Icelandic Police Are Hunting for Hundreds of Bitcoin Miners
Roughly 600 cryptomining computers were stolen from four Icelandic data centers, police report.
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Mar 5, 2018 at 2:15 a.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2018
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Icelandic Lawmaker Floats Bitcoin Mining Tax
An Icelandic lawmaker has suggested imposing a new tax on the bitcoin miners that are flocking to the country.
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Feb 12, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
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DigitalBTC Inks Deal With Spondoolies-Tech to Expand Mining Operation
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Jan 23, 2015 at 1:24 p.m. UTC
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DigitalBTC's New Mining Centre Powered 100% by Renewable Energy
Bitcoin firm digitalBTC has announced a multi-year hosting and power supply agreement for an Iceland-based mining centre.
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Aug 27, 2014 at 11:48 a.m. UTC
Aug 27, 2014
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How Auroracoin is Forcing Digital Currency Discussion in Iceland
Digital currency awareness is growing as Auroracoin closes in on passing 10% of its original distribution goal.
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May 1, 2014 at 7:05 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2014
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CoinDesk Guide to the World's National Altcoins
All you need to know about national cryptocurrencies – a new trend in altcoin development.
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Mar 28, 2014 at 3:33 p.m. UTC
Mar 28, 2014
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Price of Iceland's Auroracoin Falls 50% Against Bitcoin After Airdrop
CoinDesk reviews the ups and downs of auroracoin's official launch, and what they mean for country-based digital currencies.
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Mar 26, 2014 at 12:05 a.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2014
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Auroracoin Airdrop: Will Iceland Embrace a National Digital Currency?
Starting with tomorrow's Airdrop, Icelanders can claim 31.8 auroracoins in one of digital currency's most ambitious experiments.
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Mar 24, 2014 at 8:28 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2014
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Icelandic Parliament Committee Holds Closed Session to Discuss Auroracoin
Iceland's Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs and Trade discussed auroracoin in a closed meeting on Friday, March 14.
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Mar 14, 2014 at 11:11 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2014
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Iceland’s Auroracoin Passes Litecoin, Becomes Third Largest Altcoin by Market Cap
The meteoric rise of the Icelandic altcoin has surprised even its founder.
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Mar 3, 2014 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2014