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What's behind bitcoin's dramatic rise?

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Dec 11, 2017
And is the bubble going to be dangerous when it pops?
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What if someone gave you bitcoin for your wedding?

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 6, 2017
Would you cash out early or hang on to it? A Wall Street Journal reporter tells how he tried to time the cryptocurrency market.
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Trade in bitcoin at your own risk

by Ryan Kailath
Nov 30, 2017
Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is on a wild and volatile ride. The price of a coin has grown ten-fold in the past year, hitting a high of more than $11,000 for one bitcoin yesterday, before tumbling some 20 percent this morning. Everybody, it seems, wants in on the action. But a growing number of economists and […]
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Why are countries so afraid of bitcoin?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Sep 22, 2017
The cryptocurrency has been blocked by a handful of countries.
In an age of encryption, one of the major innovations of Bitcoin is their block-chain technology, which allows for transaction to be encrypted and tracked.
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More of your bitcoin questions, answered

by Tony Wagner
Aug 11, 2017
Let's take a closer look at the cryptocurrency.
 sticker on the window of a local pub indicates the acceptance of Bitcoins for payment.
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Regulation may be coming for Bitcoin

by Mark Garrison
Sep 18, 2015
An American financial regulator has its eyes on the virtual currency Bitcoin.
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Final Note

The latest cryptocurrency: Guncoin

by Kai Ryssdal
May 15, 2014
For "the love of firearms, computing and investing."
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The IRS labels bitcoin an asset

by Paddy Hirsch
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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Tough times for cryptocurrencies

by Molly Wood
Feb 17, 2014
Bitcoin faces more challenges as online black markets get hacked by thieves or raided by law enforcement.
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Silicon Tally

Super Bowl leftovers: This week's Silicon Tally

by Molly Wood
Feb 7, 2014
30 million views, 31.8 coins, and 5 million times a day ... know what those numbers mean? Must be another Silicon Tally!
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