Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency – an online type of money which is created using computer code. It was invented in 2009 by someone calling themselves Satoshi Nakamoto – a mysterious computer coder who has ...

21 million bitcoins Bitcoins lost forever Estimates for how many bitcoins are lost forever vary between three million to as many as six million. Bitcoins can be lost because people forget the details ...

Can the digital money network replace physical currency? In NZ, a Customs officer charged with drug offences after using a hidden website called Silk Road, which allows users to buy illegal drugs ...

The price of Bitcoin is close to its all-time high, thanks in large part to US finance giants. Investment firms like Grayscale, BlackRock and Fidelity, are pouring billions of dollars into buying the ...

Frenzied demand for bitcoins has pushed the price of this digital currency to record highs. For the first time the price of one bitcoin overtook the price of an ounce of gold in June. This is quite an ...