Hilary Clinton won't be accepting bitcoin for her US$2.5 billion American election bid

In contrast to her Republican rival Rand Paul, election hopeful Hillary Clinton will not be accepting bitcoin donations to her election war chest. With estimates to the cost of campaigning being placed as high as US$2.5 billion, accepting funds in any form may appear desirable, but for now the newly announced Clinton campaign has not opened their fund to digital currency donations.

BTCGAW.com gets reported to the FBI over bitcoin purchasing scam and intimidation tactics

After offering users a chance to sell their bitcoins at a rate 11% above the consensus blockchain price, BTCGAW.com has been reported to the FBI for suspected fraud, and subsequent intimidation tactics against its accusers. Following accusations of threatening whistleblowers with DDOS attacks, planting stolen credit card numbers, and child pornography, the charges against the company now look to be much more serious than the initial wire fraud.