Russian cybercrime suspect in Greek court for extradition request
A Russian wanted by the United States for allegedly laundering billions of dollars in bitcoin appeared in a Greek court on Wednesday for a hearing...
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Russia: Greek ruling on Russian bitcoin fraud suspect is illegal
Russia said on Friday a decision by a Greek court to clear the way for a suspected Russian money launderer to be extradited to the...
Bitcoin fraud suspect wanted by US, Russia appears in Greek court
A Russian suspected of masterminding a money-laundering operation using bitcoin appeared in a Greek court on Friday for a hearing to consider his extradition to...
Big banks embracing blockchain
By Howard Yu The world’s biggest banks are investing in blockchain, the same tech that powers bitcoin. This move could lead to faster, more convenient...
Bitcoin worth $72m stolen from Bitfinex exchange in Hong Kong (Updated)
Nearly 120,000 units of digital currency bitcoin worth about US$72 million was stolen from the exchange platform Bitfinex in Hong Kong, rattling the global bitcoin...
Australian tells BBC he created bitcoin, but some sceptical (Update 3)
By Byron Kaye and Jeremy Wagstaff Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Wright has told the BBC that he was the creator of controversial digital currency bitcoin,...
Dutch arrest 10 men suspected of using Bitcoin to launder money
Ten men suspected of using the digital currency Bitcoin to launder up to 20 million euros of criminal money made from online drug deals have...
Record highs predicted for bitcoin in 2016 as new supply halves
2016 could prove to be the year that the price of bitcoin surges again. Not because of any dark-web drug-dealing or Russian ponzi scheme, but...
Australian police raid Sydney home of reported bitcoin creator (Updated)
By Byron Kaye and Colin Packham Australian police raided the Sydney home and office on Wednesday of a man named by Wired magazine as the...
Energy Coins for gas: the great exchange
By Elias Hazou THE economy is in the dumps. Cash is in short supply. For the foreseeable future, maybe foreign investment and/or gas revenues can...
Staff gave Neo & Bee CEO deadline to return, post claims
By Staff Reporter TWO people claiming to be former executives of Neo & Bee have slammed the company’s head honcho Danny Brewster, accusing him of...
Bitcoin’s Brewster breaks his silence
By Elias Hazou Danny Brewster, founder and CEO of bitcoin marketers Neo & Bee, has broken his silence to respond to reports circulating about him...
UNIC launches bitcoin course
By Elias Hazou THE University of Nicosia (UNIC) has launched a six week, free and open enrolment online course called “Introduction to Digital Currencies”, aimed...
Police probe claims of bitcoin fraud
By Elias Hazou POLICE are looking into allegations that Cyprus-based bitcoin marketers Neo & Bee have defrauded at least two customers, as the company’s CEO...
Bitcoin CEO flees Cyprus after threats
By George Psyllides THE CEO of a company dealing in Bitcoin appears to have left Cyprus, following threats against his family, reports said on Wednesday....
Bank troubles boost bitcoin utility, say marketers
By Elias Hazou BITCOIN marketers Neo & Bee said yesterday they welcome regulation of their business and look forward to more dialogue on the crypto-currency....
Authorities warn over use of bitcoin
AUTHORITIES on Tuesday issued a fresh warning concerning the potential dangers associated with digital currencies as parliament called on the government to put the necessary...
Central Bank says Bitcoin is not illegal
By Elias Hazou THE Central Bank directly acknowledged for the first time yesterday that bitcoin is not illegal, but again highlighted the risks of using...
Top Bitcoin exchange goes offline
Mt. Gox, once the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange, looked to have essentially disappeared on Tuesday, with its website down, its founder unaccounted for and a Tokyo office empty bar...
Love it or hate it ‘Bitcoin here to stay’
By Elias Hazou “BITCOIN isn’t going away,” confidently declares Danny Brewster, seated in a swivel chair in his Nicosia office. Well, he would say that...
