Cryptocurrency
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What is the 21-day bitcoin challenge?In Depth Chinese tech enthusiast trying to survive using only the digital currency
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Why cryptocurrencies are unlikely to return to January high following latest price dropsSpeed Read Market value of digital currencies has fallen by $640bn since early 2018
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Cryptocurrencies tumble after trading desk plan shelvedSpeed Read Bitcoin drops 10% in 24 hours amid reports Goldman Sachs has gone cold
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EY invests in crypto-currency softwareSpeed Read In another sign that that financial world is taking Bitcoin seriously, EY has bought CAAT from start-up Elevated Consciousness
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Bitcoin price falls below £5,000 as market hits ‘panic mode’In Depth Collapse of Turkish lira may be behind mass cryptocurrency sell-off
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Kodak’s bitcoin mining scheme collapsesSpeed Read Photography giant says the subscription service was never officially licensed
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Ethereum: what is it and how much is it worth?In Depth Here’s everything you need to know about bitcoin’s main rival
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Bitcoin heist: thieves in Iceland steal 600 cryptocurrency mining computersIn 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 boomSpeed 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 citizensIn 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 cryptocurrencySpeed 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 cryptocurrenciesSpeed Read Cybercriminals use software to hijack processors of unsuspecting web visitors
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