Thousands of volunteering and self-organizing detectives have been meticulously laying a puzzle that reveals the Gox billion-dollar heist as an inside job. As smoke…
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Gox Goes Belly-up After Losing A Billion Dollars Without Noticing; Blames Fault In Corporate Bookkeeping Protocols
So it’s more or less official: MtGox, once the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, has died and taken all its holdings with it to the…
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The Embarrassing Fact MtGox Left Out Of Their Press Release: Their Bad Code Hygiene Was The Direct Cause Of Problems
Yesterday, the bitcoin exchange MtGox – riddled by problems – issued a press release saying the bitcoin protocol was to blame for its ongoing…
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I'm No @ioerror But the Border Still Broke My Phone To Silence Me
Yesterday upon returning to the United States from Canada, the United States Customs and Border Protections ruined my HTC One by breaking off the…
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Placing Your Cryptocoin Wealth In Cold Storage: Installing Armory On Ubuntu
As bitcoin continues to climb in value, its security flaws become increasingly apparent and important. The nightmare is waking up one morning to discover…
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The Copyright Monopoly Is A Scam That Hurts Artists As Much As The Public
So you’re an artist, author, or creative person, and you’ve heard the arguments against the copyright monopoly. That it locks away knowledge from the…
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Major Bitcoin Exchange Not Executing Withdrawals; Now Owes Clients $38M In Disappeared Money
MtGox, the oldest and once-largest bitcoin exchange, appears to have a serious problem. Since about a week ago, clients’ bitcoin withdrawals have been deducted…
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Pirate Party MPs, MEPs Jointly Nominate Snowden And Manning For Peace Prize
Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 in a joint nomination by the Pirate MPs of Iceland…
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