Bitcoin breaks $50,000 as large investors continue to fuel rally
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency has gained 70% this year as investors begin to take digital assets seriously
Will bitcoin surge end like the 17th century Dutch tulip bubble?
Central banks who had viewed digital with suspicion are now wary of being left behind
Bitcoin is comparable to Las Vegas for CO2 emissions
Weblog: A new study shines a light on the cryptocurrency’s effect on the climate
Blockchain technology will eventually have mass appeal
Governance and proof of value are blockchain’s key obstacles, but it’s growing in use
Bitcoin is ‘evil spawn’ of financial crisis, says ECB banker
Benoît Cœuré calls controversial cryptocurrency a ‘clever idea’ but ‘not a good idea’
Why do we continue to put our trust in Facebook and Google?
Bad week for internet overlords marked by undercover exposé and €4.3bn fine
From the blockchain to quantum cryptography
The mathematics in elliptic curve cryptography is quite advanced, meaning that to crack the code, one has to reverse engineer some complicated maths
Bitcoin lottery launches in Ireland
First jackpot of 1,000 bitcoins, currently valued at €14.2 million, kicks off on Monday
What is Bitcoin and how does it work?
How to buy it, what it looks like and everything else you want to know about the crypto currency
Bitcoin: French economist predicts day of reckoning
Cryptocurrency facilitates crime and is part of ‘libertarian offensive’ – Jean-Michel Naulot
Philip Lane boosts ECB job case with mortgage rules tweak
Meanwhile, speculation over Bitcoin rumbles on amid 1,400% surge in space of a year
Blockchain revolution: dawning of a new era online
The technology behind bitcoins may fundamentally change how we use the internet
‘Bitcoin creator’ refuses to provide proof of claim
Australian Craig Wright said he would share evidence of being behind digital currency
Australian entrepreneur says he is bitcoin creator
Craig Wright offers proof on blog that he is mystery figure behind the crypto-currency
Craig Wright revealed as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
Australian tech entrepreneur says he is creator of controversial digital currency
Unlocking the blockchain enigma
Most simply and accurately described as a digital ledger, the technology, still in its infancy, cannot be ignored
Australian police raid Sydney home of reported Bitcoin creator
Craig Steven Wright named by Wired magazine as currency’s mastermind
Quantum cryptography offers best solution to internet security
Information stored as photons cannot be infiltrated due to uncertainty principle
Regulator says banks should shun virtual currencies
Banking Authority calls on the EU to develop safeguards for trading platforms
Does it matter who invented Bitcoin?
The alleged revelation about the real Satoshi Nakamoto is a sideshow
Man denies being Bitcoin inventor amid media frenzy
Newsweek stands by story as hunt for mystery man turns into car chase
Bitcoin creator unmasked as 64-year-old, Toyota Corolla owner
Newsweek claims to have tracked down Keyser Söze figure behind cyber currency
British tax authority to ditch levy on bitcoin trading
Ruling based on EU law that exempts payments and transfers of ‘negotiable instruments’ from tax
Are cracks beginning to show in bitcoin?
In spite of setbacks, Bitcoin start-up founder Jeremy Allaire remains confident currency has a viable future
Bitcoin – the people’s currency or dangerously subversive?
Value of cybercurrency has fluctuated between €30 and €140 in recent months
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