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Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Joe Biden are among some the high-profile celebrities whose social media accounts who have been seemingly been hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam.

Kanye West and Elon Musk among Twitter accounts 'hacked' in Bitcoin scam

The banking giant becomes the first in the UK to block transactions after the digital currency's dramatic fall in value since December.

Lloyds bans credit card customers from buying Bitcoin

A Turkish footballer claims he is the first to be successfully bought - using Bitcoin.

Turkish team sign footballer using Bitcoin

An Australian entrepreneur has publicly identified himself as the inventor of the digital currency Bitcoin.

Australian entrepreneur claims to be Bitcoin inventor

The man Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin has denied he had anything to do with the digital currency.

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Kanye West and Elon Musk among Twitter accounts 'hacked' in Bitcoin scam

Lloyds bans credit card customers from buying Bitcoin

Turkish team sign footballer using Bitcoin

Australian entrepreneur claims to be Bitcoin inventor

Man denies he is Bitcoin founder