Bitcoin Forum Falls Prey to Hackers

Just hours after the news of the Silk Road's downfall began spreading, the most popular Bitcoin forum, bitcointalk.org, was hacked and quickly shut down. The video below shows the comic side of the hack, as rockets were sent cruising ...

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The Consequences of a Rising Difficulty

Many Bitcoin enthusiasts are concerned about the massive increases that the mining difficulty level has experienced over the past several months. As ASICs fly off the shelves, the network's hash rate skyrockets (we just recently hit 1 petahash, or 1 ...

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