All news on the topic: Bitcoin

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"From pig farm to Bitcoin mine: How Dagestan became Russia’s crypto Klondike"
In 2024, Russia stands as one of the world’s leaders in cryptocurrency mining, rivaling the United States.
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Bitcoin hits all-time high as regulator opens door to crypto-linked securities
Britain's financial watchdog said it would allow cryptocurrency-linked products for professional investors
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'I'm a self-made millionaire with cash to burn but being poor is more fun'
Ben Burns, 29, from New York City, is a self-made millionaire however he's admitted he thinks being poor is more fun and that everyone with money knows it is a 'made-up concept'
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Bitcoin hits all-time high of £54,000 spurred by billions of US investments
The price of bitcoin reached around 69,170 US dollars (£54,370) on Tuesday afternoon, according to data from crypto exchange Binance
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Woman scammed out of £1,200 by conman who claimed to be singer George Ezra
Surrey Police have warned about romance scams after an unnamed woman was conned out of £1,200 by someone claiming to be singer George Ezra alongside members of 'his team'
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Dad who binned £275m Bitcoin hard drive told 'no chance' he can search landfill
Newport City Council says it has told James Howells multiple times he won't be able to excavate at the landfill site, but the dad is determined on retrieving the device containing Bitcoin
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Man has 2 guesses to remember forgotten password or lose £200million of Bitcoin
Stefan Thomas would have been £200million richer if only he could remember a forgotten password - but if he gets it wrong, the money will be lost to him forever
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Dad who binned £275m Bitcoin hard drive wants to sue council for £1billion
James Howells could bankrupt Newport City Council, he says, following his 10-year battle with the Labour-controlled authority to retrieve a hard drive thought to have been chucked in a tip
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Coinbase appoints George Osborne to advise the cryptocurrency exchange firm
The company is currently fighting a legal battle in the US
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Ex-RAF mechanic bought grenades from the US with Bitcoin through Telegram app
Alex Piatt-Green paid over £500 in bitcoin to buy two grenades from an arms dealer in the US and have them shipped to his home in Redditch, Worcestershire
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Brit dad 'El Chapo of the Cotswolds' awaits US extradition on drugs charges
Matthew Grimm is fighting extradition to America, where he is accused of a $6.5million drugs racket - if convicted, he faces up to 120 years in prison
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Crypto scam victims succeed where Action Fraud fails
Cheated investors take matters into their own hands after getting no help from police
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'My ex threw out my £130m fortune - now the council won't let me dig it up'
James Howells has been locked in a battle with Newport City Council for the last 10 years over his demands for permission to dig for his lost hard drive in a landfill
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Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin buried in cemetery next to father in secret
The Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is "alive, well, and free" in an unnamed country, Dr Valery Solovey, a political analyst, said as he believes it was his body double who died
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'Crypto millionaire's' eerie £3million Bitcoin-mining mansion found abandoned
The mansion, worth a rumoured £3million, is complete with its own wooden spiral staircase, an indoor hot tub and a purpose-built room packed with advanced computers for mining Bitcoin
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Former NFL star shows off ridiculous body transformation after 'water-only' diet
Super Bowl winning left tackle Russell Okung looks to have lost well over 100lbs after retiring from the NFL three years ago - where he was paid in Bitcoin in the latter years after 11 seasons
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Man accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend to death to steal £345,000 fortune
Tamara Engels was found strangled to death and her 400,000 euros (£345,000) cryptocurrency fortune gone in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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Mum jailed after hiring hitman to kill colleague she had a brief fling with
Helen Hewlett was jailed after spending over £20,000 of Bitcoin on the dark web to try and get Paul Belton, a work colleague, killed by a hitman following a brief fling
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Man who shared naked pics with girl, 13, paid hitman $20k in BitCoin to kill her
John Michael Musbach, 31, from New Jersey, pleaded guilty to a murder-for-hire plot where he paid $20,000 in Bitcoin to have a 13-year-old girl killed after having exchanged naked images with her
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Woman 'tried to hire £22k Bitcoin hitman to kill former colleague' on dark web
Helen Hewlett is on trial accused of stalking and trying to arrange for the murder of former colleague Paul Belton who she had become 'obsessed' with after sharing a one-time kiss. She denies the charges
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Bitcoin scam gang made so much money they gave out £5k gift cards in the street
The four-person criminal gang at the centre of the £22m conspiracy worked with ringleader James Parker, operating from his Blackpool home, and even bought cars for strangers they met in the pub
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Get-rich-quick crank Simon Stepsys prosecuted for cheating the taxman
Stepsys has a long history of plugging crypto schemes that turn into disasters, when he's not busy posting pictures of himself online
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Tom Brady and Patriots owner 'lose fortune' as £26billion crypto goes bust
Cryptocurrency site FTX has gone bankrupt and lots of rich investors have taken a big financial hit, including the likes of Tom Brady and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft