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Norway is hardly known as a source of deadly viruses, but last week it spawned mining malware which is infecting a growing number of computers across the globe.

Styled after the most prominent crypto-currency, Bitcoin, Madibacoin is a South African mobile company’s attempt to enter the fray.

The IRS has issued its long-awaited stance on the tax treatment for virtual currencies like Bitcoin (IRS Notice 2014-21). In short, the taxpayer must treat Bitcoin as property for federal tax purposes. The effect of this decision on the viability of the virtual currency is unclear, and small businesses accepting Bitcoin, and their accountants, are scratching their heads as to how this classification will play itself out for daily transactions.

Chinese policy has a massive impact on Bitcoin price, trading volume, and perceived legitimacy – but as the government’s policy on digital currencies is ambigious, Bitcoin’s future in China remains uncertain.

Mining hardware manufacturing startup HashFast Technologies LLC is the latest cog in the Bitcoin machine to run into trouble with the law.

Japan does not want people buying drugs with Bitcoin – but it doesn’t want to regulate the currency either (not yet, anyway).

Last year was the year of the crypto-currency.

Hotel of the Arts Days Inn & Suites of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, recently announced that customers can now pay using digital currency for any hotel services. It is the first and only hotel in Midwest that has so far adopted a Bitcoin payment system.

Bitcoin and brawling collided last weekend in a flurry of attacking fists and roundhouse kicks, accompanied by the sweet “cha-ching” soundtrack of virtual coins clattering into the victor’s pot of gold.

Bitcoin investment continues to surge with the announcement of Coin Capital Management’s Bitcoin-focused hedge fund.

Doge Vault, one of the most popular wallets for meme-inspired Dogecoin which has been offline since Sunday, said it has been hacked and its funds compromised, as one user claimed that nearly $500 worth of the currency had been stolen from his account.

BitcoinWoman Magazine and Ultracoin have announced that they are partnering to sponsor Elsa Hammond in the Great Pacific Race 2014.

Over half of users treat Bitcoin as both a currency and an investment, according to a recent survey by American-based Bitcoin news site NewsBTC.com. The poll, completed by self-selecting site readers over the course of one week and published on the site Sunday, found that 57.4% of 155 respondents diversify their use of Bitcoin as both a payment method and a way to earn money.

The ever-outspoken investment broker, author, financial commentator, and renowned “goldbug,” Peter Schiff, has once again gone on record to express his opinion in the latest installment of Bitcoin vs. Gold.

Digital currency, whether it drops off the face of the earth tomorrow or stuffs our digital wallets until the end of time, has already cemented itself in monetary history.

The third part of our series of reviews of ten popular exchanges brings us to financial variety and experience.

The world’s third Bitcoin Embassy and first in Europe is slated to open tomorrow in Warsaw, Poland.

Yesterday was day one of China’s first-ever Global Bitcoin Summit in Beijing. Despite some setbacks both before the start and at the last minute, the summit is so far a success.

Despite mounting pressure on many parts of the Chinese Bitcoin space, the country’s hardware industry continues to bring new innovation to the market.

A recent study conducted by Venda polled UK consumers on their thoughts about Bitcoin. A whopping 71% of respondents said that they would avoid Bitcoin if given the option to shop with it.

In late April, the Federal Election Committee (FEC) began its rulings on how to regulate contributions to US political campaigns, if at all. Now the FEC ruled 6-0 allowing Bitcoin donations to campaigns.

Further to the first part of our review of ten exchanges, Cointelegraph turns its attention to safety and the transaction process to give a slick overview of each one’s pros and cons.

A Japanese drug importer has been arrested after allegedly purchasing narcotics from his Mexican drug runners. The kicker? He apparently bought the drugs via Bitcoin.

Chinese banks‘ Bitcoin crackdown continues with ICBC’s prohibition of all Bitcoin-related activities using its accounts yesterday.

All eyes will be on the latest Bitcoin Conference in South-East Asia this month in light of an increasingly difficult scene for cryptocurrencies in China. On 21-22 May, Coin Congress will hold its first conference event in Singapore.

As digital artists try to spruce up selling GIFs and videos, some of which remain online for free, the challenge remains on how to put a price on digital art that can easily be duplicated.

A Bitcoin ATM from Liberty Teller has just appeared near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus. The machine was installed in Moksa Restaurant on Central Square in Cambridge.

Five years into the Bitcoin phenomenon and the US Securities and Exchange Commission has given its verdict on the digital currency: No dice. The SEC issued a warning on Wednesday to potential bitcoin investors.

A two-way Bitcoin ATM has found itself in Saskatchewan courtesy of Bitcoin Solutions, an Edmonton-based company.

There is one question that we all desperately want to know, what is the future of crypto-currency and will it survive? Cointelegraph is here to try and answer this question.