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Bitcoin's Popularity Boosts Phishing Scam Success

Phishing scams using bitcoin as cover are the latest indicator of the digital currency's popularity.

phishing

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Russian Tech Magnate's First Bitcoin Project Launches in Beta

BlockTrail is the newly launched block chain explorer founded by tech magnate and VKontake co-founder Lev Leviev.

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Bank of Canada Research: Cryptocurrency Arbitrage Doesn't Exist

A new working paper from the Bank of Canada suggests that arbitrage opportunities don't exist in the cryptocurrency markets.

Pile of currency via flickr/epsos

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Austria Offers 'Contradictory' Guidance on Bitcoin's Financial Status

Two ministers have given new guidance on tax and accounting rules for bitcoin, but some advice varies, say commentators.

Vienna - Austria

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Bitcoin Price Drops Below $600 After Relative Stability

Big news should cause big price moves, right? Apparently not, as long stable BTC prices declined below $600 today.

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6 New Hedge Funds Seeking Bitcoin Returns

A new crop of bitcoin-focused hedge funds wants to direct sophisticated investors into the cryptocurrency markets.

Wall Street

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Trend Micro Report Finds Criminals Unlikely to Abuse Namecoin

A namecoin botnet throws up questions about privacy and censorship in alternative domains.

security

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7 Charts That Show a Year of Growth for Bitcoin ATMs

An analysis of the CoinDesk Bitcoin ATM Map shows an evolving landscape for cryptocurrency teller machines.

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South African E-Commerce Giant Takealot Launches Bitcoin Support

South African online retailer Takealot, which has raised more than $100m in funding, is now accepting bitcoin.

south africa, e-commerce

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CoinSummit Day Two: Mining Superpowers and the 51% Challenge

During the second day of CoinSummit in London, miners talked nomenclature while exchange operators discussed banking.

Miners