ProtonMail Taken Down In DDoS Attack After Paying Bitcoin Ransom
Whenever a company or service provider targeted by an attack by hackers, they are not always given the chance to pay a ransom. Even if that were the case, …
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Uber Needs To Accept Bitcoin Next To Cash Payments in Indonesia
One of the most-talked about companies over the past few months is none other than Uber. Despite facing a ton of criticism from government officials and the general public, …
Can Tax Reforms Impact Bitcoin Usage And Make IRS Obsolete?
November 4, 2015
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One of the many things everyday consumers are not exactly fond of is the entire concept of paying taxes every year. Especially in the US, services like IRS have …
Interview with the owner of Bitmixer.io – a high volume bitcoin mixer
Bitmixer.io is one of the most popular bitcoin mixers. It has a large reserve of bitcoins which allows it to facilitate a high volume mixing service. Bitmixer has an …
Making The Most of Bitcoin Arbitrage Opportunities
November 3, 2015
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Following the Bitcoin price chart is exciting in its own, but there are also plenty of arbitrage opportunities people can take advantage of. Doing so would require either an …
Two bitcoin ransomware strains are taken down by Dutch authorities
November 2, 2015
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Recent reports indicate that two ransomware platforms known by the names of CoinVault and BitCryptor have been taken down. The heroes of the show were Dutch law enforcement agencies …
Bitcoin Startups Can Benefit From SEC Online Crowdfunding Ruling
November 2, 2015
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Bitcoin and crowdfunding seem to be two peas in a pod, although there are hardly any successful Bitcoin-related crowdfunding platforms in existence today. One of the main reasons for …
Russian Ministry wants to punish bitcoin users with prison
October 26, 2015
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Recent reports that Russia’s Ministry of Finance is taking a hard stance against the use of bitcoin inside the federation, by making a harsh proposal, meant to punish bitcoin …
FBI advises ransomware victims to just pay the ransom
October 24, 2015
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A while ago, organizations such as the FBI militated to inform people from all around the world not to pay ransoms when their systems were hacked, mostly due to …