virtual currency

Craig Wright: Bitcoin Creator Cancels New Proof

Craig Wright, who has claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin, has reneged on a promise to present new "proof"…

8 years ago

Craig Wright Reveals Himself as Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto

Craig Wright has publicly identified himself as digital cash system Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. The Australian entrepreneur’s admission ends years…

8 years ago

Kanye West wins legal case against online currency Coinye West

Kanye West has won the legal case against the online currency named after him, Coinye West, after a judge issued…

10 years ago

Feds to auction off Silk Road Bitcoins on June 27

The US government will auction $18 million worth of the virtual currency Bitcoin, which was seized by the FBI when…

10 years ago

Silk Road 2 loses $2.7 million in Bitcoins after hacking attack

Silk Road 2 says it has been hacked resulting in the loss of all its customers' Bitcoins. An administrator for…

10 years ago

How Bitcoin works?

Bitcoin is often referred to as a new kind of currency, but it may be best to think of its…

10 years ago

Bitcoin tops $1,000 again as Zynga begins testing virtual currency as a payment option

Bitcoin’s value has topped $1,000 again after social gaming firm Zynga said it would start accepting the virtual currency as…

10 years ago

Coinye West: Kanye West-inspired virtual currency to be launched on January 11

A new virtual currency inspired by Kanye West is set to be launched, and has been dubbed Coinye West. The…

10 years ago

Bitcoin falls to less than half after China restricts yuan exchanges

Bitcoin value has fallen to less than half, following reports of fresh action by Beijing to restrict trade in the…

10 years ago

Bitcoin value surpasses $1,000 for first time

Bitcoin’s value has surpassed $1,000 for the first time, MTGox announces. MTGox is one of the virtual currency's major exchanges.…

10 years ago

$1 million Bitcoin theft from Australian website

An Australian man who ran an online "wallet service" for storing Bitcoins has claimed hackers stole virtual currency from his…

10 years ago

Silk Road: Bitcoin value drops after FBI shuts clandestine online marketplace

Bitcoin value has dropped after the closure of the clandestine Silk Road online marketplace. The FBI seized bitcoins worth approximately…

11 years ago

Bitcoin value drops after hack attacks on MTGox and Instawallet

Hack attacks hitting online services and exchanges dealing in Bitcoins led to a drop in the value of the virtual…

11 years ago

How bitcoin miners hit back at botnet minning

Botnet miners, or cyber-thieves, are attempting to cash in on the rising value of the bitcoin virtual currency. Bitcoins have…

11 years ago

Canadian house on sale for Bitcoins

Canadian entrepreneur Taylor More is hoping to be the first person to sell his house for virtual currency Bitcoins. Taylor…

11 years ago

Bitcoin exchange site BitFloor goes offline after virtual currency are stolen from its servers

BitFloor, one of the biggest Bitcoin currency exchanges, has been taken offline after 24,000 units ($250,000) of the virtual currency…

12 years ago