Melanie Fisher

BTC China, the largest Bitcoin exchange in the country, has halted local-currency deposits to clients’ China Merchants Bank Co. accounts.

A new malware that hijacks Android mobile phones to mine bitcoins has been identified in 5 different Google Play browser plug-ins. The malware, dubbed “BadLepricon” by mobile security start-up Lookout, consumed users’ mobile devices as hackers undertook the intensive process of mining bitcoins.

The sale of recreational marijuana in Colorado has proved to be a major boon to the state’s economy.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) will be ruling on contributions to US political campaigns on April 23.

The Bitcoin community is joining hands in an effort to provide clean water and proper sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Bitpay, the leading service provide system for Bitcoin, announced yesterday their pledge to match 1BTC in donations for BitGive Foundation’s campaign for the Water Project.

In the past 8 years, TED talks have taken the internet by storm, with presentations covering everything from the positive effects of gaming to the philosophy for a happy life.

If you thought the status of Bitcoin in China was unclear, the fog just got a little bit heavier. BTC China, one of the country’s principal digital currency markets, has revealed a Bitcoin ATM in a café in Shanghai as well as an online app allowing individuals to buy and sell bitcoins on their cellphones.

The creators of MaidSafe announced a 30 day crowd-sale of its safecoin digital currency for the SAFE software beginning at 9 am GMT on April 22.

Who doesn’t love a good breakdown of how Bitcoin works? Barry Silbert, CEO and Founder of SecondWatch, recently broke down the development and strengths and weaknesses of investing in Bitcoin at a recent MarketWatch event.