USA Twitter hack: Obama, Biden and Gates accounts targeted in Bitcoin scam The incursion appears to be centred around a cryptocurrency scam. The tweets, which were fake, offered to send people $2,000 for every $1,000 they sent to a bitcoin address. 15/07/2020
Lithuania Explainer: What is 'LBCOIN,' Lithuania's new cryptocurrency? Lithuania will open a pre-sale for its first central state-backed cryptocurrency on July 9 as part of a trial on blockchain technology. 09/07/2020
Germany German police shut down country's biggest online drugs market Eleven people between the ages of 24 and 44 were arrested in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain during the investigation into the Chemical Revolution marketplace. 28/06/2019
USA Hackers hold US city of Baltimore to ransom demanding 13 bitcoins Anonymous hackers have brought the US city of Baltimore to its knees by seizing control of government computers, demanding bitcoin in return for releasing their hold over the systems. 23/05/2019
world news World's largest cryptocurrency takes a dive The world's largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has dropped to its lowest level in more than a year. 20/11/2018
world news Man convicted of Iceland's biggest heist escapes prison, lands in Sweden Sindri Thor Steffanson managed to escape to Sweden on an Icelandair flight also carrying the prime minister 19/04/2018
Iceland How Bitcoin brought the 'Wild Wild West' to Iceland Why is Iceland such a hotbed for bitcoin mining and what repercussions has the glacial country seen from this activity? 19/03/2018
economy Banks in Britain and US ban use of credit cards to buy Bitcoin The move comes over fears a plunge in the value of crypto currencies will leave customers unable to repay their debts. 05/02/2018
economy Samsung branches out into cryptocurrency mining The decision could pile pressure onto the competition. 01/02/2018
Davos Global leaders tackle Bitcoin in Davos The value of Bitcoin soared by 1,700 per cent at the end of last year. But are global, cryptocurrencies regulatable, and do they help criminals transact their business? Davos tackles this difficult subject. 26/01/2018
world news Price of Bitcoin drops by nearly half since December peak Other cryptocurrencies plunged as well after reports South Korea and China could ban cryptocurrency trading. 17/01/2018
world news Missed out on the bitcoin boom? Try these virtual currencies instead Bitcoin is so 2017. If you missed out on the virtual currency boom, here are five other digital assets you can jump into to try to ride the next wave. 03/01/2018
Venezuela Venezuelans turn to ‘bitcoin mining’ to purchase basic needs Hyperinflation has pushed everyday Venezuelans to “bitcoin mining”, which operates underground. 13/12/2017
economy Cryptocurrency mania: and now, the bitcoin futures Investors can now bet on the rise or fall of the cryptocurrency using bitcoin futures, which have started trading on a major regulated exchange. 11/12/2017
world news Bitcoin breaks through 10,000 dollars Controversial cryptocurrency Bitcoin has broken through the 10,000 dollar mark, a 940% rise in value this year so far. 29/11/2017
economy Bitcoin soars to record high Virtual currency Bitcoin has soared to a new record high, more than doubling in value since the beginning of October. 27/11/2017
economy Bitcoin rockets above 6000 euros for the first time The value of Bitcoin has increased more than tenfold over the past year 02/11/2017
