The Bitcoin Price is Up, but is Security Down?
The price of bitcoin has risen from yesterday... Another ten dollars at the time of this writing, thereby placing the price at around $245... In the midst of this good news, however, I'm not so sure if we should be celebrating or if we should still be worried. The price of bitcoin has jumped about $20 over the last two weeks, and while this is indeed a refreshing sign for most, there are several problems currently running amok in the bitcoin community. Between the recent string of hackings on BTER, Excoin and HitBTC that have caused probably millions of dollars in bitcoins to disappear, it....
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