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# Crypto-currency

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2022
US seizes $3.4 billion in bitcoin stolen from dark web marketplace Silk Road
The latest operation marks the Justice Department’s second-largest crypto seizure.
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Nov 7th 2022, 10:45 PM
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Ransom demanded for Norwegian millionaire's wife after suspected kidnapping
Anne Hagen has been missing since 31 October last year.
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Jan 9th 2019, 1:05 PM
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.
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Jul 15th 2017, 9:45 AM
Top bitcoin exchange website disappears after fears of theft emerge
MtGox is currently offline after claims it saw more than 744,400 bitcoins stolen, worth more than $300 million in current trading figures.
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Feb 25th 2014, 9:55 AM
Bitcoin or bit-con? Meet the crypto-currency that's taking over the internet
We explain the online-only currency that’s been making waves this week – and meet some Irish people with a lot to lose…
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Apr 13th 2013, 9:15 AM