GBL

Bitcoin Scammers Held by Chinese Authorities

Chinese authorities have detained three individuals in connection with the demise of bitcoin trading platform GBL.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 December 2013

Lock Up Your Lucre, the Best Democracy Bitcoins Can Buy, and Liquid Asset Conversion

John Law advises keeping your bitcoin safe, ponders bitcoin funding for political parties and recommends drinking wine (responsibly).

Policy & regulation  ·  15 November 2013
Crime

Bitcoin’s cruel world: scams, thefts and the FBI’s influence

We look at the recent scams and hacks that have caused people to lose a lot of bitcoins.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 November 2013
Exchanges

$4.1 Million goes missing as Chinese bitcoin trading platform GBL vanishes

Chinese investors taste the darker side of bitcoin as a trading platform shuts down and $4.1m goes missing.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 November 2013