Bitcoin Exchange CEO Arrested For Laundering Drug Money With Bitcoins
BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem has been charged with laundering money for customers of online drug bazaar Silk Road. U.S. government agents have arrested BitInstant CEO...
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The U.S. government’s bitcoin bonanza: How, where and when to sell?
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan are sitting on a multimillion-dollar bitcoin gold mine. And it could get much bigger. Federal authorities hauled in 29,655...
Bitcoin price zooms through $1,000 as enthusiasm grows
(Reuters) – The price of the digital currency bitcoin soared above $1,000 for the first time on Wednesday, extending a 400 percent surge in less...
Regulators See Value in Bitcoin, and Investors Hasten to Agree
The virtual currency bitcoin took a big step toward the mainstream on Monday as federal authorities signaled their willingness to accept it as a legitimate...
Bitcoin goes mainstream with ATM in Vancouver coffee shop
(Reuters) – A silver and blue ATM, perched up next to the espresso bar in a trendy Vancouver coffee shop, could launch a new era...
Bitcoin sinks in value after FBI busts Silk Road drug market
(Reuters) – The price of the bitcoin digital currency dropped on Wednesday, after U.S. law enforcement authorities shut down Silk Road, an online marketplace used...