Japan charges Bitcoin exchange CEO with embezzlement

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 12:58

Japanese prosecutors said Friday that they have charged the head of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox with embezzlement, amid fraud allegations over the disappearance of hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-worth of the virtual currency.

Bitcoin: Key facts you should know

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 12:30

Bitcoin is a virtual currency that is created from computer code. Unlike a real-world currency like the US dollar or the euro, it has no central bank and is not backed by any government.

Collapsed Bitcoin exchange boss faces $2.6 mn theft claim

Last Updated: Friday, August 21, 2015, 14:42

The former head of MtGox reportedly faced fresh criminal charges today over allegations he stole USD 2.6 million from clients, as police questioned him about hundreds of millions of dollars worth of missing Bitcoins.

Bitcoin exchange CEO to face new criminal allegations: Media

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 18:15

France-born Mark Karpeles, 30, was taken into custody in Tokyo this month over claims he manipulated data to artificially create about USD 1.0 million worth of the digital money.

Bitcoin exchange CEO to face new criminal allegations

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 09:54

Japanese police will re-arrest the CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox on theft allegations, reports said Thursday, as he faces questions over the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the virtual currency.

Japanese police arrest CEO of MtGox Bitcoin exchange

Last Updated: Saturday, August 1, 2015, 14:33

Japanese police on Saturday arrested Mark Karpeles, head of the MtGox Bitcoin exchange, after a series of fraud allegations lead to its spectacular collapse and hammered the digital currency's reputation.

Winklevoss twins file paperwork to operate Gemini bitcoin exchange

Last Updated: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 09:29

Investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss earlier this week filed paperwork to operate a bitcoin exchange called Gemini for both individual and institutional investors in New York state, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

New York banking regulator grants first charter to bitcoin company

Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 00:06

ItBit Trust Company, LLC, a bitcoin exchange, has been granted a charter under New York State’s banking law, becoming the first virtual currency company to receive a charter in the state, according to New York’s Department of Financial Services.

Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp suspends service after security breach

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 23:26

Bitstamp, one of the largest exchanges for trading the digital bitcoin currency, said it has suspended its service after a security breach on Sunday, resulting in loss of around 19,000 bitcoins.

The US government's bitcoin bonanza: How, where and when to sell?

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 10:11

Federal authorities hauled in 29,655 units of the digital currency - worth USD 27 million at current exchange rates - through an official forfeiture by Bitcoin this week.

Not particularly optimistic on Bitcoin future: Google official

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 16:10

A concept that came into existence in 2009, bitcoin has become very popular of late with its exchange rate surging past USD 1,000 per unit in November from a little more than USD 200.