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Technology: Japan says any bitcoin regulation should be international

YoopyaFebruary 28, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 28, 2014October 30, 202302

(Reuters) – Any regulation of the bitcoin crypto-currency should involve international cooperation to avoid loopholes, Japanese vice finance minister Jiro Aichi said on Thursday. Commenting...

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U.S. attorney subpoenaed Mt Gox, other bitcoin businesses: source

YoopyaFebruary 27, 2014October 28, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 27, 2014October 28, 202303

(Reuters) – Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has sent subpoenas to Mt. Gox, other bitcoin exchanges, and businesses that deal in bitcoin to seek information...

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Website of Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox offline

YoopyaFebruary 25, 2014September 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 25, 2014September 30, 202306

TOKYO (AP) — The website of major bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is offline Tuesday amid reports it suffered a debilitating theft, a new setback for...

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‘Pony’ botnet steals bitcoins, digital currencies: Trustwave

YoopyaFebruary 25, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 25, 2014November 25, 202301

(Reuters) – Cyber criminals have infected hundreds of thousands of computers with a virus called Pony to steal bitcoins and other digital currencies, in the...

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Mt. Gox’s CEO resigns from Bitcoin Foundation

YoopyaFebruary 24, 2014September 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 24, 2014September 30, 202301

(Reuters) – Mark Karpeles, chief executive of Mt. Gox, the embattled Toyko-based bitcoin exchange, resigned on Sunday from the board of the Bitcoin Foundation, in...

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Cyber attack on bitcoin a big warning to currency’s users

YoopyaFebruary 13, 2014November 1, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 13, 2014November 1, 202304

(Reuters) – A massive cyber attack from unknown sources that has been spamming bitcoin exchanges is highlighting some of the dangers people can encounter when...

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Bitcoin hit by denial of service attacks as regulators prepare clampdown

YoopyaFebruary 12, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 12, 2014October 30, 202302

(Reuters) – Bitcoin is being hit by attacks from unknown computer hackers who are sending mutated lines of code into the program that runs the...

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Russian authorities say Bitcoin illegal

YoopyaFebruary 10, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 10, 2014October 30, 202307

(Reuters) – Russian authorities have issued warnings against using Bitcoin, saying the virtual currency could be used for money laundering or financing terrorism and that...

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A Swipe at Traditional Banking at a Forum Illuminating Bitcoin

YoopyaJanuary 29, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 29, 2014November 25, 202303

A hearing Tuesday on the regulatory future of Bitcoin instead turned into a forum on the shortcomings of the traditional banking industry. The hearing, called...

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Bitcoin entrepreneurs Charlie Shrem and Robert Faiella charged with money laundering

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 202302

Two Bitcoin entrepreneurs have been arrested and charged with money laundering by US authorities. Charlie Shrem, chief executive of New York-based BitInstant, and Robert Faiella,...