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China to launch its own digital currency

24/02/2017(0)
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has done trial runs of its prototype cryptocurrency, taking the central bank a step closer to issuing digital money that can be used ... Read More
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Danish police first to use bitcoin to jail drug traffickers

23/02/2017(0)
Danish police have become the first in the world to hunt down internet drug traffickers by analysing their bitcoin transactions. Kim Aarenstrup, the head of the Danish police’s cyber ... Read More
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Bitcoin prices touch fresh 3-year high

22/02/2017(0)
The price of a single bitcoin leapt to its highest level in more than three years on Tuesday, as traders bought up coins in anticipation of the Securities and ... Read More
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Swiss canton to launch its own cryptocurrency

21/02/2017(0)
Ticino, the southernmost canton of Switzerland, is planning to issue its own local digital currency for everyday use. Its circulation may be confined to Ticino territory. The future cryptocurrency ... Read More
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The world’s first Bitcoin bank opened in Austria

16/02/2017(0)
The Austrian capital Vienna has its first ‘Bitcoin bank’, located on the popular Mariahilfer Strasse shopping street. Customers can exchange cash for Bitcoin, and find out information about the ... Read More
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Liverpool Gets Its Own Digital Currency

06/02/2017(0)
Liverpool, home of the 1960s English rock band, The Beatles, has become the latest destination to launch its own digital currency. Launched a month ago by Colu, a Tel ... Read More
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Former Fed Employee Fined $5,000 for Using Computer for Bitcoin

31/01/2017(0)
A former Federal Reserve employee was sentenced Friday to 12 months probation and a $5,000 fine after pleading guilty in October to installing unauthorized software on a computer server ... Read More
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PBOC Unveils Plans To Create Blockchain-based RMBCoin

23/01/2017(0)
Even though China is not a big fan of Bitcoin, they see the merit of digital currencies. In fact, the PBOC has been working on RMBCoin, a national digital ... Read More
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A controversial Russian Ponzi scheme is betting on Bitcoin to relaunch in Nigeria

12/01/2017(0)
A month after it suspended operations in Nigeria, Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM), a Russian Ponzi scheme with over 2 million participants in Africa’s most populous country, is already plotting ... Read More
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Bitcoin Extends Loss After China’s Central Bank Warns Investors

09/01/2017(0)
PBOC officials tell bitcoin platform to rectify issues Bitcoin surged 120% in 2016 as yuan depreciation quickened Bitcoin extended Friday’s tumble amid concern China will tighten rules on the ... Read More
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