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B1.9bn in virtual currency hacked in Japan
AFP, Published on 20/09/2018
» TOKYO: Digital currency worth around 6.7 billion yen (1.9 billion baht) has been stolen in Japan following a hacking attack, a virtual exchange operator said on Thursday.
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Japan regulates virtual currency after Bitcoin scandal
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» TOKYO - Japan has passed a law regulating virtual currency, after the country found itself at the epicentre of a multi-million dollar embezzlement scandal following the spectacular collapse of the Tokyo-based MtGox Bitcoin exchange.
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US penalizes developer of virtual currency XRP
AFP, Published on 06/05/2015
» WASHINGTON - San Francisco company Ripple Labs agreed to pay a $700,000 penalty Tuesday for running a market for XRP, the world's second largest virtual currency after Bitcoin, outside of US financial regulations.
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Czechs roll out new Bitcoin-style virtual currency
AFP, Published on 20/08/2014
» PRAGUE - The Czech Republic launched its answer to Bitcoin on Tuesday when new virtual currency CzechCrownCoin started trading.
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Digital pickpockets target Bitcoin virtual currency
AFP, Published on 17/06/2011
» Hackers are targeting virtual currency Bitcoin, penetrating computers and swiping their digital wallets, according to computer security firm Symantec.
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Bitcoin claim ripples through virtual currency world
AFP, Published on 03/05/2016
» NEW YORK - The world of virtual currencies was stunned Monday when Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright claimed to be the creator of the Bitcoin.
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Hackers divert $50m in blow to virtual currency
AFP, Published on 18/06/2016
» NEW YORK - Hackers have diverted more than $50 million in digital currency from an experimental fund meant to demonstrate that such money is safe for use, the New York Times reported.
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As Bitcoin virtual currency soars, bubble fears do too
AFP, Published on 08/04/2013
» Some call it the most famous pizza purchase in history: In May 2010, a programmer called Laszlo asked an online forum if anyone would buy him a couple of pies in exchange for 10,000 Bitcoins, an experimental online currency launched in 2009.
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Bitcoin exchange CEO found dead in Singapore
AFP, Published on 06/03/2014
» The 28-year-old American boss of a Bitcoin exchange has been found dead at the base of a Singapore apartment block, police and reports said Thursday, in the latest misfortune linked with the troubled virtual currency.
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Virtual Facebook currency faces real-world resistance
AFP, Published on 21/06/2019
» LONDON: If Facebook's new cryptocurrency should resonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers.
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