Wired has taken possession of a 5-Gigahash per second Bitcoin Miner, built by Butterfly Labs — a.k.a. our very own digital money printing press. Or something like that. Read More

Maybe it’s a sign of the Bitcoin bubble. Criminals are trying to take control of PCs and turn them into Bitcoin miners.

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There’s more than one way to make money from the Bitcoin craze, which has seen the value of the digital currency increase more than six-fold over the past few months. You can do it the old-fashioned way: buying low and selling high. But for the sophisticated digital-currency investor, there’s a whole other world of Bitcoin speculation: the Bitcoin mining rig. Read More

Intel builds out its API portfolio with another acquisition. Steam Gaming Platform sees huge adoption and plans API. Plus: Learn why API security is critical and 8 new APIs. Read More

As of March 18, 2013, FinCEN requires certain people and entities that deal with virtual currencies to register as a Money Services Business (MSB). Read More

More Bitcoins With Gift Cards Mobile gift card company Gyft is the most recent business to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon, Read More

A week or so ago one of the Wired editors swung by my desk and dropped off a 5GH/s Butterfly Bitcoin Miner, leaned close to my ear, and gently whispered a question: would you like to be a kazillionaire? Read More

Bitcoin has been in the press a lot lately, mostly thanks to the incredible changes in value for this virtual currency. Read More

Bitcoin is a good way for people to conduct business off the grid, but the free ride may soon come to an end.

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