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Markets

CoinEX.pw: We Were Hacked, But Will Cover All Losses

CoinEX.pw has confirmed it recently suffered a hack resulting in the theft of all the bitcoins in its possession.

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Markets

Dutch Official Downplays Law Enforcement Need for Bitcoin Ban

One Dutch official is saying international cooperation, not a bitcoin ban, is needed to deter digital currency crime.

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Polish Bitcoin Exchange Bitcurex Targeted by Hacking Attack

Poland’s leading exchange temporarily shutdown today, following a hack which targeted funds in its users’ bitcoin wallets.

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Markets

Chicago Court Freezes Assets of Mark Karpeles in the US

The court has apparently frozen all US-based assets controlled by Mark Karpeles, CEO of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.

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Pirate Treasure Resurfaces at Bitcoin's First Academic Workshop

The first academic workshop to feature peer-reviewed research on bitcoin included a hunt for Dread Pirate Roberts’ lost coins.

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Economist Nouriel Roubini Slams Bitcoin, Calls it a ‘Ponzi Game’

The US economist has published a spate of heavily critical tweets aimed at bitcoin and its advocates.

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Tech

Will Linux Flaw Leave Bitcoiners Vulnerable to Attacks?

A longstanding error with the Linux gnuTLS package could have a wide-ranging impact on the bitcoin community.

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Poloniex Loses 12.3% of its Bitcoins in Latest Bitcoin Exchange Hack

Withdrawals are once again live on Poloniex after it lost 12.3% of its bitcoins to hackers.

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Bitcoin Bank Flexcoin to Close After $600k Bitcoin Theft

Flexcoin has revealed 890 BTC were stolen as part of a breach of its hot wallet storage.

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Japan Mulls Bitcoin Tax Following Mt. Gox Failure

Japan’s Ministry of Finance and national tax agency are reportedly studying ways of governing and taxing digital currency transactions.

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