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Guide to Crypto-Currencies Part 8 – Security Issues

In the last instalment, we looked at the problems that the price volatility of bitcoin could cause if it were to be more widely...

Guide to Crypto-Currencies Part 2: The Bitcoin Bubble

A volatile investment Any investment that gains 10,000% in value within the space of 11 months has to be considered the buy of the century,...

Guide to Crypto-Currencies Part 1 – Introduction

In just the space of a few years, crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin have evolved from being a virtual store of value for online gamers...

Bitcoin and the future of currency: Part 1

Bitcoin has hardly been out of the news recently, first with its meteoric rise in value to over $1,000, and then with the bans...

The Great Bitcoin Collapse – The Dawn of a New Era?

Without a doubt, the biggest investment story of 2013 was Bitcoin, with a gain in value for the virtual currency of over 10,000% within...