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Research: Hackers Could Install Backdoor in Bitcoin Cold Storage

A researcher in Berlin has described a way to compromise a core algorithm underpinning bitcoin so that transactions leak private-key data.

By Joon Ian WongJan 16, 2015

The world's mainstream media offered a wide variety of opinions yesterday following bitcoin's price drop. CoinDesk has rounded up the top stories.

Credit cards are the easiest way to buy bitcoins, but exchanges that don't handle them properly can be hit by chargebacks. What can they do?

By Danny BradburyJan 13, 2015

CoinDesk speaks to Buttercoin CEO Cedric Dahl about his US bitcoin marketplace and its drive to become the Amazon Web Services of the industry.

By Pete RizzoJan 12, 2015

After a torrid week for the bitcoin price, which saw it trading below $300 and suffering a major exchange outage, questions arise about what's next.

By Joon Ian WongJan 12, 2015

Participants in Taiwan's large-scale convenience store bitcoin project have spoken to CoinDesk about the hurdles they faced.

By Jon SouthurstJan 12, 2015

Here's a look back at just a few of the many bizzare altcoins that emerged in 2014.

By Stan HigginsJan 11, 2015

CoinDesk looks at the five most common cryptocurrency community characters you'll meet wandering the pages of r/bitcoin.

Align Commerce is using bitcoin as a method for moving value and the blockchain to provide tracking for payments.

By Daniel CawreyJan 11, 2015

Bitcoin made its presence known at one of the tech industry's biggest conventions this week, even in the face of heightened skepticism.

By Tom SharkeyJan 10, 2015

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