A US government-funded think tank has released a new report that explores how nonstate actors could issue their own digital currencies.
Authorities are investigating Craig Wright, the man believed to be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, but the reasons why remain murky.
Police in Australia have raided the home of Craig Wright, the tech entrepreneur who reports suggest may be behind creation of the bitcoin protocol.
Former Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for stealing bitcoins during the Silk Road investigation.
One of the operators of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Coin.mx was indicted last week.
The US government has unsealed charges against a former high-ranking employee of the Silk Road, the now-defunct dark market.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged former GAW Miners CEO Josh Garza with the fraudulent sale of unlicensed securities.
Europol wants an intern with blockchain analysis skills for an open source intelligence project.
Bitcoin became embroiled in a debate about the financing of terrorism following the Paris attacks which resulted in over 100 deaths.
Digital currencies were deemed a “low” risk for money laundering and terrorism financing in a report published last month by the UK government.
The former operator of bitcoin exchange Coin.mx, Anthony Murgio, has pleaded not guilty to money laundering, Bloomberg reports.
The European Commission said today that it is assessing whether digital currencies like bitcoin fuel terrorist financing and money laundering.
Bitcoin and digital currencies are said to be an area of focus during an upcoming conference organized by Interpol.
A number of privacy-oriented email service providers have been targeted by DDoS extortionists demanding payment in bitcoin.
A new indictment has been filed against Anthony Murgio, the former operator of the bitcoin exchange Coin.mx.