Bitcoin

Tim Draper has revealed himself as winner of the US government's auction of 30,000 Silk Road bitcoins

Just one bidder won all 29,657 Silk Road bitcoins in US government auction, leading to questions about its legitimacy

Some 30,000 bitcoins were sold at auction at current market rates of about $640 a piece.

Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle says Bitcoin still too untrustworthy.

As vertcoin sees a major spike following the launch of stealth addresses, the dogecoin community gets a new Foundation

A heightened interest in bitcoin after the Silk Road auction has led the price of the cryptocurrency to spike

Bitcoin rates rise as high as $635.73, up 6.2% from previous closing price.

California governor Jerry Brown signed into law bill approving bitcoin and other digital currencies as valid forms of payment.

As bitcoin price goes above $600 again, a dogecoin-inspired burger could be heading for McDonald's menus in the UK

Prosecutors had seized about 30,000 bitcoins from Silk Road, which was accused of drug trafficking, computer hacking and money laundering.

The US Marshals Service is set to begin the auction of a massive bitcoin trove seized from Silk Road last year.

Karpeles told WSJ that he doesn't believe more lost bitcoins will be found.

California could make bitcoin "lawful money", dogecoin suffers from community discontent and Silk Road auction starts

Jersey is positioning itself to be the world capital of cryptocurrency challenging the likes of Singapore and Gibraltar

Bill to legalise digital currencies passed by state senate and assembly awaits final approval from the Governor.

The head of one of the world's largest bitcoin companies has said that 'ordinary people' should not invest in bitcoin.

Overstock announces plans to spread the bitcoin message while MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles makes unwelcome return to Twitter

Bolivia's central bank bans bitcoin, cryptocurrencies return to more iOS apps and a McDonald's dogecoin-themed burger.

Cryptocurrency markets remain stable, while bitcoin bidders are accidentally revealed by USMS and BitPay makes ESPN deal.

Rising demand for alternatives to state-backed currencies will lead to tidal wave of private monies, says Institute of Economic Affairs.

Bitcoin, litecoin, dogecoin and darkcoin all continue their steady recovery since last week's market-wide downturn.

Bankruptcy protection would enable MtGox to complete sale of its assets and repay creditors.

GHash claims it has bitcoin's best interests in mind, BitGo raises $12m and news emerges of a cryptocurrency film.

Major cryptocurrencies have seen significant price swings due to concerns surrounding bitcoin's decentralised structure

A powerful bitcoin mining operation is threatening the very principles that the cryptocurrency is based upon

iPhone and iPad users can now send and receive bitcoins after a new bitcoin wallet app was launched on the App Store.

Almost 30,000 bitcoin seized from the online black market Silk Road are to be auctioned by the US Marshals Service

The price of bitcoin has plummeted after the US government announced the sell-off of 30,000 bitcoin seized from Silk Road

Expedia becomes the first major travel agency to accept cryptocurrency, as bitcoin is recognised by Yahoo and Google.

Travel site Expedia has become the latest big-name brand to integrate bitcoin into its payments system