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Confessions of a Bitcoin investor
Chau Tu Apr 10, 2013
A Marketplace engineer talks about his experiences buying and selling the virtual currency.
Bitcoin: Digital coin of the realm in Internet age
Sabri Ben-Achour Apr 10, 2013
Digital currency Bitcoin has grown sensationally, with 11 million Bitcoins worth nearly $2 billion in circulation. It's the ultimate Internet-age currency: Bitcoin circulates only online, trades anonymously and isn't regulated by any government.
Have change for a gold bar? Arizona moves toward making gold and silver legal tender
Peter O'Dowd Apr 9, 2013
Arizona is deciding whether to start making gold and silver legal tender, just after Utah made the move. You won't be paying for groceries in gold coins, but how will it work?
Bitcoin continues to spike in the wake of Cyprus
Jeremy Hobson Apr 3, 2013
Whenever there's a big economic crisis, investors usually flock to the safety of gold or U.S. government bonds. But when things got crazy in the last couple weeks in Cyprus, it was something called Bitcoin that surged in value.
How Cyprus crisis has some thinking of Bitcoin
David Brancaccio Apr 2, 2013
Amid the banking crisis in Cyprus, an online-only currency called Bitcoin is getting new attention. How does the currency work and who regulates it?
Cyprus calm but crisis effects ripple
Stephen Beard Mar 29, 2013
Banks are open for the second day in Cyprus after two weeks of closure. From the outside, things appear to be calm. The President of Cyprus said this morning that the country will not leave the euro.
Lessons from Cyprus: How to work without cash
Mark Garrison Mar 28, 2013
As Cyprus reopens banks but attaches capital and cash limits, we look at how such restrictions would affect American businesses and individuals if imposed here.
Cyprus tries to contain itself, U.S. economy expands
Diane Swonk Mar 28, 2013
Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss whether the crisis in Cyprus will spread and how the U.S. economy is faring.
Cyprus capital controls threaten fate of the euro
Stephen Beard Mar 28, 2013
Strict controls on the level of withdrawals have prevented a bank run in Cyprus. But the restrictions are raising fresh doubts about the future of the euro.
Cyprus banks re-open to crowds of eager customers
Rob Young Mar 28, 2013
Banks in Cyprus have just re-opened for the first time in two weeks. Although there are tough restrictions on just how much cash customers can withdraw and what they can do with that money once they have it.
