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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


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Bitcoin Contributes 95% Of BitPay’s Business, CEO Confirms

Bitcoin payment processor BitPay conducts almost all its business using Bitcoin (BTC), its CEO has revealed in a marked U-turn on previous claims. BitPay Drops Bitcoin Bashing Speaking during a recent panel, Stephen Pair discussed the recent hard fork activity around the Bitcoin blockchain as a result of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) split last November. дальше »

2019-2-19 13:30


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The differences between cryptocurrencies, virtual, and digital currencies

Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Rife with complex terminology, the world of cryptocurrency can be daunting at the best of times, but things got even more confusing last week when JPMorgan announced the launch of its own coin, which many argued was a digital currency – possibly a stablecoin – but most definitely not a cryptocurrency. дальше »

2019-2-19 12:14


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Bitcoin Cash Spoils XBT Provider AB’s Plans for a Crypto ETP

XBT Provider AB planned on launching an exchange-traded product (ETP) in the form of a cryptocurrency basket last year but backed out because one of those cryptocurrencies spoiled the party. Can you guess which one?  As suggested by a report from Bloomberg, XBT CEO Laurent Kssis “didn’t have a clue” about the potential for a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork — which happened late last year — despite getting the green light from Swedish regulators Read More The post Bitcoin Cash Spoils XBT Provider AB’s Plans for a Crypto ETP appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. дальше »

2019-2-14 10:00


Truth or FUD? A Finnish Crypto Exchange Tear-Down Ripple and XRP

Good news is more and more exchanges are offering support for XRP. And it is not hard to see why the highly liquid coin is irresistible and popular among cryptocurrency investors. Thanks to the demand of the Finnish community, Coinmotion did bow to pressure and after “several requests from our customers we have added XRP […] The post Truth or FUD? A Finnish Crypto Exchange Tear-Down Ripple and XRP appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2019-2-14 23:21


Early Bitcoin Supporter ‘Cobra’ Says BTC Does Not Need More Forks Regarding Block Size Reduction

Bitcoin has a controversial history with hard forks. Anyone who follows crypto news for a while knows about all the problems created when Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash decided to split and last November we all saw the drama that happened when Bitcoin Cash split with Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (SV). Now, someone has decided that […] дальше »

2019-2-13 03:31