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# bitcoin - Friday 10 May, 2019
Irishman facing more than 100 years in US prison over alleged Bitcoin hacking theft
Conor Freeman now faces extradition to the US over the alleged offences.
# bitcoin - Thursday 3 January, 2019
At least 3,226 user records compromised in Luas cyber attack
The records of those who had signed up for the Luas newsletter had been compromised, Transdev said this afternoon.
# bitcoin - Wednesday 3 October, 2018
Ray D'Arcy rubbishes fake news Facebook posts that say he 'invested $5 million in Bitcoin'
D’Arcy says he is bemused by the posts.
# bitcoin - Sunday 19 August, 2018
South Korean swaps bitcoins for €2 million in fake notes
Once the transaction was completed in a hotel in the city of Nice, the South Korean realised the 500-euro notes he had been handed were photocopied fakes.
# bitcoin - Saturday 3 March, 2018
Bitcoin heist: 600 powerful computers stolen in Iceland
Icelandic police arrested 11 people.
# bitcoin - Monday 12 February, 2018
Number of websites infected by cryptocurrency hack, Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre says
It said that there are no indications at this stage that members of the public are at risk.
# bitcoin - Saturday 10 February, 2018
Irish banks monitoring bitcoin buys on credit cards after UK bank brings in ban
The cryptocurrency has surged in value recently, but there are fears it’s on the verge of plummeting.
# bitcoin - Monday 5 February, 2018
Bitcoin brain teaser: This cryptic painting just earned someone €40,000
The puzzle was created by crypto artists @coin_artist and Rob Myers in early 2015.
# bitcoin - Friday 12 January, 2018
This young scientist had to explain Bitcoin to Michael D Higgins
Turns out the President was up to speed on cryptocurrency.
# bitcoin - Sunday 3 December, 2017
European police target Kinahan's hidden Bitcoin cash in Belgium and the Czech Republic
A Bitcoin ‘mine’ was discovered in a raid on the cartel last month.
# bitcoin - Friday 1 December, 2017
Volatile Bitcoin surpasses $11,000, before plummeting to $9,000 (and then rising again)
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase has called bitcoin a “fraud”.
# bitcoin - Wednesday 29 November, 2017
Online currency Bitcoin surges past the $10,000 mark for the first time
The unprecedented surge has worried analysts that the growth is a bubble.
# bitcoin - Sunday 20 August, 2017
Bitcoin's future: 'Remember many people saw the early internet as a toy that would never take off'
Some of the most talented software developers in the world are working on Bitcoin, writes John Gleeson.
# bitcoin - Friday 21 July, 2017
'Just a taste of what is to come': Worldwide operation shuts down two huge 'dark web' markets
Underground websites AlphaBay and Hansa Market had tens of thousands of sellers.
# bitcoin - Saturday 15 July, 2017
Explainer: What is Bitcoin, and why is it making headlines again?
Mark Karpeles, former CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox, went on trial this week over the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the virtual currency.
# bitcoin - Friday 12 May, 2017
'This was an international attack': NHS plunged into chaos in large-scale cyber hack
Theresa May has said the cyber attack wasn’t specifically targeting the NHS.
# bitcoin - Sunday 8 January, 2017
How students at Irish universities are buying unprescribed 'study drugs' to deal with exams
“Once I sat in the library for 13 hours straight and didn’t even take a break. I did my thesis in one whole night.”
# bitcoin - Wednesday 3 August, 2016
Bitcoin plunges as $65m of the currency disappears in a major hack
The volatile cryptocurrency lost more than 20% of its value after the breach.
# bitcoin - Monday 30 May, 2016
Now could be a good time to keep an eye on bitcoin again
The currency is now valued at €477 per coin, matching the valuation it had back in August 2014.
# bitcoin - Thursday 5 May, 2016
Bitcoin's alleged inventor says he doesn't have 'the courage' to prove his claims
Craig Wright said he would offer “extraordinary proof” to support his claims, but said he’s “not strong enough for this”.
# bitcoin - Monday 2 May, 2016
An Australian inventor has revealed himself as the creator of Bitcoin
But Craig Wright says he doesn’t want fame or fortune – he just wants to be left alone.
# bitcoin - Wednesday 9 December, 2015
Police raid home of possible bitcoin founder
The property was searched just hours after reports identified the possible founder of the controversial cryptocurrency.
# bitcoin - Monday 30 March, 2015
Special agents probing the Silk Road drug website allegedly helped themselves to Bitcoin
Two agents have been charged with stealing the online currency after Silk Road was seized by the FBI.
# bitcoin - Thursday 5 February, 2015
The man behind the Silk Road drug website could spend the rest of his life in prison
He adopted the name Dread Pirate Roberts and was accused of brokering over $200 million in drug deals.
# bitcoin - Tuesday 3 February, 2015
These Trinity students think they may have solved the Bitcoin problem
Critics say that the digital currency lacks transparency – and a group of students have been trying to fix that.
# bitcoin - Thursday 11 December, 2014
The first major tech company to accept Bitcoin payments isn't Google or Apple
Those in the US can now purchase goods from Microsoft’s Windows and Xbox stores using the cryptocurrency.
# bitcoin - Friday 7 November, 2014
Worldwide crackdown on 'dark net' leads to 15 arrests (and two in Ireland)
An investigation coordinated by Europol covered the United States and 16 countries in Europe.
# bitcoin - Wednesday 24 September, 2014
PayPal opens its doors (slightly) to bitcoin payments
The company has teamed up with three bitcoin payment processors, allowing sellers to accept bitcoin as payment for digital goods.
# bitcoin - Tuesday 5 August, 2014
Explainer: Why the new challenger to Bitcoin is worth keeping an eye on
The new currency has been backed by Stripe, founded by the Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison, but is it worth taking note of?
# bitcoin - Monday 21 July, 2014
Dell is now the largest company to accept payments in Bitcoin
The computer giant’s CEO Michael Dell made the announcement on Twitter.
# bitcoin - Thursday 3 July, 2014
Central Bank urges Bitcoin to learn from the mistakes of the last financial crisis
The Director of Markets Supervision, Gareth Murphy, urged the virtual currency industry to work with financial institutions and avoid the “culture of indifference” which led to the last financial crisis.
# bitcoin - Monday 16 June, 2014
Apple approves first bitcoin trading app after policy change
Coin Pocket has become the first bitcoin trading app to be approved by Apple since it updated its App Store review guidelines.
# bitcoin - Tuesday 3 June, 2014
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Apple's policy update could pave the way for bitcoin payments
Apps can now accept payments from “approved virtual currencies” although Apple hasn’t said which ones qualify.
# bitcoin - Tuesday 20 May, 2014
Bitcoin exchanges investigated over possible Silk Road connections
The FBI has issued subpoenas to a number of bitcoin exchanges as it continues its investigations into the site.
# bitcoin - Tuesday 22 April, 2014
Looking for a place to store your bitcoins safely? Two Irish companies are offering just that
Both BitVendo and Merrion Vaults are allowing bitcoin owners to store the crypto-currency through cold storage, a service which stores them offline and protects them from security breaches.
# bitcoin - Wednesday 16 April, 2014
MtGox abandons its plans to rebuild and files for liquidation
If the Tokyo court approves of MtGox’s request, a trustee will be appointed, who will take over management of the company’s assets from its CEO, Mark Karpelés.
# bitcoin - Wednesday 9 April, 2014
When you search for 'bitcoin' on Revenue.ie you get 'bacon'
Bacon and buttons.
# bitcoin - Wednesday 26 March, 2014
US revenue service decides to treat Bitcoin as property, not currency
Under the new rules, US bitcoin owners will have to pay taxes on the income they gain as bitcoin increases in value.
# bitcoin - Friday 21 March, 2014
Imagine finding €87mn 'in an old wallet'. Bitcoin exchange MtGox did just that
The Tokyo-based digital currency had previously lost 850,000 coins worth nearly €368 million.
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