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New digital currency Monero spikes after giving criminals more secrecy

30/08/2016(0)
Forget Bitcoin. There’s a new digital currency that is surging as online drug-dealers begin adopting it to conduct business with more anonymity. The two-year-old currency Monero has more than ... Read More
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Cyber threat grows for bitcoin exchanges

29/08/2016(0)
When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about $70 million worth of the virtual currency. The cyber theft ... Read More
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Bitcoin Tracker Offers A New Way To Look At Cryptocurrency Transfers

29/08/2016(0)
Over the past few months,there has been an increased focus on so-called Bitcoin analytics tools. Many people associate Bitcoin with anonymity these days. According to most people, it is ... Read More
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Baidu Freezes Bitcoin related promotions

29/08/2016(0)
China’s leading search engine Baidu has halted—sans any warning—all bitcoin and digital currency-related advertising on its network. Chinese media outlet CnLedger broke the news on Friday, with a tweet that said Baidu “has stopped all ... Read More
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Bitcoin Privacy Tool ‘CoinShuffle’ Sees First Transaction

26/08/2016(0)
A type of anonymous bitcoin transaction that privacy enthusiasts have been awaiting for years has finally been tested successfully. Sent on the bitcoin test network earlier this month, the transaction is ... Read More
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Bitcoin to withdraw from Turkey, due to failure to find bank to collaborate with

23/08/2016(0)
The electronic currency Bitcoin (BTC) has halted TL deposits into BTCTürk, which gives investors the opportunity to conduct transactions with TL/BTC conversion. After Paypal’s decision to pull out of Turkey, ... Read More
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Man Who Introduced Millions to Bitcoin Says Blockchain Is a Bust

22/08/2016(0)
‘Blockchains are a pain to work with,’ says Stefan Thomas Tweaks require consensus, which he says slows progress Stefan Thomas, who introduced millions of people to bitcoin, has had ... Read More
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UBS’ blockchain chief is leaving

18/08/2016(0)
The man leading UBS’ exploration of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies is leaving the bank, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider. Alex Batlin is leaving “to pursue ... Read More
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Bitcoin Exchange Counter Launched in Russia

18/08/2016(0)
Russia recently took a far more liberal approach towards Bitcoin than expected. Last week, the Russian government decided not to introduce criminal liability towards mining and usage of the ... Read More
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Multi-platform software wallet Jaxx now stores Dash, the seventh most valued cryptocurrency in the world

17/08/2016(0)
Multi-platform software wallet Jaxx now stores Dash, the seventh most valued cryptocurrency in the world with a market cap of about $80 million. Jaxx is available across nine platforms and devices including ... Read More
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