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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


Zuckerberg’s ‘blockchain login’ plan makes absolutely no sense

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is exploring the possibility of leveraging blockchain technology for the company’s third-party login services. In an interview with Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said a move from the existing centralized Facebook Connect to a distributed system could empower users and app developers alike. дальше »

2019-2-21 16:02


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Bitcoin Price ‘Hit Equilibrium,’ Says Mike Novogratz

The Bitcoin price is “grinding along” at the bottom of its range but could easily hit $8000 by the end of the year, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said as sentiment picks up. Novogratz: $3400 – $3600 Is ‘Equilibrium’ Speaking to Bloomberg at a conference in Abu Dhabi February 13, Novogratz reiterated his continued faith in Bitcoin’s forthcoming return to form, along with its supremacy over other cryptocurrencies. дальше »

2019-2-15 23:00


BitTorrent’s Past Growing Pains of Over 3,000 Lawsuits Could Hurt Tron’s (TRX) Future Plans?

It seems that more than 3,300 Lawsuits have been filed against BitTorrent users for copyright infringement. The information was released by The National Law Review and TorrentFreak. According to a report released by TorrentFreak, just in the first half of the year, there were filed more than 3,300 lawsuits. Most of these cases are against […] дальше »

2019-2-13 19:40


A Bitcoin Bashing Nobel Economist Expects a Global Recession; Will Crypto Prove Him Wrong?

Noted bitcoin basher and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has warned that the global economy could be headed for a recession this year, according to CNBC. Per Krugman, the recession could occur towards the end of this year or in 2020: I think that there is a quite good chance that we will have a recession late this year (or) next year. дальше »

2019-2-12 18:35


GalaxyBTC Crypto Analyst Thinks February 8, 2019 Could Be the Start of a Bitcoin Bull Market Rally

Earlier today, the price of Bitcoin witnessed a surge of over 10%– thereby allowing the premier alt-currency to break through its stubborn resistance region of $3,480-3,500. This sudden increase came after weeks of stagnancy, which saw the flagship asset dip to record lows over the course of the past year or so. However, the question […] дальше »

2019-2-9 18:41


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Living on Bitcoin for a Week in San Francisco

When I decided, maybe against my better judgement, to live on bitcoin for a week, the plan was met by a combination of cautions and jokes from friends and loved ones: “Just don’t starve,” “Well, it’s the New Year, a perfect time to start a new diet,” “Will you be able to eat?”, “Have you really thought about it?”I had “really” thought about it and it seemed not only sensible but necessary. дальше »

2019-2-5 23:06


Bitcoin’s Advancing Lightning Network As ‘Wumbology’ (Wumbo) Gets Its Day

Bitcoin’s Advancing Lightning: Wumbo Gets Its Day Earlier this year, Bitcoin launched their new lightning network transaction program to (you guessed it), make transactions happen faster. Despite warnings from developers that the release was “reckless” because there could be bugs that cause the irreversible loss of coin within, it did not stop users’ excitement or […] дальше »

2019-1-31 22:25


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Fidelity’s Bitcoin Custody Service Could Launch This March

Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest asset managers, is breaking into bitcoin custody. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, three people “with knowledge on the matter” from firms in contact with Fidelity have said that the company is tentatively planning to launch a custody service for bitcoin in March. дальше »

2019-1-31 23:39