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Bitcoin Foundation Urges Court to Dismiss Charge in Florida LocalBitcoins Case

The Bitcoin Foundation has submitted a filing in a Florida case it says will help protect local bitcoin traders.

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Tokyo Police Launch Investigation into Missing Mt. Gox Bitcoin

The Tokyo Police investigation will focus on 27,000 BTC suspected to have been stolen from Mt. Gox.

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Can New York's BitLicense Prevent Another Mt. Gox Catastrophe?

Proposals on cyber management, information security and disaster management are aimed at stopping similar disasters for customers.

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Trend Micro Report Finds Criminals Unlikely to Abuse Namecoin

A namecoin botnet throws up questions about privacy and censorship in alternative domains.

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Dutch Legal Service Given Authority to Confiscate Bitcoins

The Openbaar Ministerie, a public prosecution service within the Dutch judiciary, can now seize bitcoins from criminals.

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Bitcoin Features in Latest FinCEN Suspicious Activity Report

The US financial crimes agency has published a new analysis covering positive and negative aspects of bitcoin.

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World Bank Report: Bitcoin is a 'Naturally Occurring' Ponzi

A World Bank policy research working paper on Ponzi schemes mentions bitcoin as a market-driven bubble.

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Hackers Offer Stolen CNET Database for Bitcoin in Publicity Stunt

Russian hacking group wOrm, which managed to steal CNET’s user database, offered to sell the information for 1 BTC.

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Industrial Bitcoin Mine Employee Disappears After $190k in Alleged Theft, Fraud

A man using at least two aliases has defrauded both investors and a Tampa-based industrial bitcoin mine.

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8 Million Vericoin Hack Prompts Hard Fork to Recover Funds

Cryptocurrency exchange platform MintPal has suffered a successful hack attack that stole 30% of all vericoins.

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