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All about bitcoin, the mysterious digital currency, United ...

For people who do not want to reveal their identities, there are services like LocalBitcoins that will connect local people who want to buy and sell bitcoins for cash, generally without any verification of identity required.

To start accepting bitcoins is even easier. One needs only to create a bitcoin address, which can be done...

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Date: 2018-01-30 19:12:34

Bitcoin ATM machines crash as price of cryptocurrency ...

The bitcoin ATM machine at Tiong Bahru Plaza was one of the two that stopped dispensing the cryptocurrency as the network could not keep up with demand. The other one that crashed was at Hong Lim Complex.ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO

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As bitcoin surged past US$16,000 last week, the network could not keep up with the breathless demand.

Two ATM machines selling the cryptocurrency in Singapore...

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Date: 2018-01-11 21:11:35

Here's why bitcoin has gone ballistic, Companies & Markets ...

You probably never heard of bitcoin a year ago, but just overnight it went through the roof - several times.

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Date: 2018-01-11 21:00:27

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China said to plan power curbs for some bitcoin miners ...

Fans cool racks of bitcoin-mining machines at a server farm in Guizhou, China.PHOTO: NYT

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Date: 2018-01-30 21:37:15

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Virtual currency smashes price barriers, Invest News & Top ...

Defying its staunchest critics and sceptics, bitcoin, a virtual currency not backed by any government, gold, silver or cash reserves, has gone from being perceived as a mere passing fad to one of the best performing investment assets the year.

Bitcoin had been rising steadily throughout the year - give or take some sharps dips - but went into overdrive after the American derivatives regulator, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said it would allow futures trading in the currency. It was a watershed development for institutional...

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Date: 2018-01-11 20:06:27

Related topics : bitcoin digital currency price / virtual currency exchange bitcoin / digital virtual currency and bitcoins / virtual currency bitcoin / bitcoin currency of the future

Bitcoin is not a currency, investors risk losing all: MAS ...

"Can you use it for daily interactions? It may be valued at US$18,000 right now but what I want to know is how you convert it into fiat currency and realise that value. The risk comes at the moment of conversion," he said.

Anxiety is mounting as mainstream exchanges launch bitcoin contracts, lending them an air of legitimacy.

CME Group Inc, the world's largest derivatives exchange operator,...

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Date: 2018-01-30 17:20:56

Related topics : bitcoin digital currency exchange / using bitcoin for currency exchange / bitcoin exchange market / multi currency bitcoin exchange / bitcoin currency exchange

Slow browsing? Hackers could be mining bitcoin, Singapore ...

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Slow browsing? Hackers could be mining bitcoin

Computer users will notice their computers performing more slowly than usual, as the mining software hogs the computer's resources, taking about 60 per cent or more of its computational power.PHOTO: REUTERS

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If you feel your Internet connection has been slower in the past few months, do not blame your service...

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Date: 2018-01-11 20:41:22

Related topics : cryptocurrency mining software / bitcoin mining computer power / cryptocurrency mining machine / bitcoin mining computer case / bitcoin mining computer

Winklevoss twins become world's first bitcoin billionaires ...

Their bet paid off hugely with bitcoin having soared over 10,000 per cent after last week's price surge.

That stratospheric rise has made millionaires out of many of bitcoin's early backers but the Winklevoss twins are believed to be the first public figures to...

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Date: 2017-12-30 10:35:07

Related topics : bitcoin digital currency exchange / bitcoin price all exchanges / global digital currency exchange / digital currency exchange list / digital currency exchanger

A coin worth its weight in gold, Photos News & Top Stories ...

A coin worth its weight in gold

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A woman holding up a coin made of 99.99 per cent gold, dubbed "Big Phil", in Berlin yesterday. One of the world's largest coins, it was...

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Date: 2017-12-20 00:59:58

Related topics : big phil gold coin / big phil coin