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Pablo Escobar’s brother forked Bitcoin to create DietBitcoin, claims to know who Satoshi Nakamoto is

Roberto de Jesus Escobar Gaviria, the biological brother of the famous Colombian leader of the Medellín Cartel, Pablo Escobar, has…

Bitcoin investors set to outnumber stock traders in Indonesia

The biggest cryptocurrency trading platform in Indonesia may soon have more investors than the country's century-old stock exchange.

CBOE plans a “crypto complex”, says cryptocurrencies are “here to stay”

CBOE Global Markets plans to expand beyond bitcoin futures, President of the Chicago-based exchange said at a Futures Industry Association…

UK’s CMC Markets launches bitcoin and ethereum trading following “significant interest from clients”

UK's CMC Markets has announced the launch of contracts for difference (CFDs) and spread betting on bitcoin and ethereum paired…

Australian police investigate Bureau of Meteorology staff over elaborate bitcoin mining operation

Two Bureau of Meteorology workers are being investigated by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly running an "elaborate cryptocurrency mining…

Securities laws apply to most cryptocurrencies and exchanges, SEC says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has made it clear it is looking to apply securities laws to everything in…

Canadian energy company buys wind farm in Romania, uses it to power a 90 PH/s bitcoin mining operation

Canadian energy company Transeastern Power Trust has finalized the acquisition of the Dorobanțu wind park in Eastern Romania, developed by…

Pastor fakes own kidnap, demands 3 BTC ransom from family

An evangelical pastor from São José dos Campos, Brazil, staged his own kidnapping in an attempt to shake down his…

80-year-old Singaporean bitcoin investor goes on cryptocurrency-only vacation in Australia, leaves all cash and cards behind

Robert, an 80-year-old bitcoin investor from Singapore who goes by only his first name, went on a vacation in Australia.…

US government is nowhere close to regulating bitcoin, White House official says

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Rob Joyce, special assistant to President Donald Trump and White House cybersecurity…