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Bitcoin Price Rockets to $8,450 as Iran Attacks US Bases in Iraq
The looming threat of war between the U.S. and Iran pushed commodity prices to record highs and Bitcoin price appears close to confirming a trend reversal near $8.5K
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Will Blockstream’s Watchtowers Help Keep The Lightning Network Safe From Attacks?
The Lightning Network (LN) may be controlled and ordered by Watchtowers in the future. Watchtowers are guided by Blockstream’s c-Lightning team and would be a very important improvement on the Lightning Network, the second-layer scaling solution proposed to solve Bitcoin’s scalability issues. дальше »
2019-12-21 21:18 | |
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4 Million Bitcoins Worth $40 Billion in Danger from Quantum Attacks
4 million BTC (about 25% of all Bitcoins) are potentially at risk from a quantum attack. The mentioned stash is valued over 40 billion USD. The stories about bitcoin being at risk of being obliterated by quantum computing have been going around for a long time now. дальше »
2019-12-20 11:30 | |
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Math Research Suggests Six Confirmations Aren’t Really Needed for Bitcoin Transactions
In a recent research paper, a pair of mathematicians demonstrate that fewer Bitcoin confirmations might still be enough to avoid double-spend attacks. The post Math Research Suggests Six Confirmations Aren’t Really Needed for Bitcoin Transactions appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »
2019-12-19 17:27 | |
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Mark Cuban Sounds Ignorant Blasting Bitcoin’s Security and Value
Mark Cuban attacks bitcoin. He made his billions by investing early in the internet but has the wrong idea on the security and value of BTC. The post Mark Cuban Sounds Ignorant Blasting Bitcoin’s Security and Value appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2019-12-12 17:22 | |
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North Korea’s Crypto Cyber Attacks May Further Fuel US Fear of Bitcoin
The biggest topic of discussion around the crypto space in recent weeks has been the United States and the sudden negative stance it has taken against Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ever since Facebook Libra came into the limelight and shook up the space. дальше »
2019-8-7 23:00 | |
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United Nations Report Indicates that North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons were Funded by Cyber Attacks
A privileged United Nations report confirms what everybody was suspecting so far: North Korea has been funding their nuclear program through orchestrated cyber-attacks from hacker groups set up and funded by the government. дальше »
2019-8-6 17:00 | |
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Peter Schiff Attacks CNBC After Network Gave More Attention To Bitcoin (BTC) Than Gold
Bitcoin is on a bull run recently, so it is normal that the crypto asset will get more attention from the media than assets such as gold, right? Well, that is not what Peter Schiff believes. Schiff, who is a well-known investor of the gold industry, was pretty pissed recently because CNBC is giving more […] дальше »
2019-8-6 22:34 | |
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City Manager Of Lodi City Of California Confirms Being Hit By Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
It has become increasingly evident that targeted ransomware attacks on local US government entities are on the rise, costing localities millions as some pay off the perpetrators in an effort to untangle themselves and restore vital systems. дальше »
2019-8-2 16:48 | |
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Two Years Later, Bitcoin Cash Is Still Not Bitcoin
Bitcoin Cash launched at Bitcoin block #478559, just over two years ago today. The Bitcoin block height as I write this is #588122. The Bitcoin Cash blockchain just added #593909. Two Years in Survival Mode In the intervening 100,000+ blocks, the chain has successfully proven that it can survive a hostile marketplace, multiple technical attacks, […] The post Two Years Later, Bitcoin Cash Is Still Not Bitcoin appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »
2019-8-2 22:36 | |
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Craig Wright ‘Explains’ Why You Won’t Admit He Created Bitcoin
Craig Wright has a theory about why almost nobody will capitulate to his demands to be worshiped as Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Standing on the wrong end of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit, he believes that his persona has led to attacks on him personally, as opposed to the ideas he has presented to the […] The post Craig Wright ‘Explains’ Why You Won’t Admit He Created Bitcoin appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »
2019-7-29 23:00 | |
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Bitcoin ransomware attacks on the rise
Companies and governments around the world are being targeted by ransomware attackers. The hackers encrypt data and disable IT systems before demanding payment in exchange for the decryption key. дальше »
2019-7-28 10:00 | |
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Bitcoin Buoyed By Free Marketing, Will BTC Prices Double By 2020?
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidating below $11,200 Iranians turning to Bitcoin Despite deliberate attacks from politicians, Bitcoin as an innovation is an “unstoppable force”. Fearing the unknown, they are unknowingly marketing BTC as an alternative. дальше »
2019-7-21 20:00 | |
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Nouriel Roubini Opens Fire on Cryptocurrency Exchange BitMex and Arthur Hayes
After a scathing attack on Arthur Hayes at the Asia Blockchain Summit, Roubini has once again hit out at BitMex in a blog post that covers his opinion on the cryptocurrency market, as reported by Bloomberg. дальше »
2019-7-19 21:00 | |
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Bitcoin Tumbling As Libra Attacks Intensify, BTC Down 20%
Bitcoin (BTC) is crumbling The success of Facebook’s Libra instrumental for Bitcoin Under attack for their reckless past, the success of Facebook will be immense for cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin. Even so, privacy is prime. дальше »
2019-7-18 20:00 | |
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US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Attacks Bitcoin, Libra
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin touched upon Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in a Monday press conference, voicing concerns about the misuse of cryptos for money laundering and terrorist financing. дальше »
2019-7-16 00:45 | |
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La Porte County in Indiana Dishes Out $130,000 in Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
It's starting to seem like there’s no end to hack attacks on the horizon. All technology can be tweaked and manipulated to enable cybercriminals to carry out the illicit activity and what better way is there for them to receive their ransoms than to use untraceable, irrevocable cryptocurrency? 2019 has seen its fair share of […] дальше »
2019-7-14 18:48 | |
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Dash Defeats 51% Attacks in Latest Update, Enables Instant Transactions
Dash is an important cryptocurrency with a long history. When Evan Duffield and his collaborators began the DarkCoin project as X11, he had assessed several issues with what he’s always referred to as “the Bitcoin project. дальше »
2019-7-13 13:57 | |
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Economist Flips From Bitcoin Skeptic to Savant, Acknowledges Crypto’s Staying Power
To most in the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto community, mainstream media is viewed with intense skepticism. Case in point, the leading cryptocurrency has been declared dead over 360 times according to 99Bitcoins. дальше »
2019-6-30 00:00 | |
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IOTA Foundation showcases improved algorithm with better security and scalability
The IOTA Foundation recently presented a research paper with a novel algorithm for improving the network’s ability to combat spam attacks and congestion. The algorithm takes elements from proof-of-work algorithms, like Bitcoin’s, and proof-of-stake algorithms, like that being developed for Ethereum. дальше »
2019-6-26 22:39 | |
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Israel: Police Arrest Brothers Suspected of Partaking in Bitfinex Hack and Crypto Phishing Scams
According to a June 21, 2019, article by local crime news outlet Posta, Israeli police has arrested two brothers named Eli Gigi and Assaf Gigi on the suspicion of partaking in cryptocurrency phishing attacks and getting involved in the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack. дальше »
2019-6-24 23:00 | |
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Bitcoin Soars, Cases Of BTC Ransom Demands Spike
As Bitcoin (BTC) prices surge so do cases of deliberate attacks on public systems and demand for ransom payment in the coin increase. The post Bitcoin Soars, Cases Of BTC Ransom Demands Spike appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2019-6-22 23:18 | |
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Crypto Hackers Have Targeted 20% of Users on Bitcoin Exchanges: Kaspersky
By CCN Markets: 19 percent of survey participants have reported that they had experienced hacking attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges while 15 percent of consumers have become victims of crypto fraud, Kaspersky says. дальше »
2019-6-22 12:01 | |
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Bitcoin Logic: The Tactics Of Faketoshi Exposed by Craig Wright Himself
By CCN Markets: Self-professed Bitcoin creator and ‘Faketoshi’, Craig Wright, continued to give himself away in a blog post where he details the logic of false argumentation. Specifically, Wright takes aim at those who would seek to hide behind ad hominem attacks, and use misdirection to avoid the question at hand. дальше »
2019-6-19 10:38 | |
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Brazilian BTC Exchange Faces Numerous Lawsuits From Clients Unable to Access Funds
A bitcoin exchange in Brazil is being sued for retaining funds against request, citing ongoing attacks against the exchange since May as root of issue
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Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding
Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »
2019-6-14 04:03 | |
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Crypto Platform Says It Aims to Solve Bitcoin Scalability Issue
A crypto project is trying to solve bitcoin scalability issues by increasing the block size limit. The new platform enables a higher speed of transactions per second and secures the blockchain from attacks #SPONSORED дальше »
2019-6-11 15:02 | |
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Ripple’s David Schwartz Attacks Bitcoin And Defends XRP From Negative Comments
Schwartz Answers Back To Max Keiser David Schwartz, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Ripple, has defended XRP from negative comments that it receives from the community. In a recent article released by Yahoo, the author quoted the Bitcoin supporter Max Keiser saying that XRP should be worried about the upcoming launch of Facebook’s GlobalCoin. […] дальше »
2019-6-9 22:59 | |
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Funds Belonging to Controversial Brazilian Crypto Firm Grupo Bitcoin Banco Frozen by Local Court
GBB recently fell victim to a hacking scandal that saw the firm lose nearly $13 million via double spend-type attacks. As part of GBBs recovery efforts, the company has closed down a total of 2,568 suspicious accounts. дальше »
2019-6-6 17:10 | |
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Bitcoin Cash’s [BCH] Roger Ver attacks Lightning Network; claims tech uses custodial ‘non-wallets’
The BCH community’s hostility towards Bitcoin core’s scalability and the solution for the same, the much-hyped Lightning Network, is no secret. Many prominent enthusiasts of Bitcoin Cash have criticized the technology previously. дальше »
2019-6-5 06:30 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC]: Peter Schiff attacks cryptocurrencies as Gold steals the limelight again
The world of digital assets has seen a shift in terms of sentiment as well as value, with many users getting on the crypto-bandwagon, while the market recovers from its crushing bear run. Bitcoin [BTC], the world’s largest cryptocurrency and the rest of the market, has been consistently belittled by various industries over the years. дальше »
2019-6-4 20:00 | |
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Victims of Crypto Crimes Demand $10 Billion Compensation from the EU
Victims of cryptocurrency frauds and scams from over 30 countries have filed a joint lawsuit under Dr. Jonathan Levy of Berlad Graham LLP. The cumulative loss for all parties amounts to $16. 8 million, yet the primary claim is a $10 billion compensation fund for victims of such attacks, as reported by Micky, June 4, 2019. дальше »
2019-6-4 13:00 | |
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European authorities swoop on bitcoin mixing service
Dutch authorities have seized the servers and domain of Bestmixer.io, one of the most popular cryptocurrency mixing services. Bitmixer is accused of money laundering and ‘dusting attacks’, where tiny amounts of cryptocurrency are sent to thousands of wallets without recipient consent. дальше »
2019-6-1 22:00 | |
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What the Rise of Quantum Computing Spells for Cryptocurrencies
The effects of quantum computing on cryptocurrencies is bound to have a huge effect on network security. With the exponential increase in computing capabilities, the efficacy of brute force attacks massively increases. дальше »
2019-5-29 21:00 | |
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New Update Will Make Dash Immune To 51 Percent Attacks
Hackers are still one of the biggest threats to Proof-of-Work networks. In the past year, digital thieves have used rented hash power to stage successful attacks on Vertcoin, Verge , Bitcoin Gold, Ethereum Classic, and several other cryptocurrencies, most of which have never recovered. дальше »
2019-5-24 02:01 | |
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As SIM Swap Attacks Amplify, Companies Recommend against Using SMS as 2FA
Phone hijacking, also known as SIM swapping, is considered a major threat to digital asset holders. Many cases were registered of phone numbers being ported by the hijackers to gain access to one time passwords and validate transactions or change account passwords. дальше »
2019-5-22 19:00 | |
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Amazon granted patent for Bitcoin-style system to fight DDoS attacks
Cryptocurrency rumor mongers are likely to be dancing today as Amazon has successfully filed a patent for a Bitcoin-styled Proof-of-Work system. But don’t get ahead of yourself, it doesn’t look like the Seattle-based ecommerce giant will be accepting Bitcoin for payments. дальше »
2019-5-17 14:58 | |
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Amazon Crypto Patent Ignites Desperate Rumors of Bitcoin Integration
By CCN: For whatever reason, people believe that Amazon’s acceptance of Bitcoin or lack thereof will be a significant milestone for cryptocurrency. The company has never accepted it, which has given rise to several business models, including Purse. дальше »
2019-5-17 08:48 | |
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Amazon Files Proof-Of-Work Patent Using Cryptography
Amazon this week filed a US patent for a Proof-of-Work system which uses cryptography to generate Merkle trees. The Bitcoin and Ethereum networks use such ‘hash trees’ to verify the content of large data structures. дальше »
2019-5-16 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] is easier to be made quantum-secure than Monero, says Blockstream researcher
The cryptocurrency community has been quite vocal about potential attacks by quantum computers in the future. According to many theories, quantum computing will become so powerful that it might eventually break and decode modern-day encrypted algorithm. дальше »
2019-5-15 21:30 | |
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Irish Hacker and Cohort could be Sentenced for Stealing $2.4 Million Worth of Cryptocurrencies
A group of six hackers by the name “The Community” are to be sentenced to more than 20 years each in prison for stealing more than $2. 4 million worth of cryptocurrencies using multiple SIM swap attacks, Independent IE reported May 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-14 05:00 | |
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Despite Attacks of All Shapes and Sizes From All Sides, Bitcoin (BTC) Is Very Much Alive And Kicking
It looks like Bitcoin will continue to defy all odds for a long time. Despite the constant attacks of its critics, which often call it a scam or worse, the crypto world is more bullish than ever now. дальше »
2019-5-11 03:17 | |
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Google Research, Universities Release ‘Tracking Ransomware End-To-End’ Bitcoin Attacks Report
Google Research Shows Ransomware Criminals Cash Out $16 Million From Bitcoin Exchange According to a recently released report and research conducted by Google and leading US universities, $16 million were cashed out by criminals from the defunct Bitcoin exchange BTC-e. дальше »
2019-5-9 22:31 | |
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Ransomware Crooks Cashed Out $16 Million from Defunct Bitcoin Exchange: Google Research
By CCN: In the two years leading up to 2018, a spate of ransomware attacks were analyzed in a report by a team of researchers hailing mostly from leading U. S. universities and Google. Results showed a conservative estimate of total funds stolen to be $16 million, with bitcoin providing a way for malicious actors to take payment from anywhere in the world. дальше »
2019-5-9 11:50 | |
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Mysterious Chinese Hacker Group on Supply Chain Hijacking Spree
While cyber attacks link cryptojacking and fingerprinting have become known to the masses, software supply chain attacks are also fast gaining momentum. In the latest, Barium, the mysterious Chinese-speaking cyberpunks orchestrating such attacks are advancing with each passing day, according to a Wired report on May 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-6 21:00 | |
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Bitcoin surges by +400%, hits $30,000 on Coin Stats, causing people to ‘spill drinks’ and have ‘mini heart attacks’
People around the world have become millionaires overnight due to the sudden surge in Bitcoin’s price; this recent incident caused a lot of people to have that same feeling although it was ephemeral and not true. дальше »
2019-5-5 08:15 | |
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