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South Korean Court Declares Bitcoin Confiscation Illegal
After Police seized 216 Bitcoins from an individual that was suspected to be involved in illegal activities with the digital currency, it was ruled...
Bitcoin Owes Success to Three Different Waves of Innovators
Cryptocurrency is a complicated mixture of several different fields, which contributes to the difficulty people have in understanding it. Even the term is confusing...
Report Casts Doubt on Future of China’s Bitcoin Exchanges
Regulators in China are said to be considering a move to close all domestic bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges.
According to a report from business media Caixin,...
Russian Government Plans to Subsidize Bitcoin Mining Electrical Cost
Russian newspaper Izvestiya has reported that the Russian government intends to subsidize the cost of electricity for cryptocurrency miners.
The report indicates that the Russian government, through the Institute...
Equifax Hackers Demanding $2.6 Mln in Bitcoin, Or Else
The recent hack of Equifax has created widespread concern among many Americans, as the hack has apparently exposed the private information of more than 143 million...
Russian Authorities Arrest Three Men for Large-Scale Illegal Bitcoin Sales
Russian authorities arrested three men in September 2017 for their alleged involvement in the large-scale “illegal” sale of the digital currency Bitcoin over the past few...