Bitcoin, a virtual currency "mined" from computer transactions, could one day challenge the hegemony of nation-issued money and create a truly viable decentralized, anonymous currency. Along the way, though, supporters must deal with the challenges of building a new exchange system — and the inevitable winners and losers that creates.
Sep 23, 2014, 4:25 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
FTC shuts down Butterfly Labs, the second-most hated company in Bitcoinland
The mining equipment company failed to deliver tens of thousands of computers, and delivered others so late they were obsolete
Sep 19, 2014, 6:24 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Bitcoin Ponzi scheme operator ordered to pay over $40 million
Jul 17, 2014, 9:12 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
New York proposes 'BitLicense' rules for companies that buy and sell virtual currency
The state's regulatory framework will likely influence the way other states handle bitcoin
Jul 1, 2014, 1:59 PM UTCCarl Franzen
Newegg now accepts bitcoin
Electronics retailer joins Expedia and Overstock in adopting the virtual currency
May 29, 2014, 3:34 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
Dish Network invites its 14 million customers to pay in bitcoin
Mar 25, 2014, 6:40 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
IRS rules Bitcoin will be taxed as property, not as currency
Mar 21, 2014, 2:33 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Mt. Gox finds over $100 million of customers' missing bitcoins
Mar 7, 2014, 8:04 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Newsweek stands by Bitcoin story as Reddit offers alleged creator money and model trains
The short, strange saga of a controversial scoop
Mar 7, 2014, 1:05 AM UTCJosh Lowensohn
So-called founder of Bitcoin denies starting the virtual currency
Mar 6, 2014, 10:00 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Press chases alleged Bitcoin creator through Los Angeles
Nakamoto denies creating cryptocurrency
Feb 28, 2014, 5:26 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
Fortress Investment Group reports a $3.7 million loss on Bitcoin
Feb 28, 2014, 10:06 AM UTCSam Byford
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy protection with $64 million in liabilities
Feb 26, 2014, 2:45 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries and Russell Brandom
The Mt. Gox fiasco won't kill Bitcoin
The virtual currency has its 'too big to fail' moment, and moves on
Feb 26, 2014, 3:36 AM UTCJosh Lowensohn
Mt. Gox under investigation while its CEO sidesteps theft claims
Feb 25, 2014, 5:50 AM UTCSam Byford
Mt. Gox disappears as Bitcoin community goes into damage control mode
