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SEC Sanctions Operator of Bitcoin-Related Stock Exchange for Registration Violations
December 9th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned a computer programmer for operating two online venues that traded securities using virtual currencies Bitcoin or Litecoin without registering the venues as broker-dealers or stock exchanges. The programmer, Ethan Burnside, also was ...
Russia Economic Pain Spreads as UBS Cuts Seven Stocks
December 9th, 2014
Russia’s worsening economic crisis is spreading through its corporate bond and stock markets as a tumbling ruble and plunging growth erode confidence in companies recently seen as able to withstand the turmoil. UBS AG cut stock ratings for seven ...
U.S. auction of Silk Road bitcoins draws 27 bids
December 5th, 2014
The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday received more than two dozen bids for 50,000 bitcoins seized from the alleged owner of Silk Road, an Internet black-market bazaar on which authorities say drugs and other illegal goods could be bought. ...
Sony Pictures struggles to recover eight days after cyber attack
December 3rd, 2014
Eight days after a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Hollywood studio was still struggling to restore some systems on Tuesday evening as investigators combed for evidence to identify the culprit. Some employees at the Sony Corp ...
Top 10 Technology Predictions For 2015
December 3rd, 2014
New technologies will account for 100% of growth. Worldwide IT and telecommunications spending will grow 3.8% in 2015 to more than $3.8 trillion. Wireless data, the largest segment of the telecommunications sector, will also be the fastest growing ...
Australia probes bitcoin crime links as currency craves legitimacy
December 3rd, 2014
A top Australian law enforcement agency is investigating bitcoin’s role in organized crime, a senior official said, just as politicians and financial regulators embrace the digital currency as a legitimate part of modern business. The investigation into bitcoin’s crime ...
Apple in the Dock: $1 Billion Antitrust Claim Casts Steve Jobs as Conspirator
December 2nd, 2014
In 2005, Mariah Carey had the number one single, “Grey’s Anatomy” was among the hottest shows on television, and Steve Jobs, and Apple Inc.’s iPod, were king. Customers of rival music players marred this shiny prospect for Apple and ...
AUSTRALIAN GST BITCOIN TAX ANGERS ANDREAS ANTONOPOULOS
November 25th, 2014
No one currently knows more abut how Bitcoin works than Andreas Antonopoulos. He is a leading public speaker on Bitcoin globally, even educating the Canadian Parliament for his expertise on the digital protocol. He has literally written the book ...
Bitcoin Needs an Aggressive Legal Defense
November 25th, 2014
Across the board, bitcoin requires forceful and aggressive legal defense, not complicity with governments in crafting policy and regulations. It’s going to get a lot rougher for bitcoin in the months and years ahead. We have to be prepared. ...
JACK MA: This Is Alibaba’s Most Dangerous Moment
November 20th, 2014
People now think that Alibaba, after being repeatedly underestimated, is capable of doing anything. That’s why Alibaba founder Jack Ma says the company is in its “most dangerous moment,” according to Bloomberg. Ma was speaking at a conference in ...
