Cryptocurrency
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Bitcoin heist: thieves in Iceland steal 600 cryptocurrency mining computers
In Depth Police hope tracking spikes in electricity use will lead them to missing machines
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Bill Gates: cryptocurrencies ‘cause deaths in a fairly direct way’
Speed Read Microsoft founder argues that the technology’s anonymity mainly benefits criminals
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MPs launch inquiry into bitcoin boom
Speed Read Treasury Committee aims to regulate virtual currencies without ‘stifling innovation’
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Petro: Can Venezuela’s oil-backed cryptocurrency save its economy?
Speed Read Beleaguered government is hoping to raise over $1bn from sale which begins today
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Liberland: the bitcoin nation welcoming mellow new citizens
In Depth In Depth: self-proclaimed free state follows ‘live and let live’ approach and tax is voluntary
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Salon magazine asks readers with ad-blockers to mine for cryptocurrency
Speed Read American news site uses controversial Coinhive tool to scan for monero, a bitcoin rival
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Thousands of government websites hacked to mine cryptocurrencies
Speed Read Cybercriminals use software to hijack processors of unsuspecting web visitors
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Crypto crash: bitcoin drops to lowest point since November
Speed Read Virtual currency falls 30% this week to $8,000
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Bitcoin slumps as Facebook bans cryptocurrency adverts
In Depth Digital token’s price fell by 10% on Wednesday morning
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange promises refunds after hack
Speed Read Nearly £380m worth of NEM coins were stolen in the attack
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Bitcoin tumbles as South Korea bans anonymous trading
Speed Read Fears over the cryptocurrency crackdown leads to mass sell-offs
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Hackers loot $400,000 of cryptocurrency Stellar Lumen
Speed Read Virtual currency wallet BlackWallet targeted in the cyberattack
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Introducing the world’s first cryptocurrency-themed pop group
In Depth Each member of the Japanese girl band represents a digital token such as bitcoin
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Kodak launching own cryptocurrency for photographers
Speed Read Tech company is also getting into bitcoin mining
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