Why reports of bitcoin's death are greatly exaggerated
The bitcoin world has been in a whirlwind the past few days. How was the bitcoin price impacted?
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Oct 4, 2013 at 2:21 p.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2013
Silk Road
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Silk Road fell due to a catalogue of errors by owner Ross Ulbricht
Sloppy behaviour and neat detective work brought down Silk Road. Just how big was it, and what happens now?
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Oct 3, 2013 at 12:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2013
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Silk Road shut down and 'owner' Ross William Ulbricht arrested
Silk Road owner Ross William Ulbricht has allegedly been arrested and his online black market shut down.
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Oct 2, 2013 at 4:16 p.m. UTC
Oct 2, 2013
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Fighting the war on bitcoin, one scam at a time
With drug marketplace Atlantis closing, we take a look at the scams and potentially negative connotations of bitcoin.
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Sep 29, 2013 at 11:52 a.m. UTC
Sep 29, 2013
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Why bitcoin is as anonymous as you want it to be
CoinDesk examines how anonymous bitcoin is and could be.
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Sep 24, 2013 at 6:18 p.m. UTC
Sep 24, 2013
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Bitcoin’s lessons on the bahts and the bees
Headlines this week wanted to show Thailand being idiotic, or that cryptocurrencies were in serious trouble; ideally, both.
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Aug 2, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2013
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Bitcoin-accepting Atlantis takes on the Silk Road
Bitcoin-accepting Atlantis is poised to take on the Silk Road, which remains by far the biggest drug sales site.
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Jun 27, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 27, 2013
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Is Bitcoin inherently criminal? We asked a criminal...
Talking to people who use bitcoin on Silk Road reveals the site is likely not creating criminals.
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May 14, 2013 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
May 14, 2013
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Bitcoin ups and downs unraveling Silk Road?
Could bitcoin's recent market volatility threaten the black market website Silk Road?
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May 1, 2013 at 4:03 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2013