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Bitcoin hit by denial of service attacks as regulators prepare clampdown

YoopyaFeb 12, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Bitcoin is being hit by attacks from unknown computer hackers who are sending mutated lines of code into the program that runs the

Russian authorities say Bitcoin illegal

YoopyaFeb 10, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Russian authorities have issued warnings against using Bitcoin, saying the virtual currency could be used for money laundering or financing terrorism and that

A Swipe at Traditional Banking at a Forum Illuminating Bitcoin

YoopyaJan 29, 2014November 25, 20230

A hearing Tuesday on the regulatory future of Bitcoin instead turned into a forum on the shortcomings of the traditional banking industry. The hearing, called

Bitcoin entrepreneurs Charlie Shrem and Robert Faiella charged with money laundering

YoopyaJan 28, 2014November 29, 20230

Two Bitcoin entrepreneurs have been arrested and charged with money laundering by US authorities. Charlie Shrem, chief executive of New York-based BitInstant, and Robert Faiella,

Bitcoin Exchange CEO Arrested For Laundering Drug Money With Bitcoins

YoopyaJan 28, 2014November 29, 20230

BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem has been charged with laundering money for customers of online drug bazaar Silk Road. U.S. government agents have arrested BitInstant CEO

The U.S. government’s bitcoin bonanza: How, where and when to sell?

YoopyaJan 19, 2014June 25, 20230

(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan are sitting on a multimillion-dollar bitcoin gold mine. And it could get much bigger. Federal authorities hauled in 29,655

China central bank warns banks against use of bitcoin

YoopyaDec 5, 2013May 21, 20230

(Reuters) – China’s central bank warned on Thursday that financial institutions should not trade the digital currency bitcoin, saying that while it does not yet

Bitcoin price zooms through $1,000 as enthusiasm grows

YoopyaNov 28, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – The price of the digital currency bitcoin soared above $1,000 for the first time on Wednesday, extending a 400 percent surge in less

Regulators See Value in Bitcoin, and Investors Hasten to Agree

YoopyaNov 19, 2013January 31, 20240

The virtual currency bitcoin took a big step toward the mainstream on Monday as federal authorities signaled their willingness to accept it as a legitimate

Bitcoin goes mainstream with ATM in Vancouver coffee shop

YoopyaOct 31, 2013June 22, 20230

(Reuters) – A silver and blue ATM, perched up next to the espresso bar in a trendy Vancouver coffee shop, could launch a new era