Bitcoin's lackluster exposes risks in virtual currency investment2014-04-09
Bitcoin, a digital currency that circulates on the internet and functions without the intermediation of a central authority, is losing its attraction for investors following a drop in its exchange rate against the renminbi over the past month.

Japan's bank mired in Mt Gox bitcoin suit2014-03-17
Mizuho Bank, one of Japan's largest lenders, has became ensnared in a North American legal fallout from Mt Gox, once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange, which collapsed last month after losing nearly half a billion dollars worth of customers' digital currency.

US judge freezes assets of bitcoin exchange boss2014-03-12
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily froze the U.S. assets of Mt. Gox chief Mark Karpeles and allowed alleged victims of the shuttered bitcoin exchange to demand evidence of what they claim is a massive fraud.

Bitcoin creator said found as enthusiasts regret unmasking2014-03-07
The Bitcoin world reacted with a mixture of acceptance and resignation to a Newsweek magazine report that the creator of the digital currency is a 64-year-old Japanese-American man living in the Los Angeles area.

First physical bitcoin store opens in HK2014-03-03
The world's first physical retail store selling the controversial virtual currency bitcoin has opened in Hong Kong.

Cumbria becomes 1st public university to accept fees in bitcoin2014-01-23
A university in the UK has become the first public university in the world to allow students to pay their tuition fees with the digital currency bitcoin.

Las Vegas casinos begin accepting Bitcoin2014-01-22
Two Las Vegas casinos will become the city's first to accept the Bitcoin virtual currency from this week, their owners announced Tuesday.

Bitcoin price goes beyond $1000 again2014-01-06
The price of one Bitcoin briefly broke back through $1,000 on the Mt. Gox exchange today.

Bitcoin finds ways to skirt around the Chinese ban2013-12-31
Bitcoin transactions have slowed since the People's Bank of China, the nation's central bank, cut its payment channels, and bitcoin trading platforms will have to find ways to skirt around the ban, reports Shanghai-based China Business News.

Central bank shuts 3rd-party channels for bitcoin2013-12-20
The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, on Dec. 16 convened more than 10 third-party payment companies demanding the end to custodian and trading services to the digital currency bitcoin and other similar products such as litecoin, reports the China Business News.

Bitcoin drops as China, Denmark seek to control virtual currency2013-12-19
Bitcoin prices plunged against the yuan and the dollar after China's largest online market for the virtual currency stopped accepting Bitcoin deposits and Scandinavian authorities said they will impose regulations.

Apple to remove bitcoin payment function2013-12-12
Apple has asked an app developer to remove the ability to send bitcoin payments on its app or be kicked off the iOS App Store. The US technology giant has yet to specifically a ban on the virtual currency but the move is the latest attempt by a company to squash the bitcoin phenomenon, according to the technology news website of web portal Sina.

Central banks warn of Bitcoin risks2013-12-06
China and France on Thursday issued warnings about the use of bitcoin, saying the virtual currency didn't offer the assurances of payment that a legal currency does.

China busts first-ever bitcoin fraud2013-12-05
Police in Jinhua in eastern China's Zhejiang province have netted three suspects in the country's first-ever fraud involving the digital currency bitcoin.