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Ernst & Young to Sell $12 Million in Bitcoin at Auction

Ernst & Young has announced it will auction $12.9m worth of bitcoin confiscated from a former Silk Road user.

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Spanish Police Seize 6 Bitcoin Mines in Crackdown on Stolen TV Content

Spanish police have seized and destroyed six bitcoin mines as part of an investigation into the illegal distribution of television content.

Row of Gridseed litecoin miners set up. Copyright: Arina P Habich

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5 Members of US National Guard Arrested for Alleged Bitcoin Scam

A group of US Army National Guard members have been arrested and charged with a scheme to use bitcoin to purchase stolen credit cards

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Gatecoin Claims $2 Million in Bitcoins and Ethers Lost in Security Breach

Gatecoin has claimed that it lost as much as 185,000 ethers and 250 bitcoins, an amount worth roughly $2.14m at press time.

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Taiwan Police Arrest Man Behind Alleged Bitcoin Trading Scam

Local authorities in Taiwan are said to have arrested a man believed to have orchestrated a bitcoin trading platform scam.

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Policy

New York Police Win FinCEN Award for Bitcoin Investigation

The New York Police Department winning an award from the Financial Crimes Enforcement network after tracing a series of bitcoin transactions.

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Markets

Private Digital Currency Founder Jailed for 20 Years

The founder of Liberty Reserve, a private digital currency system that was a predecessor of bitcoin, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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Markets

The Four Types of Bitcoin Users

This opinion piece explores the range of bitcoin users and how their opinions on how the technology should develop is impacting network progress.

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Markets

Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange Operators Plead Guilty in Louisiana

A Louisiana man and his son have plead guilty to running an unlicensed bitcoin exchange, the US Department of Justice said today.

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Once-Hyped UK Digital Currency Hullcoin Hijacked By Chinese Scammers

A group of Chinese investors has reportedly been defrauded after being pitched on a cryptocurrency launched in 2014 by a local UK government body.

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