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Bitcoin network trashes supercomputers

Posted May 15, 2013 - 06:25 by Nermin Hajdarbegovic

The Bitcoin hash network is eight times faster than the world’s top 500 supercomputers combined.

Bitcoin founder remains an enigma

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:45 by Shane McGlaun

Bitcoin is currently one of the valuable and popular virtual currencies on the market, with numerous exchange houses springing up literally overnight.

Claim: Bitcoin exchanges less likely to fail, but more likely to suffer breach

Posted April 25, 2013 - 10:46 by Thomas Anderson

Online exchanges that trade hard currency for Bitcoin reportedly have a 45 percent chance of failing - often taking their customers’ money with them. The above-mentioned claim is based on a new computer science study that applied survival analysis to examine the factors that prompt Bitcoin currency exchanges to close.

Bitcoin suffers a big crash

Posted April 12, 2013 - 06:05 by a staff writer

Bitcoin has suffered a flash crash, surprising absolutely no one. The cyber currency tumbled from $266 to just $55 in a single day of trading.

Bitcoin bubble continues to inflate

Posted April 10, 2013 - 05:56 by a staff writer

Bitcoin has surged past $200 for the first time in history, but its meteoric rise has prompted many in the financial world to sound the alarm.

Bitcoin hits $239

Posted April 9, 2013 - 14:12 by Trent Nouveau

Virtual currency Bitcoin broke the $200 barrier today and managed to briefly touch an impressive high of $239.

Report: Bitcoin mining malware spreads on Skype

Posted April 5, 2013 - 14:27 by Trent Nouveau

Security researchers say they have positively identified a spam message campaign on Skype designed to spread malware with Bitcoin mining capabilities.

Bitcoin price hits $100

Posted April 2, 2013 - 08:59 by Nermin Hadjarbegovic

The value of Bitcoin surpassed $100 yesterday, on April Fools’ Day. The virtual, uncontrolled currency has gone from strength to strength in recent months but now it is starting to resemble a massive bubble.

Bitcoin value reaches an all-time high compared to the dollar

Posted February 28, 2013 - 16:09 by Shane McGlaun

Digital currency used in place of the dollar isn't exactly a new concept, especially online.

Mega to start accepting bitcoins

Posted February 18, 2013 - 13:11 by Trent Nouveau

The new web storage service Mega founded by the controversial Kim Dotcom (aka Kim Schmitz) has confirmed that it will now accept bitcoin, an online virtual currency already used by thousands.

Hackers steal $250,000 from BitFloor exchange

Posted September 5, 2012 - 07:23 by Emma Woollacott

The US's biggest BitCoin trading exchange, BitFloor, has been forced to temporarily shut up shop, after a virtual heist in which the equivalent of $250,000 was stolen.