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London banks are reportedly stockpiling Bitcoin to pay off potential ransom demands of cyber criminals
October 26th, 2016
THE threat of debilitating attacks launched by hackers has become so concerning that financial institutions in London are reportedly stockpiling Bitcoin to pay off potential ransom demands of cyber criminals. On Friday in the US, a number of major ...
The bitcoin technology to be tested to cut costs in document exchanges
October 17th, 2016
Sberbank and the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation have launched a pilot project called Digital Ecosystem for exchanging documents using blockchain technology. The goal of the project is to study the possibilities of distributed document storage, which ...
Over 8 million Bitcoin wallets left inaccessible as Blockchain.info hit with DNS hijack
October 14th, 2016
Blockchain.info, one of the most popular online Bitcoin wallet services in the world, was forced to take its service offline this week (12 October) after suffering a DNS hijack that left its 8 million-strong userbase vulnerable to cyberattack. The ...
Wallingford Man Charged with Stealing Bitcoins in Dark Web Phishing Scheme
October 12th, 2016
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that MICHAEL RICHO, 34, of Wallingford, was arrested ...
Spain to impose Taxation on Bitcoin Miners
October 3rd, 2016
A recent notice from the official taxation authority in Spain sees bitcoin mining fall under the purview of an economic activity, opening cryptocurrency mining to taxation. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency miners in Spain will see taxation of their profits, a ...
Federal Judge Rules Bitcoin is Money in US Trial
September 20th, 2016
A federal judge in New York has ruled that bitcoin constitutes a form of money. The ruling comes from the ongoing case involving the now-defunct Florida bitcoin exchange Coin.mx and one of its former operators, Anthony Murgio. Murgio, who was indicted ...
Bitcoin Regulation in Russia Takes a U-Turn, Subject to Review
September 5th, 2016
Russia’s stance towards Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has taken a U-turn. Last week, the country’s finance ministry stated that it is not in a hurry to introduce the Bitcoin draft law. The ministry is planning to review the draft ...
Ad-Blocking Browser Brave Launches Bitcoin Micropayments
September 2nd, 2016
Web browser developer Brave Software has a new weapon in its arsenal against third-party advertisements. While the Brave browser has been automatically blocking ads that target users based on their browsing habits since earlier this year, the beta version of Brave ...
Baidu Freezes Bitcoin related promotions
August 29th, 2016
China’s leading search engine Baidu has halted—sans any warning—all bitcoin and digital currency-related advertising on its network. Chinese media outlet CnLedger broke the news on Friday, with a tweet that said Baidu “has stopped all virtual coin related keyword advertising (paid search), including bitcoin.” Local bitcoin exchanges ...
Bitcoin to withdraw from Turkey, due to failure to find bank to collaborate with
August 23rd, 2016
The electronic currency Bitcoin (BTC) has halted TL deposits into BTCTürk, which gives investors the opportunity to conduct transactions with TL/BTC conversion. After Paypal’s decision to pull out of Turkey, which resulted from failing to acquire the necessary permits, the ...
