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Evidence presented Monday in a Singapore investigation revealed a US software engineer was unhappy at work and had written suicide notes before he died last year in what his parents insist was a murder. Software engineer Shane Truman Todd, 31, was found hanging from a black strap secu...
In Kreuzberg, Berlin, Bitcoin has expanded off the internet into the local economy. Link to video: Bitcoin: world's fastest growing currency migrates off the internet Nadim Chebli remembers well the first of his customers who decided to pay for the records they bought with virtual cur...
In Kreuzberg, Berlin, virtual currency Bitcoin has expanded off the internet to become a favoured medium of exchange in real shops and bars. Joerg Platzer, the owner of bar Room 77 is helping to establish what he believes to be the world's first Bitcoin local economy
We have been thinking about and looking to make an investment in the Bitcoin ecosystem for several years. Today, we are happy to be able to talk about our first investment in the sector. We have made an investment in Coinbase along with our friends at Ribbit Capital, SV Angel and Fund...
These sorts of numbers make CEOs and people who count pennies pretty happy, and will be the fuel for fanboy wars across the Internet, but why are they important? I'll tell you why - because the available selection of applications designed for Android tablets sucks. Google keeps tellin...
In Kreuzberg, Berlin, Bitcoin has expanded off the internet into the local economy. Link to video: Bitcoin: world's fastest growing currency migrates off the internet Nadim Chebli remembers well the first of his customers who decided to pay for the records they bought with virtual cur...
In Kreuzberg, Berlin, virtual currency Bitcoin has expanded off the internet to become a favoured medium of exchange in real shops and bars. Joerg Platzer, the owner of bar Room 77 is helping to establish what he believes to be the world's first Bitcoin local economy
Bitcoin , the digital currency, lost more than $160 (£104) in value on Wednesday, just hours after hitting a record high. The currency hit a new high of $266 before falling to $105 and then bouncing back to $130. The fall is unlikely to put off speculators. Two months ago, a Bitcoin w...
