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Ripple’s XRP saw the strongest growth of any cryptocurrency in 2017

Ripple has surpassed Ethereum to become the world's second most valuable cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization.
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It won’t power the Matrix, but these suits use humans to mine cryptocurrencies

Looking for a new way to mine cryptocurrencies? You could do so by harvesting the excess heat your body generates. Seriously.
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Cryptocurrency expert released after $1 million bitcoin ransom

A cryptocurrency expert has been released after a million dollar bitcoin ransom was paid to his kidnappers.
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Cryptocurrency windfall — Pineapple Fund gifts $1 million to Internet Archive

The anonymous Pineapple Fund has donated $1 million worth of bitcoin to the Internet Archive to continue its historical record keeping.
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What’s the true value of bitcoin? A Morgan Stanley analyst says it may be zero

Bitcoin currently trades for about 13,000 dollars, but a new report from Morgan Stanley suggests the value of bitcoin might be zero
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As bitcoin takes its biggest tumble this quarter, other coins follow suit

Bitcoin has had its biggest slump in recent memory over the past 24 hours and it's pulling down almost all other coins with it.
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How to buy Ethereum

Alongside bitcoin, Ethereum is one of the most exciting cryptocurrencies around. Here's how to buy Ethereum so you can join the hype train.
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5 things you didn’t know you could buy with bitcoin

Companies as big as Overstock, Dell, and Expedia now accept bitcoin. Here are five things you can buy with your cryptocurrency.
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North Korea denies accusations of WannaCry attack involvement

Two days after the White House publicly attributed North Korea to May's WannaCry global attack, a DPRK representative fired back.
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Go ahead, pass laws. They can’t kill bitcoin, even if they try

Bitcoin regulation is a waste of everyone's time. Here's why no matter what's done, Bitcoin will continue to flourish.
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North Korea suspected of stealing millions in bitcoin from South Korean exchange

Cryptocurrency now worth over $82 million was stolen from South Korean exchange Bithumb, alongside 30,000 users personal information.
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Bitcoin approaches $20K, but is the bubble about to burst?

Bitcoin has seen some really impressive growth this year in terms of value and mainstream interest, but what are the risks?
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Major investment firms are now offering Bitcoin futures

The Chicago-based Cboe Global Market launched the first Bitcoin futures exchange earlier this year. Now, TD Ameritrade has joined
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Can bitcoin see more exponential growth in 2018? Its investors say ‘yes’

A survey of Bitcoin investors found that many are bullish on the idea of 2018 returns exceeding those already seen in 2017.
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You can now buy your neighbor’s couch from Craigslist using Bitcoin

In what can only be called a true "Mama I made it moment," Bitcoin is now being accepted on Craigslist. This was initially noticed by Reddit.
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HP pops out a patch after dormant keylogging code is found on some laptops

Keylogging code found on some HP laptops, Bitcoin website and app confusion hits Apple App Store, team crashes drones for a good reason.
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Bitcoin is still soaring. What’s the limit?

Bitcoin might be worth more than ever today, but is this another dot com bubble waiting to happen?
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Nearly $64 million in bitcoin is missing following NiceHash marketplace hack

A major attack on the NiceHash digital currency marketplace has led to the site's bitcoin wallet being drained.
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You’ll need to sell your Bitcoin if you want to buy games with it on Steam

Valve has cut off Bitcoin as a payment method for Steam, meaning you'll need to sell your coins if you want to use them on the platform.
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Sell! Sell! Sell! This AI tries to predict when the bitcoin bubble will pop

Is bitcoin in a speculative bubble? A new machine learning tool promises to keep tabs on its meteoric rise, and warn you if things head south.
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This Bitcoin collection is worth $75 million — it’s also buried in a landfill

James Howells may be the unluckiest investor ever. His Bitcoin collection is worth $75 million, but its buried under a landfill
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CryptoKitties lets you buy, sell, breed virtual cats using real digital currency

What would happen if you crossed Pokémon with Bitcoin? You’d probably end up with something like CryptoKitties on the Ethereum blockchain.
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You’ll soon be able to bet on Bitcoin’s future value on NASDAQ

The NASDAQ stock exchange is going to introduce Bitcoin futures contracts in the new year, letting people gambling on Bitcoin's future.
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An estimated $30 billion in Bitcoins may be lost forever

New estimations suggest that some $30 billion worth of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency may have been lost over the years since its creation.
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Bitcoin’s latest boom sends it scorching past $9,000

Bitcoin has once again eclipsed all of its previous value records, tearing past $9,000 to gain a total market value of more than $152 billion
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Survey: Bitcoin buyers prefer investing in it over using it as a payment method

A Bitcoin survey has shown that most investors want to profit from the cryptocurrency rather than use it for any sort of purchase.
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Bitcoin Cash surpassed Ethereum as world’s second most popular cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Cash still lags behind its older sibling, but it briefly supplanted Ethereum as the second most valuable cryptocurrency
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Ethereum bug locks $280 million of cryptocurrency in owners’ accounts

An accidentally triggered bug in Ethereum mutli-signature wallets has caused almost $300 million of the currency to become untouchable.
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Bitcoin reaches new heights, surges beyond $7,000 in value

For the first time in the cryptocurrency's history, the value of a single unit of Bitcoin has exceeded $7,000.
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SEC warns all of us that publicly endorsing Bitcoin may be illegal

The SEC has released a warning statement implying that publicly endorsing Bitcoin may be illegal.
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The value of cryptocurrencies is on the rise, but so are the risks from hackers

As the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to rise so do the risks of exploitation by hackers.
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Bitcoin suffers another setback as South Korea bans ICOs

Following in China's footseps, South Korea has banned "raising money through all forms of virtual currencies," as per a Reuters report.
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Forget Apple Pay — Sirin Labs’ Finney phone helps you pay with cryptocurrency

Finney is the name given to Sirin Labs new smartphone and PC devices made for blockchain and cryptocurrency use.
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Server hack on security firm Avast attached malware to popular CCleaner app

Cybersecurity firm Avast's server get hacked, The Pirate Bay needs your browser to raise some cash, Noel Lee of Monster rethinks retail.