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A lawyer for two brothers who founded a South African Bitcoin investment firm has told the BBC they categorically deny any involvement in a "heist". Africrypt, founded by Raees and Ameer Cajee, "absconded" with Bitcoin then valued at about £2.6bn ($3.6bn), according to a complaint to police. A law firm - Hanekom Attorneys - made the complaint in April on behalf of a group of investors. But there is uncertainty over exactly how much crypto-currency is missing. On its now inactive website, Africrypt described itself as "an investment firm exclusively focused on crypto-currency and blockchain technology". The company, founded in...

TAMPA, Fla. - Prosecutors announced the arrest of a Tampa teenager believed to be the mastermind behind the hacking of prominent Twitter accounts. Graham Ivan Clark, 17, was arrested in Tampa on July 31 and faces 30 felony charges for scamming people across America, perpetuating the “Bit-Con” hack of prominent Twitter accounts including Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Elon Musk on July 15. He will be charged as an adult, Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice conducted a nationwide investigation, locating and apprehending the teen in Hillsborough County.

Whether you’re in Las Vegas, Nevada for the annual Inside Bitcoins Convention or just traveling for a legal way to party Silk Road-style, this desert boomtown is sure to tap your wallet with its world-class destinations that indulge any and all passions. Now, you likely know the big attractions – Caesars Palace’s opulent Roman architecture, the Bellagio’s serene fountains, but Vegas is also home to a burgeoning underground bitcoin community that is just as happy to empty your digital currency reserves. Even better with gift card providers like Gyft offering access to merchants, retailers and daily deal providers on their...