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Bitcoin’s Dark Side Could Get Darker
August 13th, 2015
Investors see riches in a cryptography-enabled technology called smart contracts–but it could also offer much to criminals. Some of the earliest adopters of the digital currency Bitcoin were criminals, who have found it invaluable in online marketplaces for contraband ...
7 bitcoin-related court cases
July 24th, 2015
Bitcoin is back in the headlines again this week, but for all the wrong reasons. It surfaced yesterday that two operators of bitcoin exchange Coin.mx were being charged by US prosecutors for working without a money transmission license. This ...
Two arrested in illegal bitcoin scheme
July 23rd, 2015
A West Palm Beach man is one of two individuals arrested by federal authorities Tuesday for operating an unlicensed money-transfer business that allegedly used bitcoins to launder cash for on-line criminals. Authorities arrested Anthony R. Murgio, 31, of West ...
Bitcoin: What you didn’t know but always wanted to ask
July 7th, 2015
A new technology for the banking world: “The internet of money” In 2008, an individual or group writing under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper that described a peer-to-peer version of electronic cash that “would allow online ...
Codename Citicoin: Banking giant built three internal blockchains to test Bitcoin technology
July 3rd, 2015
Citigroup, the global advisor of multi-nationals and governments, has been using its scale and reach in some surprising ways, such as conducting transactions on mobiles without bank accounts in Kenya, and developing blockchains within the bank and test-coins to ...
Greeks are rushing to Bitcoin
June 30th, 2015
With bank doors slammed shut, frantic Greeks are turning to online trading platforms to see if the digital money Bitcoin is a better bet than the euro. The world’s largest Bitcoin exchanges tell CNNMoney they’ve seen a surge of business ...
The Greek Bank Run is real – Bitcoin an option?
June 29th, 2015
So, as it turns out, people are trying to get all of their money out of the banks in Greece. We suspected this might happen. Everyone in the Bitcoin community is saying these people should convert to Bitcoin. Is ...
Top 10 Countries in Which Bitcoin is Banned
May 27th, 2015
Countries around the world have a wide ranging view of the digital currency bitcoin or a “virtual currency.” Western superpowers like the United States and United Kingdom have shown a positive attitude towards the new technology. Some countries like Canada and Australia are ...
Bitcoin-Based Investment Fund Added to IG
May 25th, 2015
The first fund to offer bitcoin investment as part of a bespoke portfolio has launched on global derivatives trading platform IG, the UK’s largest forex provider. Launched in late 2014, funding platform Invest Your Way (IYW) will enable traders to invest ...
Indian Banking Relationships Disappear as Bitcoin Exchanges Field Questions from Authorities
May 12th, 2015
Earlier this week, Indian Bitcoin exchange BTCXIndia shut down after a banking partner closed the account for an undisclosed reason. Unocoin, an Indian Bitcoin exchange which raised funding from Barry Silbert’s Bitcoin Opportunity Corp., was questioned by local authorities ...
