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Blackmailers made $332,000 in Bitcoin during ‘sextortion’ scam

Cybercriminals raked in more than $300,000 in Bitcoin payments during a ‘sextortion’ email-based blackmail campaign, which was first spotted in 2017 but saw increased activity mid-last year. According to a report by UK firm Digital Shadows, which tracked a sample of 792,000 emails as part of their analysis, criminals received some $332,000 from more than 3,100 unique sender Bitcoin addresses. дальше »

2019-2-22 16:12


Regulators Approve Coinbase to Offer Custody Services in New York State

Coinbase has secured approval from New York state regulators to act “as a limited purpose trust company” in the state, a press release reveals. According to the release, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has officially signed off on an application for the Coinbase Custody Trust Company, a subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc. дальше »

2018-10-24 00:55


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‘It’ll Happen Anyway’: Andreas Antonopoulos Criticizes Bitcoin ETFs

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) “fundamentally undermine the underlying principle of peer-to-peer money,” Andreas Antonopoulos claimed, adopting a critical stance on the financial instrument. ‘Not Your Keys – Not Your Bitcoin’ As part of his monthly Q&A session with the cryptocurrency community in July, Antonopoulos, who uses the online sessions to address various key aspects of cryptocurrency as suggested by viewers, made clear he was not in favor of an ETF coming to Bitcoin. дальше »

2018-8-16 00:00


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Blockchain project for sustainable sugar has been awarded a grant by the Australian Government

The Australian government has granted A$2. 25 million ($1. 7 million) to the Sustainable Sugar Project, Foodnavigator-Asia reports July 30. The Sustainable Sugar Project, led by the Queensland Cane Growers Organization, will use blockchain technology to track the provenance of sugar supplies to Australia. дальше »

2018-7-31 10:07


Roger Ver calls out Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, says it’s an “unproven technology”

On 27th July, Roger Ver, the Co-Founder of Bitcoin Cash [BCH] released a video on the official YouTube handle of Bitcoin.com and spoke about the Lightning Network and use cases of BCH. A part of the video gave an insight on what the BCH Founder thinks of the Lightning Network. Roger Ver addressed Andreas Antonopoulos, […] дальше »

2018-7-31 20:24


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QIWI Payment Network CTO ‘Mined 500,000 Bitcoins’ In 2011 Before Losing Them

The former CTO of Russian electronic wallet and payment network QIWI once had a personal wealth of half a million bitcoins — but lost them. 3 Months, 4. 1 Billion USD The extraordinary claims came to light as part of an interview with CEO Sergey Solonin, who told the audience during a Moscow lecture on July 25 that the CTO had used the company’s ubiquitous payment terminals to mine bitcoin, starting in 2011. дальше »

2018-7-26 22:00


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Bank of Canada: Proof-of-Work Beats Alternative Consensus Systems

Canada’s central bank has championed proof-of-work (PoW) algorithms as part of a new research paper on Blockchain consensus. ‘Irretrievable Sunk Costs’ In its Staff Working Paper released this week, Bank of Canada (BoC) said PoW, used by Bitcoin, held more promise than alternative proof-of-script (PoS) algorithms found in various altcoins. дальше »

2018-7-25 18:00


Блокчейн-платформа TRON официально подтвердила покупку сервиса BitTorrent

Компания-разработчик протокола BitTorrent официально подтвердила приобретение сервиса блокчейн-платформой TRON. It’s official. BitTorrent is now part of #TRON. We pioneered the world’s largest decentralized p2p protocol, now we’re joining forces with TRON to build the future of the decentralized internet. дальше »

2018-7-24 10:50


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Bitcoin ‘Bat Signal’ Appears on Slovakia’s Central Bank

Banks in Slovakia, including the country’s central bank, briefly hosted a giant Bitcoin logo on their exteriors July 11 as part of an unannounced protest by a local action group. Slovak Banks ‘Remain In Darkness’ Photo and video evidence from around the capital Bratislava showed various institutions with a black-and-white ‘bat’ logo depicting Bitcoin and Monero. дальше »

2018-7-13 22:00


CoinGate (Payment Service) Introduces the Bitcoin Lightening Network Pilot for 100 Interested Buyers

Cryptocurrency payment gateway CoinGate is launching a pilot program for 100 merchants to test transactions on a Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) variant of their service, according to news shared with Cointelegraph today, July 10 According to CoinGate’s blog post, the merchants taking part in the LN trial include esports betting websites, online stores with crypto дальше »

2018-7-10 20:49


Daily Bit July 9, 2018

Tweet of the Day For once, Im 100% qualified to talk about current news #ThaiCaveRescue Hi I’m Puff & I’m a cave/cavern/tech/Nitrox/tri mix/wreck cert’d diver. Summer 01, I worked at a dive equipment manufacturer and was part of the only team in all central FL Buckle up, we’re talking rescue 1/X – @Where_is_Puff If you’re looking for a quality brief on […] дальше »

2018-7-10 02:05


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New Blockchain Platform Nets 45 Million From A16ZCrypto, Binance

Blockchain cloud computing platform Oasis Labs announced July 9 that it has raised $45 mln from major investors as part of its plan to help companies adopt blockchain. In a press release, Oasis, which has University of California professor Dawn Song as its CEO and co-founder, described its plans to build a “decentralized internet” by дальше »

2018-7-9 19:16


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Thailand’s Regulatory Committee introduces ICO regulations to implement on July 16

As a part of new regulations, ICO issuers will have to undergo a thorough screening by the SEC before being launched and open to retail investors. The new regulation includes a two-tier vetting procedure with accredited “ICO portals” which will be looking into selecting the applicants to proceed further for the final ICO screening. The дальше »

2018-7-5 19:29


Latest BitcoinZ Update is a KioskZ System Self-Service Solution

Bitcoin Press Release: A thriving cryptocurrency has built an engaging Crypto self-service solution as part of its latest innovation. The BitcoinZ developers created the KioskZ and officially announced its launch, giving restauranteurs the power to reduce fees, accept crypto-to-card payments (fiat), and entered the table-top service industry for free. дальше »

2018-7-4 15:01


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‘Extinguishing Capacity’: Bitcoin Could Swallow All M1 Fiat At $223K Per Coin

$223,186 is the price Bitcoin would need to be in order to convert the entire world supply of fiat currency, industry figures calculated July 2. M1 Fiat Could Go At Less Than $250k Part of an ongoing debate on social media, Blockstream CEO Adam Back and CSO Samson Mow joined Bitcoin Think editor Beautyon in discussing the phenomenon of ‘hyperbitcoinization’ – the as yet untested process by which consumers abandon fiat en masse for Bitcoin. дальше »

2018-7-3 00:00