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Bull Grip Weakens As Bitcoin Price Breaks Below $7,000

After setting a new record high of $7,879 Wednesday, bitcoin's price has dropped below $6,800 today.

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US Treasury Secretary: We're Looking 'Carefully' at Illicit Uses of Bitcoin

The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, has said his department is looking into the illegal uses of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Classic Team to Cease Code Support In Wake of 2x Suspension

Proposed bitcoin scaling solution Bitcoin Classic has said it will be closing its doors, touting bitcoin cash as the best alternative.

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More Charges Filed Against Trader Who Used Bitcoin to Conceal Fraud

A Philadelphia day trader was formally indicted for money laundering using bitcoin, among other crimes.

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'Segwit2x Rally' Unwinds? Bitcoin Looks Heavy As Fork Boost Fades

Following the suspension of the Segwit2x hard fork, bitcoin prices rose to new record highs yesterday, before falling to a low of $7,058 today.

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Relief and Disbelief: Bitcoin Reacts to Sudden '2x' Suspension

Bitcoin's attempted '2x' software upgraded is cancelled – and some in the cryptocurrency's community think that's cause for celebration.

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Where to, Bitcoin? Price Sees $1,000 Spread As '2x' Averted

Up, down and in between: bitcoin sought direction on Wednesday as traders looked to price in a shift in the protocol's outlook.

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'Dr. Doom' Roubini Joins Wall Street Chorus Calling Bitcoin a Bubble

Economist Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, predicts that bitcoin "will find its end" when more countries crack down on it.

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2x Called Off: Bitcoin Hard Fork Suspended for Lack of Consensus

A controversial plan to change the bitcoin software has been abruptly called off, just weeks before its expected release.

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Cryptocurrency Market a 'Good Bubble,' Says ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin

Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin has said the cryptocurrency market is a bubble, but that it's the "good kind of bubble."

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