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Bitcoin community ‘needs to collaborate’ over security and scalability

Sep

2015

The Bitcoin community has been urged by some of its most prominent members to do more to achieve “technical consensus” over security and scalability. More than 30 developers and contributors involved with the virtual currency – also known as cryptocurrency – have come together to submit an open letter calling on influential figures and organizations […]

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Bitcoin Headlines Attract Malware Developers

Aug

2013

Bitcoin issues have been front-page news in recent months, especially after its surprising April exchange rate. In the latest McAfee Threats Report, for the second quarter of 2013, we discuss this topic. The following timeline highlights recent events about this virtual currency. In our report we noted the growing interest in malware Bitcoin miners: malware […]

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Delving Deeply Into a Bitcoin Botnet

May

2013

Bitcoin is a virtual decentralized currency that was created in 2009 by developer Satoshi Nakamoto, who described the currency in a paper. Recently Bitcoin has gotten lots of attention. In early 2013, the prices reached a high of US$265 per Bitcoin. The following chart shows the currency’s historical price:Because Bitcoin is a virtual currency and […]

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