The U.S. derivatives regulator is studying whether it should regulate virtual currencies, its chief said on March 11, 2014, as regulators across the globe start taking the emerging technology more seriously.
Sure, everyone knows Bitcoin, but there is also Litecoin, Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies. Moreover, the music business is about to get its own alternative currency, called Songcoin.
Mt. Gox lost millions of bitcoins in February, but hackers claim it still has some customer resources.
Ebay, the internet’s largest auction house and marketplace, has filed a patent that enables them to process transactions involving digital currencies, such as Bitcoin.
Bitcoin, the crypto-currency first appeared in 2009, stays strong, despite all frenzy surrounding it.
Dorian Prentice Satoshi, identified by Newsweek magazine as the founder of Bitcoin, denies that he’s one of virtual currency’s founders.
27-year-old Matt Thompson of Wisconsin is selling off his vacation home for about $135,000 or approximately 100 million Dogecoins.
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