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Bitcoin: a simple guide to digital currency | WIRED UK

Monday 27 March 2017

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WIRED has been reporting on digital currency Bitcoin for several years, but in the past few months, a single bitcoin's trading value has swung significantly making it a regular fixture in headlines. Despite this, there remains a lot of confusion about what bitcoins are, how to use them and whether or not we are in a Bitcoin Bubble. Here's our simple guide to...

Date: 2017-12-20 00:53:17

Bitcoin scaling problems mean it won't make it as a ...

The value of bitcoin has increased 17-fold this year but transaction fees and speed means it will struggle to scale

By Tom Simonite Originally published by WIRED US

13 Dec 2017

Originally published by WIRED US

Wednesday 13 December 2017

Dylan Boelte

"To the moon!" The phrase is the battle cry of true believers in cryptocurrency bitcoin--and charts of its price in recent weeks point directly...

Date: 2018-01-11 22:53:58

wired.co.uk/article/nhs-hackers-bitcoin-value

Monday 15 May 2017

Elliptic

Update 15.05.2017: Elliptic has released a WannaCry tracker showing the current balance of the three bitcoin addresses known to be associated with the ransomware (above). The total at the time of writing is $54,000 and counting. See the tracker here .

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It's the biggest ransomware outbreak in history, claiming 200,000 victims in at least 150...

Date: 2018-01-30 20:29:34

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