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Investigators found by accident a hacker claiming he pocketed millions of dollars in Bitcoins
July 24th, 2017
Pennsylvania police, hunting for stolen laptops, say they stumbled on $40 million bitcoin scam Law enforcement in Bucks County, Pa. likely didn’t think they were dealing with a dark Web criminal pro when Theodore Price’s name first popped on ...
Bitcoin Surged By $300 in the Past 24 Hours. Here’s Why
July 21st, 2017
After plunging for the majority of July, Bitcoin is clawing back toward its all-time high. The cryptocurrency jumped 15% to $2,628 in trading Thursday, adding about $316 over the course of 24 hours. For comparison, Bitcoin was trading at ...
Bitcoin off 40%, Ethereum down 60% from June highs
July 17th, 2017
Bitcoin slides below $2,000 as cryptocurrency selloff continues The price of the digital currency bitcoin fell over the weekend, dropping below $2,000 and farther away from its June highs, part of a broad selloff in dozens of cryptocurrencies, including ...
Swiss bank becomes first to offer bitcoin to its richest clients
July 14th, 2017
A Swiss bank is now offering to buy bitcoins for its clients. As of Wednesday, investors can ask their asset manager at Falcon Private Bank, a boutique investment firm headquartered in Zurich, to purchase and store bitcoin on their ...
BlackRock’s Top Economist Thinks Bitcoin and Ethereum Look Like a Bubble
July 12th, 2017
BlackRock, the $5 trillion asset manager, has not traditionally paid much attention to cryptocurrency platforms such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Now that the prices of those blockchain-based currencies have risen exponentially in recent months, however, even BlackRock’s top economists ...
Mt Gox CEO On Trial In Japan As Bitcoin Gains Traction
July 11th, 2017
A Tokyo court began hearings Tuesday into charges that the head of the failed Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox accessed its computer system and inflated his account by $1 million. French-born Mark Karpeles was whisked into the Tokyo District ...
Goldman Sachs thinks bitcoin could see a big drop then surge to almost $4,000
July 4th, 2017
Bitcoin had a blistering first half of 2017. It rallied from about $1,000 a coin to a record high near $3,000 before finishing June near $2,500. It booked a first-half gain of about 168%. The historic run for the ...
U.S. Regulator charged founder of a purported Bitcoin platform with fraud
July 3rd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against the clandestine founder of a purported Bitcoin platform and a chain of co-working spaces located in former bars and restaurants, alleging that he bilked investors in both companies while hiding ...
Unocoin Bitcoin Exchange Blocks Logins due to Security Concers
June 27th, 2017
Unocoin, India’s best-funded bitcoin exchange, has stopped withdrawals and blocked access to customer accounts as a precautionary measure after discovering a security flaw on its server on Friday. In an email sent out to users on Monday evening, Unocoin ...
Barclays spoke to regulators about bringing bitcoin ‘into play’
June 26th, 2017
Barclays U.K. CEO Ashok Vaswani told CNBC that the bank has spoken to regulators about cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Vaswani did not reveal the content of the discussions with Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), but said it involved talking about ...
