nathan Ingraham on March 8, 2013 03:41 pm + 39 comments

Online institutions of all types are vulnerable to hacking, and Bitcoin is no exception: last week, Continue reading…
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New Bitcoin-only electronics retailer hopes to undercut huge competitors like Amazon and NewEgg

By Nathan Ingraham on March 4, 2013 12:03 pm + 80 comments

Have you amassed a wealth of Bitcoins, perhaps through some lucky winnings in your local Bitcoin Continue reading…
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Bitcoin value reaches new all-time high against the dollar, continuing upward trend

By Amar Toor on February 28, 2013 03:25 am + 119 comments

The Bitcoin digital currency hit an all-time high Wednesday, as its US dollar exchange rate climbed Continue reading…
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Kim Dotcom teases new 'secure' and private Mega email, chat, voice, and video services

By Dante D'Orazio on February 16, 2013 09:54 pm + 56 comments

As part of a (brief) rant on Twitter today about the dangers of using web services that are based in Continue reading…
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Reddit now accepting Bitcoin as a payment option

By Nathan Ingraham on February 14, 2013 05:53 pm + 22 comments

The open-source currency Bitcoin may slowly be going mainstream, but that isn't stopping Reddit from Continue reading…
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All about Bitcoin: the rise and trials of an anonymous virtual currency

By Adi Robertson on February 2, 2013 04:57 pm

Bitcoin, a virtual currency "mined" from computer transactions, could one day challenge the hegemony Continue reading…