Bitcoin exchange Vircurex freezes withdrawals, hoping for fresh influx of customers
As Bitcoin exchange collapses go, this one is notable for its highly optimistic approach to overcoming insolvency. Read more »
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As Bitcoin exchange collapses go, this one is notable for its highly optimistic approach to overcoming insolvency. Read more »
MtGox really is a gift that keeps on giving: now in the throes of bankruptcy, the audit-averse Bitcoin exchange said late Thursday that it has found 200,000 bitcoins in an “old-format”… Read more »
The man identified by Newsweek as being the inventor of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin has issued a categorical denial, claiming the story hurt his job prospects and confused his family. Read more »
The data appears to show MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles was lying when he said all the exchange’s bitcoins had been stolen, but it also comes with a nasty surprise for those… Read more »
Newsweek says it has identified the mystery man behind the Bitcoin cryptocurrency — a 64-year-old computer engineer living near LA, not a whizzkid hacker in Japan. Read more »
In the two months since Overstock started accepting Bitcoin payment, the e-commerce giant has accepted $1 million worth of sales in the cryptocurrency. What’s more, the firm, which partnered with Coinbase… Read more »
The embattled exchange appears to be done for, leaving around $63.6 million in debts. Meanwhile, regulators around the world are still scratching their heads as to how to handle Bitcoin. Read more »
How does the Bitcoin ecosystem handle a hacking crisis? The Manhattan U.S. attorney wants to know. Meanwhile, everyone wants to know what went down at MtGox, which has reportedly failed to… Read more »
Whether it jumped or was pushed, the wounded exchange has not been the best advertisement for Bitcoin of late. Read more »
The outfit has apologized for freezing withdrawals and says it now has a workaround to avoid the “malleability issue” that makes certain implementations of Bitcoin services open to fraud. Read more »