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Bitcoin prices have cratered again after troubled Japanese exchange operator MT Gox suspended trading amid reports that it has allegedly lost almost $350 million to a year-long cyber-theft and is technically insolvent.
25 February 2014
A collection of US state financial regulators has become the latest body to launch an investigation into bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Meanwhile, the boss of troubled exchange Mt. Gox has resigned from the board of the Bitcoin Foundation.
24 February 2014
Amazon Coins are coming to all Android devices in the US, UK and Germany, enabling customers to buy, spend and earn using the virtual currency.
19 February 2014
Bank of Monetral is closing all bitcoin-related business accounts across Canada in the wake of hostile comments from government ministers on the threats posed by emerging crypto-currencies.
The price of bitcoin plunged again overnight after the operator of dark market Web site Silk Road 2 claimed to have lost $2.7 million in a scam exploiting a known vulnerability in he crypto-currency.
14 February 2014
Standard Bank has begun piloting a current-account linked bitcoin wallet developed by South African outfit Switchless.
11 February 2014
A bug in the bitcoin software that makes it possible to alter transaction details over the network has caused panic-selling among holders of the crypto-currency, sending prices crashing below the $600 mark on Monday morning.
10 February 2014
Bitcoin's price has plummeted by around 20% after exchange MT Gox temporarily suspended withdrawals, Apple kicked a popular wallet off of its App Store and Russia outlawed the crypto-currency.
07 February 2014
Geeks tired of earth-bound crypto-currencies can now trade in their bitcion for Klingon Empire Darsek at a new science fiction focussed exchange.
05 February 2014
Plans floated by New York regulators to issue 'BitLicenses' specifically tailored to virtual currencies, drew mixed responses from industry players at a hearing this week.
31 January 2014
Money management app Mint has struck a deal with Coinbase that will let users view their bitcoin transactions alongside more traditional financial accounts.
30 January 2014
US prosecutors have charged BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem and an accomplice with running a scheme to sell over $1 million in bitcoins to users of the underground Silk Road marketplace.
27 January 2014
US authorities have charged three men with running an online shop that made and sold counterfeit credit and debit cards and holographic overlays to crooks.
Wells Fargo and JPMorgan have highlighted the contrasting views in US banking circles over the future viability of bitcoin, with the former willing to engage and the latter airily dismissing the digital currency as a passing fad.
24 January 2014
FCA-approved multilateral trading facility LMAX has agreed to list Ven, the digital currency created by online community Hub Culture, enabling brokers, banks and institutions to trade the virtual instrument.
23 January 2014
Bitcoin enthusiasts will gather in London tomorrow to trade the crypto-currency face-to-face at the city's first Satoshi Square event.
17 January 2014
The FBI has been given the go-ahead to liquidate up to $28 million worth of bitcoins seized during the shutdown of the Dark Web marketplace Silk Road.
The French Senate gathered virtual currency market participants and regulators yesterday for a hearing on how the country's authorities should approach the likes of bitcoin.
16 January 2014
Canadians could soon be using a government-backed digital currency, dubbed MintChip, to make in-store point-of-sale purchases.
13 January 2014
Precious metals trading network GoldMoney has joined London start-up Elliptic in providing off-line secure storage services for Bitcoin users.
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