Bitcoins seized by Drug Enforcement Agency
The US Drug Enforcement Administration has posted a notice stating that it seized bitcoins from an individual for purchasing a controlled substance.
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Thomson Reuters publishes white paper on digital currencies and money laundering
The Financial Action Task Force estimates money laundering at between two and five percent of global GDP, i.e. $1.38 trillion to $3.45 trillion.
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Bitspend ceases trading due to frozen accounts
Bitspend has been forced to stop operations after its bank accounts were frozen for being "too high risk".
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Bitcoin blockchain grows to 8GB
The blockchain, the ledger of all bitcoin transactions, has now reached a portly 8GB in size.
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Mt. Gox temporarily suspends USD withdrawals
Mt. Gox, which handles 69% of all bitcoin transactions, has suspended US dollar withdrawals for two weeks in order to make technical improvements.
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Binary option brokers bet on bitcoin
Two binary options brokers have begun offering trades in bitcoin: SetOption and TradeRush.
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First of Butterfly Lab's BitForce 500 GH/s mining rigs seen in operation
The first of Butterfly Lab's BitForce 500 GH/s has been seen in operation.
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What are Namecoins and .bit domains?
Namecoin is the basis for a decentralised domain name system (DNS) which could put a stop to Internet censorship.
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Avalon accused of mining with customer ASICs
Avalon, a maker of bitcoin ASICs, has been accused, on the Bitcoin Forum, of mining with its products to mine BTC before shipping to customers
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Top nine bitcoin tweets - June 10-17, 2013
CoinDesk looks at the top bitcoin tweets of the week
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