Bitcoin network recovering from DDoS attack
The bitcoin network suffered a denial of service attack last week that exploited never-implemented skeleton features embedded in the Satoshi client.
The bitcoin network suffered a denial of service attack last week that exploited never-implemented skeleton features embedded in the Satoshi client.
The US Drug Enforcement Administration has posted a notice stating that it seized bitcoins from an individual for purchasing a controlled substance.
Crowdfunding in bitcoins will be an uphill struggle, it seems.
Asher Tan tells us what makes CoinJar different to other bitcoin wallets and what he believes is the biggest challenge for the digital currency.
The bitcoin community was reeling after it was revealed that California's financial regulator issued a cease and desist order to the Bitcoin Foundation.
Google is having issues getting people to actually use Wallet. Will bitcoin face the same issues in becoming a conventional payment method?
Bitcoin money laundering? Not such a big deal. But bitcoin could well get big in Kenya, and is already seeing action in London pubs.
Bitcoin seed investment firm BitAngels has invested in a seafaring community of entrepreneurs called Blueseed.
The Financial Action Task Force estimates money laundering at between two and five percent of global GDP, i.e. $1.38 trillion to $3.45 trillion.
Bitspend has been forced to stop operations after its bank accounts were frozen for being "too high risk".
The blockchain, the ledger of all bitcoin transactions, has now reached a portly 8GB in size.
Mt. Gox, which handles 69% of all bitcoin transactions, has suspended US dollar withdrawals for two weeks in order to make technical improvements.
Two binary options brokers have begun offering trades in bitcoin: SetOption and TradeRush.
Over the next few days, KnCMiner will be informing several hundred lucky customers who is to get its ASIC miner units first.
One of the reasons why Bitcoin has experienced success over other digital currencies is its ability to overcome what is known as the double-spend problem.
The first of Butterfly Lab's BitForce 500 GH/s has been seen in operation.
ASIC mining firm TerraHash is taking preorders on its site to fund more chip purchases from Avalon. The firm lost its biggest contract earlier this month.
Those trading in digital currency in the US will soon be given more guidance on their tax reporting requirements.
Little by little, the German exchange Bitcoin-24 might be showing signs of coming back to life.
Namecoin is the basis for a decentralised domain name system (DNS) which could put a stop to Internet censorship.
Amazon Coins are only two months old, but one analyst is already forecasting their potential demise.
It's no wonder that Draper University of Heroes, based in Silicon Valley, is the first school to accept fees for tuition in bitcoins.
Avalon, a maker of bitcoin ASICs, has been accused, on the Bitcoin Forum, of mining with its products to mine BTC before shipping to customers
CoinDesk looks at the top bitcoin tweets of the week
Mt. Gox has published a large advert in the official magazine of the G8.
Experts say that your Smart TV could be hacked and made to mine bitcoins. So could your PC's browser, for that matter. But how efficient would they be?
A roundtable discussion at the World Bank on Friday brought together a small group of officials for a closed-to-the-public, "frank discussion" about virtual currencies.
Bitcoin users can now make pre-orders on Trezor's hardware bitcoin wallet.
Adam Sah, CEO of Buyer's Best Friend, tells us the highs and lows of using bitcoin in his San-Francisco retail stores
The whole world had to pretend to be shocked this week when it was revealed that American spies had been spying.
