BITCOIN

Finance heavyweights from Morgan Stanley and the International Monetary Fund aren’t panicking over digital currency disruption.

Prosecutors believe the men laundered nearly $22 million for drug dealers who sold their wares at online marketplaces.

Limits of the Bitcoin network's ability to process transactions could prevent continued growth, developers argue.

Various pieces of leaked information suggest Australian businessman Craig Wright created bitcoin -- and is known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.

Australian Federal Police have raided what witnesses say is the Sydney home of a man named by Wired magazine as the probable creator of cryptocurrency bitcoin. As correspondent Ivor Bennett reports, his identity has long been a mystery.

In the wake of reports that the mysterious creator of digital currency bitcoin is Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright, the price of bitcoin has surged.

The police raid in Australia came hours after reports that Craig Steven Wright was probably the secretive bitcoin creator.

A new type of ransomware is attempting to turn victims of cybercrime into perpetrators by tempting them to spread the malware to more victims.

Bitcoin is the most popular form of digital cryptocurrency, with users able to transact in relative anonymity.

One of the main motivating factors behind the Silk Road was spreading libertarian ideals.

Three months after the state mandated that digital currency firms guard against money laundering and fraud, at least 20 have left the state.

Five factors are at play in Bitcoin's double-digit gains against the dollar, but enthusiasts are troubled by one of them.

Kim Dotcom, wanted in the U.S. for copyright infringement, wants to set up an alternative Internet built on technology similar to the blockchain.

Attackers encrypt a user's data and typically give them between 72 hours and one week to pay up.

Bitcoin transactions have been ruled tax-free in Europe by the Court of Justice.

Trendon Shavers conned investors after amassing over $4.5 million worth of bitcoins between 2011 and 2012.

The ruling will force cryptocurrencies to abide by CFTC regulations during transactions.

Mark Karpeles was in custody without a formal charge for six weeks, which is permitted under Japanese law.

Developers of a bitcoin update have launched a divisive power play in a bid to keep the digital currency alive. But it could tear the community apart.

The former CEO of the now-defunct MtGox, once the world’s largest hub for trading the virtual currency, was arrested over the disappearance of bitcoins worth almost $500 million.

Michael Focia is just the latest American to be arrested for illegal activity on the dark Net.