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Digital Currency

Missing Funds Rock the Digital-Currency World in a Tough Year for Bitcoin

For electronic currency provider Bitcoin, 2012 is proving to be a problematic year. In March, a well-known Bitcoin trading platform, Bitcoinica, announced a security breach in which hackers stole 43,554 Bitcoins. In May, a Federal Bureau of Investigation report warned that criminals could use Bitcoin for illicit purposes. And later …

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In Wake of FBI Report, Bitcoin Backer Says Benefits Outweigh Risk of Criminal Use

A Federal Bureau of Investigation report warning that criminals could use the electronic currency Bitcoin for money laundering and other illicit activities does not reflect the majority of activities for which the currency is actually used, a Bitcoin developer tells Digital Transactions. “Asking Bitcoin if they have a response to …

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