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Amazon Employees Listen to Alexa Conversations: 6 Ways to Make Your Echo Device More Private
Retail giant Amazon recently admitted that its employees listen to customer voice recordings from Alexa products as part of its method of improving its speech recognition. Users do have the option to prevent their recordings from being shared with Amazon employees in Alexa’s privacy settings, but they cannot opt out of voice recording. дальше »
2019-4-15 15:54 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC]: Danish man sentenced to four years in prison for money laundering using Bitcoin
A 33-year-old Danish man was sentenced to four years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of laundering Bitcoin. According to the verdict, the perpetrator bought Bitcoins from funds he received from identifiable criminal sources and sent it to unidentified offshore accounts. дальше »
2019-4-10 06:30 | |
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22-year-old gets 2 years in jail for illegally selling hundreds of thousands in Bitcoin
A 22-year-old man in the US has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin through an unlicensed money transmitting business. Jacob Burrell Campos, who had been in custody without bail since he was arrested in August last year, was also forced to forfeit $823,357 in illicit profits. дальше »
2019-4-9 13:04 | |
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India: $300 million worth Bitcoin Ponzi scheme accused gets interim bail
Amit Bharadwaj, the accused in a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme worth $300 million, was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court of India. Bharadwaj, the Founder of GainBitcoin, was suffering from kidney failure for months, his lawyer Deepak Prakash informed the court. дальше »
2019-4-4 16:14 | |
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Indian entrepreneur implicated in $300 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme gets bail
Amit Bhardwaj, a man accused of running a $300-million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, has reportedly been granted bail on medical grounds, citing a deteriorating kidney condition. The former entrepreneur, who was arrested in Bangkok last year, was reportedly admitted into Apollo Hospital in India, maintaning he needed regular dialysis treatment to treat his condition. дальше »
2019-4-4 13:46 | |
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SEC Crypto Mom: ‘Dismissive’ U.S. Regulators Miss the Point of Cryptocurrency
If ever there was a canary in the regulatory coal mine, it’s Crypto Mom. U. S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who is affectionately known as Crypto Mom by the community, admitted that regulators, who have so far denied a bitcoin ETF, have missed the mark on crypto. дальше »
2019-3-30 15:57 | |
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Mike Novogratz Thinks Gold’s Near 8 Trillion Market is Small Fries for Where Bitcoin is Going
Bitcoin (BTC) has been several times compared to gold and how it shares some features with the precious metal. This time, Mike Novogratz, the CEO fo Galaxy Digital, explained that Bitcoin could easily reach gold’s market capitalization. дальше »
2019-3-26 07:37 | |
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Sees The Crypto Ecosystem Like the Early Internet, Plans Massive Adoption, Now On The Hunt For Crypto Engineers
Bitcoin enthusiasts had a reason for excitement when it was revealed that the CEO of Twitter and Square was a fellow holder. Endorsements from billionaires are always welcome, not to mention social media moguls. дальше »
2019-3-22 09:59 | |
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Augur Developer’s Dilemma in Fixing Vulnerability in Bettors Prediction Market
Augur CEO Joey Krug admitted the platform’s betting system had a vulnerability that has been exploited by scammers. Bet on Impossible Outcomes In a series of Tweets, Krug admitted that a malicious actor has taken advantage of a vulnerability in the best-known prediction market by taking advantage of deliberate ambiguities in phrasing in certain marketsRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-3-22 02:00 | |
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Dutch Bitcoin Ransom DDoS Hacker Gets No Additional Jail Time
Netherlands seems to be the place to operate elaborate Bitcoin ransom schemes from. A man who extorted over $150,000 from several online services by DdoSing them and submitting a ransom request pleaded guilty last month and admitted wrongdoing. дальше »
2019-3-19 02:00 | |
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MIT Bitcoin: Legislators Discuss Regulation, Potential of Blockchain Tech
On March 9–10, 2019, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted a two-day event, the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019. Put together by the student-organized MIT Bitcoin Club, the conference welcomed more than just Bitcoin voices from every corner of the industry. дальше »
2019-3-15 01:08 | |
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Legendary Investor Marc Faber Just Bought His First Bitcoin
After being a bitcoin skeptic for almost a year, Marc Faber is willing to give the digital asset a try. In an interview with Cash, the legendary investor and stock market expert said that he bought his first bitcoins in late February. дальше »
2019-3-12 15:17 | |
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Bitcointopia Founder Admits Selling Government-Owned Land to Bitcoiners
The founder of a scheme called Bitcointopia to sell land in the U. S. state of Nevada to bitcoiners has admitted in a federal court that some land was not his to sell. Previously arrested for selling BTC to an undercover agent through Localbitcoins, he also pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business. дальше »
2019-3-10 10:15 | |
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Billionaire Warren Buffett Remains Clueless About Bitcoin, Calls It ‘Delusional’
Warren Buffet has blasted bitcoin again, calling it a “delusion. ” Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box, he said: “Bitcoin has no unique value at all. It doesn’t produce anything. You can stare at it all day and no little bitcoins come out. дальше »
2019-2-25 17:21 | |
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Korea Bitcoin ETF Approval Depends on US SEC Decision, Admits Stock Exchange Official
South Korea has joined the cryptocurrency community when it comes to waiting for the US’ verdict on Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF). The nation’s sole bourse operator, Korea Exchange (KRX), admitted that it was carefully observing the constantly-unfolding crypto ETF scenario in the US. дальше »
2019-2-24 15:09 | |
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QuadrigaCX Sent Deposits Allegedly Linked to CEO’s Widow, Mailed Withdrawals in Cash
For those QuadrigaCX users who were fortunate enough to have withdrawal requests honored, some appear to have received their funds through unconventional means. An anonymous QuadrigaCX user who corresponded with Bitcoin Magazine said that they received a bank deposit from Robertson Nova Consulting Inc. дальше »
2019-2-15 20:28 | |
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Crypto Mom Admits the U.S. SEC is ‘Impulsive in Running Away’ from Bitcoin
In a recent speech at the University of Missouri School of Law, U. S. Commissioner Hester Peirce (‘Crypto Mom’) admitted the SEC has a tendency to flee from anything to do with digital currencies. дальше »
2019-2-11 15:59 | |
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Financial Advisor: Major Banks are 3,233% More Expensive Than Bitcoin
A financial professional paid $10 to his bank for making more than six saving withdrawals. Later, he admitted that using Bitcoin could have been cheaper. Short the Bankers Pat Chirchirillo, a financial advisor at Philadelphia-based McAdam Financial, found a 3,233% different between the cost of withdrawals in banks and Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-1-31 03:00 | |
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Steve Wozniak Tells Seth Godin at the Nordic Business Forum He Sold All his Bitcoin
Apple’s co-founder, Steve Wozniak, said he has sold all his Bitcoin (BTC). The recognized programmer has several times commented positive things about virtual currencies, even when he admitted that the market was in a bubble back in December 2017. дальше »
2019-1-26 21:29 | |
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Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak says he Sold all his Bitcoins
The famous Apple programmer Steve Wozniak has had interest in blockchain and cryptocurrency for a while. Although he’s admitted the markets were in a bubble when Bitcoin was soaring to $20,000, he still thinks the digital asset is a good means to store value and could have a strong future ahead of it. дальше »
2019-1-27 00:25 | |
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Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak says he Sold all his Bitcoin
The famous Apple programmer Steve Wozniak has had interest in blockchain and cryptocurrency for a while. Although he’s admitted the markets were in a bubble when Bitcoin was soaring to $20,000, he still thinks the digital asset is a good means to store value and could have a strong future ahead of it. дальше »
2019-1-26 00:25 | |
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Financial Wizards Love to Utter “Bitcoin is Going to Zero,” But Here’s Why BTC Price Will Never See $0
There’s been no shortage of Bitcoin naysayers who have sounded off against the cryptocurrency. Some of them, like BCG Ventures founder Jeff Schumacher, can be quite forceful and direct in their criticisms. дальше »
2019-1-24 19:56 | |
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Syncing Data Between Bitcoin Nodes Is About to Get Easier
Minisketch is a new solution that’s trying to solve an old problem. Spearheaded by Blockstream co-founder Pieter Wuille, Bitcoin Core contributor and fellow Blockstream co-founder Gregory Maxwell, and Blockstream software engineer Gleb Naumenko, the open-source initiative is designed to achieve set reconciliation between the mempools of each full node. дальше »
2018-12-18 18:48 | |
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American Woman Faces 20-Year Sentence for Using Bitcoin to Fund ISIS
A Pakistani-American woman is facing up to 20 years in prison after she admitted to sending Bitcoin to a terrorist organization to fund their deadly criminal operation and activities. 27-Year-Old New York Woman Funds ISIS with Bitcoin Zoobia Shahnaz, a 27-year old New York hospital technician, has admitted to a Federal Court Judge that she. дальше »
2018-11-27 20:00 | |
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New York Woman Who Laundered Money for ISIS Using Bitcoin Pleads Guilty
A 27-year-old woman from New York has pleaded guilty of supporting the Islamic terror group ISIS using Bitcoin and other digital currencies. She admitted to wiring more than $150,000 to different shell entities and individuals overseas, which acted as a facade for the ISIS groups in Turkey, Pakistan, and China. дальше »
2018-11-27 14:59 | |
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Has Bitcoin SV Admitted Defeat With BCH Chain Split?
The two rival implementations in the Bitcoin Cash fork debate are irreconcilable, according to Calvin Ayre. In a marked change in direction, Ayre says there will now be a BCH chain split, with SV becoming a separate blockchain. дальше »
2018-11-24 17:39 | |
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CryptoOracle’s Kerner: Bitcoin Is the “Greatest Store of Value Ever Created”
Lou Kerner, partner at venture capital firm CryptoOracle, admitted that investing in Bitcoin is not for the faint of heart, but that there are rewards for those who maintain a longer investment horizon. дальше »
2018-11-22 21:30 | |
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Initial Coin Offering Case Ends In Guilty Plea As Man Admits to Lying
A fraud prosecution case in the United States (U. S. ), involving initial coin offerings (ICO) recently ended in a guilty plea. According to a Bloomberg article published on November 15, 2018, the guilty man, Maksin Zaslavskiy, admitted to the U. дальше »
2018-11-19 14:00 | |
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EtherDelta Founder Charged by SEC For Operating an Unregistered Exchange
In an apparent first, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of EtherDelta, Zachary Coburn, with running an “unregistered national securities exchange,” according to a press release from the regulator. дальше »
2018-11-9 20:32 | |
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LocalBitcoins Seller Pleads Guilty to Operating Unlicensed Business
A LocalBitcoins seller pleaded guilty of operating an illegal money transfer business in a Southern California federal court earlier today. The defendant admitted to buying thousands of Bitcoin over a 16-month period and selling them through the popular peer-to-peer marketplace without the correct licence to do so. дальше »
2018-10-31 00:00 | |
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David Chaum on Digital Privacy: “The Cat Is Out of the Bag”
David Chaum, the cryptographer credited with starting the cypherpunk movement in the 1980s and launching eCash, an early form of virtual money in the 1990s, thinks people are taking financial privacy a lot more seriously these days. дальше »
2018-10-24 18:02 | |
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John McAfee’s “Unhackable” Bitcoin Wallet Is Actually Hackable
The supposedly “unhackable” cold storage Bitcoin wallet had to be hacked twice before the company decided to admit defeat in an August 30, 2018, tweet. Not Unhackable Anymore In an announcement made on Twitter, Bitfi, the company that manufactures hardware crypto wallets, said it will be removing the “unhackable” claim from their website effective immediately. дальше »
2018-9-1 21:00 | |
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The Anatomy of Anonymity: How Dandelion Could Make Bitcoin More Private
Many people know bitcoin as an anonymous digital currency, one whose privacy features prime it for concealed payments in sketchy recesses of the internet’s dark web. дальше »
2018-8-29 17:33 | |
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Two Norwegian Miners Scrutinized for Low Taxable Incomes
Two Norwegian cryptocurrency miners have garnered national media attention after declaring taxable incomes of less than $20,000 USD despite having admitted to owning at least 34 bitcoins during December of last year. дальше »
2018-8-24 18:15 | |
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Markets Are Down, But Most Exchanges Are Doing Just Fine
As the old maxim asserts: those who made the most money in the gold rush were those who sold shovels. With our own digital gold rush in a downturn, however, the shovels aren’t selling so well, as mining companies themselves are struggling to move hardware because miners are struggling to turn a profit. дальше »
2018-8-22 22:53 | |
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Forget Satoshi, Bitcoin is Fulfilling PayPal’s Original Vision
PayPal has come in for fresh criticism as commentators renew claims the company has all but failed in its mission to transform money usage. PayPal Slips Up In Turkey In an interview with the Wall Street Journal earlier this year, CFO John Rainey had admitted Bitcoin and cryptocurrency could become “as popular as payments” in future. дальше »
2018-8-17 07:00 | |
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DJ Who “Turned Down Wall St.” Is On a Quest to Decentralize Music Festivals
Independent DJ Justin Blau (known on stage as 3LAU) didn’t exactly stumble into the cryptocurrency industry — to say so would misrepresent how much thought he’s put into his blockchain-based event network, Our Music Festival (OMF). дальше »
2018-8-8 19:23 | |
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Indian Government-Appointed Commission Recognizes Crypto as Means of Payment
The law commission established by the order of the Indian government has issued a report recognizing cryptocurrency as a means of payment. This is reportedly the first time that a body appointed by the government admitted cryptocurrencies have value and can be used in transactions. дальше »
2018-7-27 16:15 | |
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Founder Of WeExchange And BitFunder Pleads Guilty To Mass Crypto Fraud
Jon Montroll, the founder of two US based cryptocurrency trading platforms has pled guilty to allegations of security fraud that has seen Montroll deceive both investors and the authorities on multiple counts, allowing him to manipulate investigations into hacks that had taken place within his platforms. дальше »
2018-7-26 16:00 | |
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Philadelphia Convict Allegedly Stole $40M Worth Of BTC As Jeremy Renner
Recently, a thief left a Philadelphia courtroom in shock after he admitted and bragged about stealing Bitcoin worth $40 million. According to charges imposed against him, Ted Rice, a 32-year-old, was suspected of breaking into the home of his girlfriend’s father in July last year. дальше »
2018-7-20 13:24 | |
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The Daily: Decentralized Exchanges – New and Hacked, and Some Lost Coins
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief, we cover two decentralized exchanges – an Irish team that’s launching its Local Token Exchange and the already operating Bancor that has reported a security breach and admitted the loss of $12. дальше »
2018-7-10 14:10 | |
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India's Central Bank Admits to Banning Crypto Accounts Without Research
]In a fresh new twist, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has admitted to issuing its ban on cryptocurrency-related accounts spontaneously, without taking time to study and understand how cryptocurrencies work. дальше »
2018-6-13 23:40 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Looking to the Past and the Future
South Korea just ruled that bitcoin is a legally recognizable asset, which is good news for investors, but not such good news for convicted criminals that had managed to hold onto their cryptocurrency in the past. дальше »
2018-6-11 18:04 | |
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From Chatroom to Classroom: The Evolution of Blockchain Education
With the creation of Bitcoin and its blockchain, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced an entirely new practical application for cryptography, unearthing an unexplored area for computer science and technological development. дальше »
2018-6-11 17:04 | |
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