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Mystery Solved: $6.6 Million Bitcoin Theft That Brought Down Dark Web Site Tied To 2 Florida Men
May 31st, 2016
The U.S. government has seized $4.5 million from two Florida men who allegedly stole 5,400 bitcoins from illegal online drug sales site Sheep Marketplace in late 2013, shortly before the price of bitcoin hit its peak of around $1,200, ...
Pizza Hut partners MasterCard to trial robot cashiers
May 25th, 2016
Spotty teenagers could soon be losing their jobs to robots thanks to a tie up between MasterCard, Pizza Hut and Softbank that will see humanoids take orders and mobile-based payments at some Asian fast food joints. Softbank’s 48 inch ...
What is Bitcoin?
May 24th, 2016
The open source, peer-to-peer digital currency is far removed from traditional banking – so what exactly is bitcoin and how do you use it? Bitcoin is a type of digital asset, most commonly defined as a virtual, digital or ...
invest.com launches “hedge fund for the people”
May 23rd, 2016
invest.com is the first online investment company in the UK to specialise in alternative investments; It has received $20m investment from a number of global investors including tech VC fund, Singulariteam; invest.com domain name ranks as one of the ...
Coinbase will start trading bitcoin rival ethereum on its cryptocurrency exchange
May 20th, 2016
Ethereum is having a moment. Coinbase, a bitcoin-only exchange, is planning to add support for ethereum, the company said today (May 19). Coinbase exchange users will be able to buy and sell ether, the virtual currency unit behind ethereum ...
Asia emerged as the next big opportunity in fintech
May 20th, 2016
Asia’s emerged as a key market for financial technology players, as the continent’s large population and limited banking network lures billions in funding. Investors poured $4.5 billion into fintech companies in Asia in 2015, three times the amount attracted ...
Wirecard reports consolidated revenues to EUR 210.5 million for Q1 2016
May 19th, 2016
Wirecard AG: Strong business performance in the first quarter of 2016 Continued dynamic growth is expected during the course of the year Following the positive start to the current fiscal year, continued dynamic growth of Wirecard AG is expected ...
Blockchain open sources Thunder network, paving the way for instant bitcoin transactions
May 17th, 2016
Blockchain, the company behind the world’s most popular bitcoin wallet, has been quietly working on an interesting project called Thunder. The Thunder network is an alternative network of nodes that lets you make off-chain bitcoin payments in seconds and ...
Even gold is not as secure as un-hackable Bitcoin currency – Bitcoin Foundation CEO
May 17th, 2016
The Bitcoin system is said to be reaching its capacity limits – spelling a possible disaster for thousands of those who decided to invest in the world’s top cryptocurrency. One of the leading programists from the company quits it, ...
A beginner’s guide to bitcoin: What you need to know
May 12th, 2016
When Craig Wright claimed he invented bitcoin, it put the mysterious currency back in the spotlight. But while it’s generated a furore in the community of underground hackers and crypto-anarchists, most people are bemused by all the fuss. What is ...
