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Gaming Company to Pay $1 Million for Secretly Using Customer Computers for Bitcoin Mining

Gaming company reaches $1m settlement with Attorney General after admitting to injecting bitcoin mining code into users' computers.

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Litecoin Spikes to $200 Million Market Capitalization in Five Hours

Litecoin caught the market’s attention earlier this year when it spiked approximately 10,000% in a few weeks.

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Tens of Millions in the UK May Be Targeted by CryptoLocker Bitcoin Ransomware

The UK’s crime agency alerted people today after bitcoin ransomware scourge Cryptolocker swept the country.

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Anti-Theft Bitcoin Tracking Proposals Divide Bitcoin Community

Should bitcoin transactions be marked to prove they didn't come from criminals? Should identities behind bitcoin addresses be verified?

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Third largest cryptocurrency peercoin moves into spotlight with Vault of Satoshi deal

Will Peercoin shine thanks to its new community development push?

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Is bitcoin broken? Gavin Andresen responds to mining vulnerability paper

Gavin Andresen today formally addressed the recent paper titled 'Majority is not enough: bitcoin mining vulnerable'.

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Bitcoin mining network vulnerability 'not a big deal'

A paper released yesterday suggested a major bitcoin vulnerability, but has been quick to draw dismissal from developers.

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Coinkite and Virtex trial bitcoin debit cards and POS terminals

Debit cards will soon allow you to pay for goods in fiat currency converted directly from bitcoins.

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RedFury 2.6GH USB miner now available

Another USB-based bitcoin mining device has hit the market, with units from 0.52BTC.

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Dark Wallet launches crowdfunding campaign

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for the anarchic Dark Wallet project.

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