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Bitcoin: Problems already cloud the currency's future ...

Bitcoin: Problems already cloud the currency's future

By Chris Baraniuk

Some caches of bitcoins haven't been touched for years

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Bitcoin is booming. But many researchers close to the world's most feted cryptocurrency are expressing concern about the security of its assets, and the stability of the economy that has grown up around it.

Jonathan Levin at the University of...

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A new bitcoin Ponzi scheme or scam pops up almost every day ...

A new bitcoin Ponzi scheme or scam pops up almost every day

Trackable transactions don't save you from scams

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By Chris Stokel-Walker

Everyone and their dog seems to be investing in bitcoin , but buyers beware: there are plenty of pitfalls. As well as holding your nerve as the value of the cryptocurrency rockets and plummets , potential investors have to be wary of hacks, Ponzi...

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Date: 2018-01-11 17:44:50

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