Q&A: How is a bitcoin mined? A look at the virtual currency
A company in Slovenia that mines bitcoin says it has been hacked, for a potential loss of tens of millions of dollars.
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Dec 7, 2017
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News tagged with bitcoins
How do you mine Bitcoin – and is it still worth it?
Most people are bamboozled by Bitcoin. It's shrouded in jargon and geek speak. It borrows physical metaphors from all over the place adding to the confusion. It talks of "coins", but there are no physical coins. You'll hear ...
Internet
Mar 18, 2016
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Bitcoin can push global warming above 2 C in a couple decades
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change finds that if Bitcoin is implemented at similar rates at which other technologies have been incorporated, it alone could produce enough emissions to ...
Environment
Oct 29, 2018
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Stop worrying about how much energy bitcoin uses
The word "bitcoin" is as likely to garnish feverish excitement as it is glaring criticism. The financial community sees speculative promise in the form of trade that currently has little to no regulation. Meanwhile, others ...
Internet
Aug 20, 2018
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New system makes it harder to track Bitcoin transactions
Researchers from North Carolina State University, Boston University and George Mason University have developed a Bitcoin-compatible system that could make it significantly more difficult for observers to identify or track ...
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Feb 8, 2017
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You can't hold a bitcoin, but the web currency's value has skyrocketed. Why?
Unlike gold or dollar bills, the digital currency known as bitcoin does not physically exist. There is no there there.
Internet
Jun 8, 2017
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10 questions about blockchain
What is blockchain, where is it used, and will it become mainstream?
Internet
May 21, 2019
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US seizes Bitcoin operator accounts
US authorities seized the accounts of a Bitcoin digital currency exchange operator, claiming it was functioning as an "unlicensed money service business," court documents showed Friday.
Internet
May 18, 2013
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Bitcoin dispute results in split-coin
A dispute among developers of virtual currency Bitcoin gave birth Tuesday to a new version of the crypto coin after they failed to agree on software changes.
Internet
Aug 1, 2017
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The answer to forecasting Bitcoin may lie in artificial intelligence
As Bitcoin tries to regain some of the lustre it held in late 2017 when it nearly reached US$20,000 in value, investors are still questioning how to predict such a volatile currency.
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Jul 1, 2019
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