IMF's Lagarde Calls for Bitcoin Crackdown

IMF chief Christine Lagarde says cryptocurrency’s own blockchain technology could be used to control it.

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John Oliver Uses $15K Beanie Babies and Rap Videos to Explain Bitcoin

Everything you don’t understand about money combined with everything you don’t understand about computers

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Reuters Launches Bitcoin Sentiment Gauge for Crypto Traders

Reuters Launches Bitcoin Sentiment Gauge for Crypto Traders

Thomson Reuters Corp is to track and analyze chatter about bitcoin on hundreds of news and social media websites to help investors looking for an edge in trading the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, the company said on Monday.

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How to Use Bitcoin to Bet the NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament

How to Use Bitcoin to Bet the NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament

You can fund your online sports betting account using Bitcoin throughout the NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament and withdraw using that cryptocurrency, then convert it into USD, euros, pounds or other money by connecting to your bank account.

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Asia Coin Cryptocurrency Rallies While The Bitcoin Price Index Struggles

Asia Coin Cryptocurrency Rallies While The Bitcoin Price Index Struggles

The Bitcoin Price Index has been struggling over the past week since Coinbase established a publicly traded fund on the U.S. Stock market.

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Google Cracking Down on ICO Ads?

While Google claims not to have any official policy against cryptocurrency advertising, some reports suggest that may no longer be the case.

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Hackers Target 400,000 Computers with Mining Malware

More than 400,000 personal computers have been attacked in a large-scale attempt to distribute cryptocurrency mining malware. The hackers used sophisticated trojans to infect PCs mostly in Russia, but also in Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries.

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Crypto Values Drop to Lower Vantage Points

The price of cryptocurrencies across all markets has been dropping in value quite a bit over the past 48 hours. BTC/USD markets started tumbling on March 5, after the price reached a high of $11,650 during the evening trading sessions.

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How Do Online Bookies Switch Their Bettors to Bitcoin?

How Do Online Bookies Switch Their Bettors to Bitcoin?

Some online bookies are having trouble getting their sports bettors to switch to Bitcoin. If you’re one of the bookies, you need to give your players a reason. Market the right message to bettors with these 3 reasons why cryptocurrency is best for betting.

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Judge Rules That Cryptocurrencies Are Like Commodities

Judge Rules That Cryptocurrencies Are Like Commodities

The ruling is part of a fraud case in Brooklyn against New York resident Patrick McDonnell and his company Coin Drop Markets.

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Japan Penalises Several Cryptocurrency Exchanges Following Hack

Japan Penalises Several Cryptocurrency Exchanges Following Hack

The Japanese government is slapping penalties on several cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, after JPY 58 billion ($530 million or roughly Rs. 3,250 crores) of virtual coins were lost earlier this year from hacking.

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Win Magical Money and Bitcoin Playing The New Wild Spells Slots

Win Magical Money and Bitcoin Playing The New Wild Spells Slots

When you look at the title, it is easy to think that we are talking about witchcraft. That is not the direction we want you to perceive the article. The correct perception should be that if you are interested in knowing about your future, your day ahead of you and everything that is happening in the next minute. That is what we’re talking about.

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Bittrex Exchange Adds Tether Competitor TrueUSD

Bittrex Exchange Adds Tether Competitor TrueUSD

As the saying goes, don’t keep all your stablecoins in one basket. Over-reliance on tethers could prove costly to an exchange such as Bittrex if U.S. regulators were to crack down on the controversial stablecoin.

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Bitcoin Tanks on News That SEC Wants Crypto Exchanges to Register With Agency

Bitcoin fell Wednesday, dropping below the key $10,000 level after the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will require digital asset exchanges to register with the agency.

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Report: Hacked Mt. Gox Funds Linked To UK ‘Shell’ Company

The now defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox allegedly used a UK “shell” company to launder some 650,000 BTC (equal to about $6.9 bln at press time) prior to its abrupt closure.

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CNBC: Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Launches the Dow Jones of Cryptocurrencies

Coinbase has announced it is launching a weighted index fund for cryptocurrencies.

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What Are The Best Online Slot Machines To Play For Money and Bitcoin?

What Are The Best Online Slot Machines To Play For Money and Bitcoin?

Have you ever wondered what the best online slot machines to play for Bitcoin or real money? Play Slots 4 Real Money has researched what the most popular online slot machines. 

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PayPal to Expand Into Cryptocurrency Market?

A recent patent filing reveals that Paypal might be considering expanding its exposure to the cryptocurrency ecosystem with a new system for speedy transactions, Bitcoin.com News reported late Monday.

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Rich Casino the Latest to Add Ethereum

Rich Casino the Latest to Add Ethereum

Rich Casino, the innovative gaming site, is now offering payouts via the Ethereum cryptocurrency. Renowned for its comprehensive library of games and technology standards, Rich Casino's integration with Ethereum allows it to achieve higher payout and transaction rates.

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This Week in Bitcoin Courtroom Drama

This Week in Bitcoin Courtroom Drama

Get your popcorn at the ready as we prepare to chew over the highlights from This Week in Bitcoin and a series of potential courtroom dramas unfolding.

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Class Action Complaint Filed Against Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase: Claims 'Insider Trading'

Class Action Complaint Filed Against Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase: Claims 'Insider Trading'

A class action lawsuit was filed against Coinbase this past Thursday on March 1 accusing the exchange of ‘insider trading’ for the bitcoin cash launch last December.

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Bank of England Chief Slams Cryptocurrencies; Urges Action

Bank of England Chief Slams Cryptocurrencies; Urges Action

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney on Friday launched a withering attack on cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and urged regulators around the world to monitor them in the same way as other financial assets.

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600 Computers Used for Bitcoin Mining Stolen in Massive Heist

600 Computers Used for Bitcoin Mining Stolen in Massive Heist

Some 600 computers used to "mine" bitcoin and other virtual currencies have been stolen from data centers in Iceland in what police say is the biggest series of thefts ever in the North Atlantic island nation.

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JPMorgan Chase Fears Cryptocurrencies to be Disruptive to Competition

JPMorgan Chase Fears Cryptocurrencies to be Disruptive to Competition

An internal report suggests that JPMorgan Chase is feeling threatened by decentralized currency in digital form.

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How to Use Bitcoin to Bet the Academy Awards

You can fund your online sports betting account using Bitcoin this Academy Awards and withdraw using that cryptocurrency, then convert it into USD, euros, pounds or other money by connecting to your bank account.

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Experts Break Down Future of Cryptocurrencies

“What we’re talking about here is a technology that has the ability to disintermediate some of the trusted participants in a transaction,” one expert said at a gathering held by the Chicago Sun Times Thursday night.

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Online Bookie Tips: Learn How To Protect and Store Bitcoins

Online Bookie Tips: Learn How To Protect and Store Bitcoins

Bitcoin continues to be favored by online bookies. So, as a bookie, you should know how to protect and store your Bitcoins. Continue reading to find out short-term and long-term storage for your online bookie business.

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Another Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Cryptocurrency Exchange

Another Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Cryptocurrency Exchange

132 Coincheck customers have banded together asking for a refund of 228 million yen ($2Mn) following a $530Mn USD hacking of the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange. The hacking occurred on January 26.

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SEC Investigating Cryptocurrencies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the cryptocurrency market, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Coinbase Experiencing Intermittent Delays in Bitcoin Sells and Buys

One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, CoinBase, announced Wednesday it had been experiencing some delays in buys and sells of Bitcoin. 

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