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Company marketed specialized computers designed to produce the cryptocurrency but delivered useless machines, according to an FTC complaint.

A bitcoin-related company that allegedly engaged in deceptive marketing of specialized computers designed to produce the cryptocurrency has been shut down at the request of the US Federal Trade Commission.

In a complaint filed earlier this month, the FTC alleged that the Butterfly Labs charged consumers thousands of dollars for computers that mine Bitcoins but then failed to deliver the machines "until they were practically useless, or in many cases, did not provide the computers at all," the agency said in a statement Tuesday.

"We often see that when a new and little-understood opportunity like bitcoin presents itself, scammers will find ways to capitalize on the public's excitement and interest," Jessica Rich, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a statement. "We're pleased the court granted our request to halt this operation, and we look forward to putting the company's ill-gotten gains back in the hands of consumers."

Bitcoin, which is unregulated and allows for anonymous, untraceable transactions, can be obtained by purchasing it on an exchange or accepting it as payment for goods or services. The peer-to-peer currency can also be generated, or "mined," by solving complex mathematical equations, a process that requires greater computational effort as the pool of possible solutions shrinks. The amount of bitcoins possible is capped at 21 million; there are currently 13.3 million bitcoins in existence.

To perform the arduous mining process, the company marketed what it called a cutting-edge computer for as much as $29,899, the FTC alleged. As of September 2013, more than 20,000 orders for the computer, called BitForce, had not been fulfilled, according to the FTC. The complaint also alleges that Butterfly Labs began marketing a follow-up computer called the Monarch in August 2013 for as much as $4,680 but that by last month few, if any, had been delivered.

"Even where Butterfly Labs did deliver a Bitcoin mining computer to a consumer, the complaint notes that because of the unique nature of the Bitcoin system, the outdated computers were useless for their intended purpose," the FTC said, indicating that a company representative said the passage of time had rendered some machines as effective as a "room heater."

Responding to the FTC's lawsuit, Kansas-based Butterfly Labs said Tuesday it was "disappointed in the heavy-handed actions" of the commission.

"In a rush to judgment, the FTC has acted as judge, jury and executioner, contrary to our intended system of governmental checks and balances," the company said in a statement. "Butterfly Labs is being portrayed by the FTC as a bogus and fake company. To the contrary, Butterfly Labs is very real."

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PayPal announced Tuesday that it will partner with bitcoin payment processors BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin to allow customers to buy and sell digital products such as online games using the cryptocurrency. The announcement is not an indication that PayPal will transact in the currency, only that the three partners will handle bitcoin processing for PayPal merchants trading in specific businesses.

PayPal, which is owned by eBay, said that it will allow the third parties into its PayPal Payments Hub in part because each of them already offers its customers some level of protection when trading with the still-questionable digital currency. Tuesdays announcement comes after eBay CEO John Donahoe expressed his admiration for bitcoin on multiple occasions, saying in May that PayPal was actively considering integrating bitcoin.

The company maintained that it only sees digital products (i.e., video games and music) being sold utilizing the decentralized cryptocurrency for the foreseeable future. American and Canadian users will be able to use bitcoin first, though PayPal said it is considering expanding to other markets soon.

Merchants were asking for bitcoin integrations, Scott Ellison, senior director of corporate strategy at PayPal, told Forbes. Digital goods were an easy way to do it first.... People are comfortable paying online for those things.

PayPals announcement has already been portrayed as more of a test program than a full-fledged embrace of bitcoin. Overtstock.com started accepting bitcoin in January and began permitting international customers to use bitcoin in August. Still, questions have persisted about bitcoins volatility and governments inability to regulate it.

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