David Gilson

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Bitcoins seized by Drug Enforcement Agency

The US Drug Enforcement Administration has posted a notice stating that it seized bitcoins from an individual for purchasing a controlled substance.

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Thomson Reuters publishes white paper on digital currencies and money laundering

The Financial Action Task Force estimates money laundering at between two and five percent of global GDP, i.e. $1.38 trillion to $3.45 trillion.

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Bitspend ceases trading due to frozen accounts

Bitspend has been forced to stop operations after its bank accounts were frozen for being "too high risk".

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Bitcoin blockchain grows to 8GB

The blockchain, the ledger of all bitcoin transactions, has now reached a portly 8GB in size.

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Mt. Gox temporarily suspends USD withdrawals

Mt. Gox, which handles 69% of all bitcoin transactions, has suspended US dollar withdrawals for two weeks in order to make technical improvements.

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Binary option brokers bet on bitcoin

Two binary options brokers have begun offering trades in bitcoin: SetOption and TradeRush.

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First of Butterfly Lab's BitForce 500 GH/s mining rigs seen in operation

The first of Butterfly Lab's BitForce 500 GH/s has been seen in operation.

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What are Namecoins and .bit domains?

Namecoin is the basis for a decentralised domain name system (DNS) which could put a stop to Internet censorship.

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Avalon accused of mining with customer ASICs

Avalon, a maker of bitcoin ASICs, has been accused, on the Bitcoin Forum, of mining with its products to mine BTC before shipping to customers

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Top nine bitcoin tweets - June 10-17, 2013

CoinDesk looks at the top bitcoin tweets of the week

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