Every MIT student just got $100 worth of Bitcoin

Apr 30, 2014
Two stories today  in what may well be a sign of the crypto-currency’s slow rise to relevance: Bloomberg is going to start tracking the Bitcoin-U.S. dollar exchange rate on its data terminals.   And on a more interesting note, every undergraduate at MIT is going to get $100 in bitcoins thanks to the MIT Bitcoin Club. They raised […]

What's on that dollar bill? Maybe some anthrax

Apr 22, 2014
Maybe you want to put down that money now.

Bitcoin, what is it good for?

Apr 14, 2014
As Bitcoin gets bigger and bigger, a look at its value outside of money
A sticker on the window of a local pub indicates the acceptance of Bitcoins for payment in Berlin, Germany.
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Bitcoin ATM in the halls of Congress

Apr 7, 2014
A Bitcoin ATM maker is setting up shop in Congress.

The IRS labels bitcoin an asset

Mar 25, 2014
The IRS says bitcoins should be counted as assets for tax purposes. And that means what, exactly? Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch explains.
A pile of Bitcoins are shown here after Software engineer Mike Caldwell minted them in his shop on April 26, 2013 in Sandy, Utah.
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For public good, not for profit.

The supposed Bitcoin inventor got a lawyer

Mar 17, 2014
And now we may never know if he's the one or not.

Tracking down the man behind bitcoin

Mar 6, 2014
News media was in hot pursuit of Satoshi Nakamoto, the alleged creator of bitcoin.

So you went ahead and bought some bitcoin

Feb 28, 2014
Now a large exchange is filing for bankruptcy because of a theft. How can you protect your investment?