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.
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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Unlike gold or dollar bills, the digital currency known as bitcoin does not physically exist. There is no there there.
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Jun 8, 2017
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The Bitcoin digital currency system is in danger of losing its credibility as an independent payment system because of the growing power of a group that runs some of the computers behind it.
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Jun 17, 2014
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Microsoft and Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Tuesday announced they are working together to make financial transactions more efficient with blockchain technology—the foundation of bitcoin digital currency.
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Sep 27, 2016
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(Phys.org) —Bitcoin is a digital currency that has, well, gained currency, as a medium of exchange. Now two computer science researchers from Cornell find that this extensive ecosystem can be undermined and they outline ...
As the extreme volatility of cryptocurrencies makes them difficult to depend on for day-to-day use, another type of virtual currency is gaining popularity: stablecoins.
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Feb 24, 2019
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Anyone interested in modern technology has heard of the digital currency called Bitcoin, even if few people understand how it works.
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Aug 23, 2015
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Police in eastern China have busted a ring of illicit bitcoin miners who stole nearly $3 million worth of electricity to generate the digital currency, prompting a local power company to tip off investigators, authorities ...
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Jul 12, 2019
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The massive spread of the cryptocurrency or digital currency, Bitcoin, opens up new pathways for researchers to study social action on markets. This reveals interesting feedback between the exchange rates and mentions in ...
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Aug 7, 2014
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Bitcoin exchange MtGox faced massive hacker offensives last month, coming under some 150,000 DDoS attacks per second for several days ahead of its spectacular failure, a report said Sunday.
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