What Is a Prize-Linked Savings Account?
Recently, voters in Texas approved a constitutional amendment that will help citizens in a novel way: Prize-linked savings accounts. Let’s take a look at what these are, why they are good …
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South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Is Building a Custodial Service for Virtual Money
If there is one rather intriguing trend in the financial sector, it is how banks are preparing to support digital currency and cryptocurrency services. Shinhan Bank in South Korea has been …
Bitcoin Price Tops $9,000 and Could Hit $10,000 Very Soon
Cryptocurrency markets continue to evolve at a rather surprising pace. In particular, the Bitcoin price is shattering records left, right, and center these days. After setting a new all-time high …
The Bitcoin Network Is Highly Susceptible to Internet Routing Attacks
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency users are often targeted by criminals. We have seen numerous attack vectors affecting this user base already. Whether it is phishing attacks, malware, ransomware, Trojans, or …
Morocco’s Bitcoin Ban Would Result in Financial Censorship
Governments all over the world are being forced to pay attention to cryptocurrency all of a sudden. With officials scrambling to draft regulatory guidelines, we may see some interesting developments …
Public Wireless Network Costs Austrian Man US$117K Worth of Bitcoin
Using public wireless networks has always been a security risk first and foremost. While it may seem logical to a lot of people to connect their device to a …
JPMorgan Contemplates Providing Bitcoin Futures Trading
The plot continues to thicken when it comes to JPMorgan Chase and Bitcoin. After its CEO denounced Bitcoin as a fraud, customers started buying Bitcoin in large quantities. It now …
Sacramento Regional Transit Hackers Demand $8K Bitcoin Ransom
It has been a while since we last heard anything about hackers demanding a Bitcoin ransom. In Sacramento, hackers have successfully attacked the public transit system and are now …
South Korean Bank ATMs Will Soon Receive Bitcoin Support
Bringing Bitcoin to the masses is not as easy as most of us would like. Especially when it comes to allowing consumers to buy cryptocurrency, there is still a …