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The hundreds of thousands of bitcoins stolen from the Mt. Gox exchange four years ago could be recovered, but there are powerful forces against it, according to bitcoin entrepreneur William Mook.

NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Bitcoin sank on Monday after website CoinMarketCap removed prices from South Korean exchanges from its calculations of digital currency rates without any warning, resulting in a steep drop in all virtual coins they track.

BITCOIN is facing serious competition from Ripple with banks around the world. "We have over 100 banks working with Ripple today around the world" according to the company’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

Founders Fund, the venture-capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has bought large sums of bitcoin that are now worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

After an exuberant few days following Coinbase's adoption of Bitcoin Cash, the forked currency has collapsed back below $3,000. .. For the 4th night in the last 5, someone has started slamming Bitcoin at around 8pmET, pushing the biggest cryptocurrenc

Asia Pacific economies have issued stern warnings about risks in cryptocurrencies, with some banning transactions involving virtual currencies.

Investors in bitcoin and other virtual currencies would lose a lucrative tax break under the Republican tax bill thats on its way to President Donald Trumps desk.

European Union states and legislators agreed on Friday on stricter rules to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing on exchange platforms for bitcoin and other virtual currencies, the EU said in a statement.

MtGox creditors who want to benefit from bitcoin's rise in value have asked a Japanese court to pull the exchange out of bankruptcy.

Popular gaming service Steam said Wednesday that it would no longer accept bitcoin from customers as payment for video games. Steam, which is owned by the video game developer Valve, cited the “high fees and volatility” associated with the popular cryptocurrency.

Well that escalated quickly... Just a few hours ago, Bitcoin surged above $13,000 and now, on notable volume, it has reached the stunning $14,000 level... up 20% today... The real surge began at 1715ET... For those keeping track, this is how long it has t

For the first time in history, the price of Bitcoin has surpassed $13,000 (rising from $12,000 in less than a day). For those keeping track, this is how long it has taken the cryptocurrency to cross the key psychological levels: $0000 - $1000: 1789 days $

Are Bitcoin Uranium andSuper Bitcoin the future of cryptocurrency? Or a big joke?

Derivatives contracts could pave the way for the funds

Having earlier called for crypto currencies to be banned, Russian President Vladimir Putin has now officially stated that Russia will issue its own CryptoRuble using Blockchain technology. According to communications minister Nikolay Nikiforov, CryptoRubl

Russian Miner Coin (RMC) raised the equivalent of $43 million through an ICO last month, as it looks to challenge China and create a Russian Miner Coin (RMC) raised the equivalent of $43 million through an ICO last month, as it looks to challenge China an

With the help of Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, the W3C is deploying a browser API that could extend cryptocurrency's payments potential.

The announcement by BTC China raises the specter of other exchanges shutting down Bitcoin trading in the coming weeks.

Chinese bitcoin exchange BTCChina said on Thursday that it would stop all trading from Sept. 30, setting off a further slide in the value of the cryptocurrency that left it over 30 percent away from the record highs it hit earlier in the month.

Cryptocurrencies were supposed to be largely anonymous. But a software tool gives the IRS has a better chance of identifying people who hide their wealth.