Tag: Bitcoin

News / World - 8 years ago

'Fight fire with fire': IMF's Lagarde calls for bitcoin crackdown

Christine Lagarde has called for a crackdown on bitcoin by using the technology behind the digital currency to “fight fire with fire”. The head of the International Monetary Fund said authorities around the world could harness the potential of crypt...

News / World - 8 years ago

Hundreds of bitcoin-mining servers stolen in Iceland

About 600 computer servers used to mine bitcoin were stolen in Iceland in a series of large-scale robberies in December and January, according to police. The servers were taken from data centres in Reykjanesbær, near Reykjavik airport, and Borgarnes...