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42 Coin is the cryptocurrency bitcoin-rival priced at more than £100,000 per coin

Bitcoin, litecoin and dogecoin all relatively stable, while CheapAir offers bitcoin payment for 200,000 hotels worldwide.

Chinese bitcoin ban continues to have little effect, while newspaper paywall embraces bitcoin.

Chinese New Year bitcoin ban has no effect on cryptocurrency value as dogecoin funds Indian Olympic team

Initially dismissed as a joke, dogecoin is now the world's fifth most valuable crypto-currency with a value of over $61 million.

Hollywood boxing night is first professional sporting event to accept bitcoin ticket payments.

The Vault of Satoshi now allows you buy dogecoin using US or Canadian dollars as the crypto-currency seeks credibility.

Bitcoin, litecoin, dogecoin and dozens of other crypto-currencies see heavy losses after BitInstant CEO Shrem arrested.

WikiLeaks earlier raised 7.18 bitcoins to support NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

A guide to crypto-currency mining explaining hardware, software, pools and wallets.

Taobao, China's equivalent to eBay, has banned the sale of bitcoin and crypto-currency mining equipment.

US Senator protects bitcoin and virtual currencies, likening them to the early days of the internet.

Lawyers representing Kanye West attempt to block use of Coinye, a bitcoin-like crypto-currency.

Bitcoins are collectively worth $9.1bn at the moment; $750.99 per coin.

Chinese bitcoin exchange OKCoin has been accused by its users of faking trading data.

Bitcoin was responsible for a digital gold rush in 2013; we look back at its highs and lows.

Norwegian government rules virtual crypto-currency bitcoin cannot be classed as real money.

Is it against the law to steal bitcoins? Is it considered currency? Who is responsible for regulating it? Alistair Charlton investigates

Cyber criminals have stolen $1m worth of bitcoins from Bips, a leading European exchange and wallet service.

Alistair Charlton investigates litecoin, the crypto-currency looking to ride the wave of bitcoin's success.