'Independent' currency hit by fraud
More than nine million dollars of online cash was stolen this weekend

Date Written:  2011-07-01
Publisher:  The Guardian
Year Published:  2011
Resource Type:  Article

Bitcoins are mined as a result of intensive calculations carried out on PC's throughout the world. Political hackers have been accused of the theft and the future of the currency remains unsure.

Subject Headings

• Currencies
• Currency Markets
• Electronic Commerce/Business (E-Commerce/E-Business)
• Online Commerce