Digital Currencies
News and Articles About Digital Currencies
Court Cases
Digital Currency Firm Co-founder Gets 10 Years in Prison in Cash-Laundering Case
Vladamir Kats pleaded guilty later in 2013 to money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Bitcoin
Coinbase, Ripple Close to Landing New York Bitcoin Licenses, Sources Say
Once approved, the licenses would add to a nascent digital currency industry taking hold in New York.
Bitcoin
Craig Wright Will Not Give Further Evidence He's Bitcoin's Creator
'I do not have the courage. I cannot,' Wright wrote in a blog post.
Bitcoin
Australian Man Tells BBC He Created Bitcoin, Skepticism Remains
Tech entrepreneur Craig Wright told the news organization that he is the man behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Prominent Bitcoin Developer Declares the Digital Currency a Failure
'The fundamentals are broken and whatever happens to the price in the short term, the long-term trend should probably be downwards,' developer wrote.
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It's Crucial to Keep Up With These 6 Digital Trends in 2016
Using 3-D printers, Bitcoin and the Internet of Things are just a few ways to stay ahead of the digital game this year.
Make More Happen
Mike Tyson and His Face Tattoo Will Represent New Bitcoin Digital Wallet Product
'Mike Tyson's Digital Wallet' is a mainstream service that lets consumers buy and sell bitcoin at any bitcoin ATM.
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Has the True Identity of the Bitcoin Founder Finally Been Revealed?
The latest name to float to the surface in the hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto is Craig Steven Wright, an Australian entrepreneur and academic.
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Bitcoin Hits $300 Mark
The last time the cryptocurrency was priced this high was in July.
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Insights From the Man Who Created a Digital Currency as a Joke That Then Blew Up
Jackson Palmer, an Adobe marketing product manager, created Dogecoin as a side project.
Bitcoin
New York Just Issued Its First BitLicense
A bitcoin startup called Circle Internet Financial is now permitted to offer digital currency services in the state.
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Bitcoin Is Now Classified as a Commodity in the U.S.
The digital currency has the same designation as gold or oil.
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Tech Glitches Ground Planes, Freeze the NYSE: This Week's Headlines (VIDEO)
Plus: CitiGroup dips its toe in Bitcoin's pond and how Elon Musk's money is being used to protect AI from obliterating humanity.
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Why This Bitcoin Exchange Is Leaving New York
Digital currency exchange ShapeShift says it is taking a 'moral and ethical stand' against new regulations.
