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It has gotten pretty hard to mine for Bitcoin since the difficulty rate increases around every two weeks. To make matters worse, some mining hardware companies have failed to deliver products to their customers, which has resulted in a series of lawsuits for certain companies....

Speaking with CNBC, a group of currency experts stated that in twenty years the United States dollar will most likely still be the world’s reserve currency. They further stated that the likelihood of bitcoin not being around is probable. Regardless of the turnout, the state of...

Today, an Investor Alert was issued by Missouri State Secretary Jason Kander on the risks in dealing with bitcoin and other digital currencies. As with all cautions placed over bitcoin use, Kander warned of past experiences that have affected the bitcoin market, such as hacks and...

In an interview with RT, bitcoin investor and evangelist, Roger Ver, discusses his thoughts on the virtual currency. He believes that it is the way of the future, and unlike any monetary unit we’ve ever seen before. Ver is the Chief Executive Director at MemoryDealers and...

The past few days seemed like the calm before the storm where, starting on April 15, we were all waiting to see if the PBOC would ban or further restrict Bitcoin. CoinReport got its hands on the translated version of the Caixin article which detailed the events of the PBOC’s most...

Even though Bitcoin is recognized by the IRS as property rather than currency, it is still expected to be reported on tax documents within the US. The French Ministry of Economy and Finance are now also subjecting revenues of the digital currency to taxation. French Tax Authority...

A 22-year old Dutch man, by the user name SuperTrips, has dealt with ecstasy, cocaine, and LSD through the Silk Road website run with Bitcoin. SuperTrips’ real name is Cornelis Jan Slomp and he is from the Netherlands. According to U.S Attorney Zachary T. Fardon, and Slomp’s...

Lookout, a popular security app on Google Play, has discovered five wallpaper apps that were secretly mining Bitcoin. The five apps carried a malware called BadLepricon which was one of the first times Lookout has ever seen a mobile specific Bitcoin mining malware. Google was...

Charlie Shrem, the former CEO of BitInstant, was arrested back in January for his alleged involvement in money laundering on black market website, Silk Road. After posting bail, Shrem has been under house arrest, awaiting his indictment. However, he feels that there are some...