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US agencies coming around cautiously to seeing benefits in virtual currencies

Federal officials told a U.S. Senate hearing on Monday that virtual currencies like bitcoin can offer benefits to the financial system, but also cautioned about its possible misuse for illicit activity.
Bitcoin wallets on Android at risk of theft, developers say

Bitcoin wallets on Android are vulnerable to theft because of problems in a component that generates secure random numbers, developers said.

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