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Buffett says bitcoin 'not a currency' The Oracle of Omaha is not a believer in bitcoin.

04 March 2014

MtGox opens call centre after $500m Bitcoin loss The MtGox Bitcoin exchange, which last week sought bankruptcy protection in Japan, opened a helpline for anxious customers on Monday after unveiling a massive loss in a possible theft.

03 March 2014

Vietnam restricts use of Bitcoin Vietnam has banned its banks from handling Bitcoins, saying the virtual currency is not legal tender in the communist nation.

28 February 2014

Bitcoin users to gather in Tokyo amid MtGox woes Bitcoin users in Tokyo will gather on Thursday for a meeting set to be dominated by the shuttering of the MtGox exchange amid claims of a multi-million dollar theft.

27 February 2014

Japan probing bitcoin exchange after huge reported theft Japanese authorities were Wednesday probing the troubled MtGox bitcoin exchange after claims of a multi-million dollar theft from its digital vaults.

26 February 2014

Cyber thieves blamed for Bitcoin heist: researchers A gang of cyber criminals using an army of infected computers made off with at least $220,000 worth of Bitcoins and other virtual currencies.

25 February 2014

Bitcoin is no way to avoid losses amid devaluation in Kazakhstan Bitcoin is not a good way to save money for Kazakhstanis frantically trying to hedge themselves amid the 20% tenge devaluation.

21 February 2014

Winkdex: Winklevosses make their own Bitcoin index Early Bitcoin investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have created their own index of the virtual currency, as they gear up to launch the first publicly traded US Bitcoin fund.

20 February 2014

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on Bitcoin Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry views Bitcoin as a threat to the country’s banks.

04 February 2014

Bitcoin dealers charged in US with money laundering US authorities Monday filed criminal charges against two operators of a Bitcoin exchange, including the head of a company with high-profile investment backers.

28 January 2014

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