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In a Manhattan court, Ross Ulbricht pleaded ‘not guilty’ today on all charges related to his alleged founding and managing of the Silk Road online drug marketplace on the darknet, taken down late last year. Ulbricht’s formal indictment came on Tuesday, in which a charge we haven’t previously seen of running a “criminal enterprise” was made known…

Gizmodo UKOver $40000 has been stolen from Bitcoin wallet provider CoinbaseThe VergeIt was 10.6 bitcoins held in the wallet service Coinbase, the most well-funded and widely implemented service on the market. Jeff, who asked that we not use his last name, got the news of the transaction as soon as it happened, and after going…

SecondMarket is now buying bitcoin from select sellers and has set its sights on becoming a regulated bitcoin exchange.

Look, folks. We get it. The lot of you are absolutely annoyed that Apple has killed off the Blockchain.info application from the App Store. It’s an overall crummy situation. And with users retaliating by smashing, stabbing, and even shooting their iPhones — we come to you with three simple steps to tell Apple where to…

The Promise of Crypto Part 1 of 2 “Bitcoin and crypto currencies in general represent a fundamental shift in human society that will rival the shift made by the internet.”   Wow, that sounds like so much nonsense… I know because when I say that to people they get that little snicker in their mouth.…

Bitcoin sinks after exchange pauses withdrawalsCNETMtGox, a major Bitcoin exchange, had announced that it was temporarily stopping all Bitcoin withdrawal requests in light of a technical issue in the withdrawal process. The process needed to be frozen …

This week’s regulatory update continues the trend cited last week, with American officials primarily concerned with Bitcoin’s money laundering potential and other countries with Bitcoin as a driver of tax revenue. However, there seems to be no convincing evidence indicating that criminals and terrorists have migrated en masse from the use of cash to virtual…

Bitcoin falls as exchange halts withdrawalsUSA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO – The price of Bitcoin dropped on Friday after one of the leading exchanges that handles trading of the crypto-currency halted withdrawals. Mt. Gox, which calls itself the most establish…

Have a chunk of bitcoin you want to sell? SecondMarket might be willing to scoop it up from you. The company, which manages the Bitcoin Investment Trust, has set up a page on their website dedicated to the cause. SecondMarket is currently buying bitcoin. Any bitcoin holders interested in selling blocks of bitcoin can benefit…

Bitcoin Price Plunges as Mt. Gox Exchange Halts ActivityBloombergYesterday, the Russian prosecutor general said in a statement on its website that after a meeting with the central bank, the Federal Security Service and Interior Ministry, it had conclud…

A leading Aussie e-tailer has stopped selling iPhones as a protest against Apple’s decision to remove Blockchain’s iOS app.

CNETMt. Gox Pauses All Bitcoin WithdrawalsThe Next WebMt. Gox, one of the world’s biggest Bitcoin trading exchanges, has temporarily suspended all Bitcoin withdrawals with immediate effect as the team seeks to resolve technical issues experienced by some users while withdrawing Bitcoin. The exchange says …Bitcoin Price Plunges as Mt. Gox Exchange Halts ActivityBloombergBitcoin sinks after exchange…

Ben Horowitz’s Bitcoin BetTechCrunchToday in bitcoin ephemera I present this interesting bet between VC Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz and Felix Salmon, noted bitcoin curmudgeon. Ben has invested in multiple bitcoin startups while Felix has a really cool name and is a well-known …and more »

If you are in the San Francisco area, there is an event that you won’t want to miss. The Startup and Tech Mixer is taking place at the W Hotel and begins today, Friday, February 7th. Whether you are attending to learn, connect, create new possibilities for yourself, or simply to have fun, Startup and…

LocalBitcoins is the largest Bitcoin marketplace, decentralized and worldwide; the company operates in over 4,500 cities and 150 countries. Founded in Finland, the business operates with a few employees but functions large and provides users with a two-factor authentication system, and SSL encryption for the digital wallet. Recently, the company launched a coupon redemption service;…