A technical glitch in a Bitcoin system, forcing one payment processing firm to halt withdrawals, is cited as a reason for a recent price drop in the digital currency. This computer bug comes on the heels of news that Russia is preparing a crackdown on the digital currency and news from Florida of two men arrested in what is said to be the first criminal charges under state law for using the digital currency in a money laundering scheme.
Bitcoin, which had been trading near $1,000 per...
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