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Cyprus' University Is the World's First to Accept Tuition in Bitcoin
The University of Nicosia just took the plunge. It was bound to happen.
The Feds Embraced Bitcoin in the First-Ever Congressional Hearing on Virtual Currency
The government's more concerned about keeping bitcoin business in the US than worried about its alter-ego as the currency of criminals.
Can Germany Really Tax Bitcoin?
The German government thinks it can tax and regulate Bitcoin. A crypto-economist in Berlin isn't so sure.
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A New Cryptocurrency Wants to Capture the Wasted Energy of Bitcoin's Algorithm
It's called Primecoin. By rewarding miners who find elusive chains of prime numbers, is the so-called 'altcoin' poised to take holistic virtual currencies beyond the bank?
Is Bitcoin Just Conceptual Art?
Everyone might think that Bitcoin is a virtual currency, but it's not, it's an art project masquerading as one.
Bitcoin: How Does It Work, What's It Do, and Is It a Drug-Fueled Money Laundering Scam Bubble?
In light of all the buzz surrounding the first widely used digital currency, it's a good time to talk some bitcoin basics.
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