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Bitcoin isn't the future of money -- it's either a Ponzi ...

An ATM that trades in bitcoin, the burgeoning virtual currency, is up and running at a North Side café. Jorge Flores believes the machine in his Cassava restaurant in Lake View is likely the first such device in the city devoted to bitcoin. Flores' restaurant at 3338 N. Clark St. started accepting... (Juan Perez Jr.)

But what made people mine Bitcoins is what has kept them from spending...

Bitcoin futures soar amid frenzy over virtual currency ...

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Bitcoin futures soar amid frenzy over virtual currency

Chicagoans are jumping into the world of bitcoin ...

Chicagoans are jumping into the world of bitcoin: 'Everyone thinks I'm crazy'

Lou Fuglia / Chicago Tribune

Michael Unetich, vice president of cryptocurrencies at Trading Technologies, credits the rapid rise in bitcoin's price on Monday to "pent-up demand" from those investors who deemed standard bitcoin trading too risky.

Michael Unetich, vice president of cryptocurrencies at Trading...

Five myths about bitcoin - Chicago Tribune

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Five myths about bitcoin

Joseph Bonneau and Steven...

CBOE, CME to jump into bitcoin futures trading - Chicago ...

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CBOE, CME to jump into bitcoin futures trading

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CBOE will be first to trade bitcoin futures - Chicago Tribune

The CBOE Futures Exchange will start trading bitcoin futures Sunday, making it the first traditional exchange to allow investors to bet on the future price of the digital currency.

The exchange announced Friday that it would begin offering bitcoin futures trading, but it didn't specify a start date. CBOE said Monday that trading will open at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, with Dec. 11 as the first full day of trading.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange also said Friday that it will start offering bitcoin futures trading on Dec. 18. Several media outlets...

$100 of bitcoin in 2010 is worth $75 million today ...

Bitcoin has received a lot of attention over the past few weeks in the wake of the recent malware attacks that impacted dozens of countries and thousands of businesses. Victims were required to pay a "ransom" in the digital currency to unlock files that were encrypted by the virus. The question for many business owners is that, given its growing acceptance, is it ready for prime time? Should we...

'Altcoins' gain popularity as bitcoin goes mainstream ...

Bitcoin's smaller cousins are outpacing the largest cryptocurrency's gains since major U.S. exchanges started offering futures.

The biggest gainers among digital assets with at least $1 billion of market capitalization in the past seven days are so-called alternative coins Verge, Tron, Qtum and Cardano, soaring at least 300 percent. Despite some wild price swings, bitcoin's price is mostly flat...

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