Do you have spare millions lying around that you want to invest in something new? The U.S. government will be auctioning off blocks of 3000 bitcoins later this month. Read more »
Remember that wave of fraudulent attacks sweeping the Bitcoin exchanges? It’s still going on, and this time the attackers pilfered an estimated $2.6 million worth of bitcoins from Silk Road 2,… Read more »
Bitcoin’s ongoing quest for legitimacy suffered a setback this week when the federal government arrested one of the currency’s chief advocates — right before New York regulators hear testimony about the… Read more »
The bizarre story of the FBI’s takedown of “Dread Pirate Roberts” took a new twist last night, as the feds laid out new charges that could put the pirate in jail… Read more »
The FBI has shut down notorious online marketplace, Silk Road, and arrested the man who controls it. The news appears to creating upheaval in markets for Bitcoin, the currency used for… Read more »
“Dread Pirate Roberts”, the man behind drugs-packed online black market Silk Road, has granted an interview to Forbes. He combines libertarian ideals with a desire to get seriously rich, and his… Read more »
Bitcoin is a complex subject, but an important one. Whether it succeeds or fails, it represents a crucial experiment in using technology to turn our financial system upside-down, and it will… Read more »