A 9.69 GB data dump is now online and believed to contain troves of private and confidential information from millions of Ashley Madison users after the infamous data breach that made headlines in July’s breach of the popular infidelity-favoring dating website. The post Giant Dump of Ashley Madison’s Breached Data Now Online appeared first on […]
Microsoft director of technology and civic innovation, John Paul Farmer, explains how his team is exploring use cases for blockchain technology.
August 17, 2015 – Gide Principals Arika Pierce and Liz Conway spoke on the state and federal regulatory activity of digital currency at the Second Annual Cryptolina Bitcoin Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 15th. Arika Pierce spoke on a panel moderated by Perianne Boring of the Chamber of Digital Commerce entitled Bitcoin & State […]
As financial service firms expand their use of the bitcoin block chain for trading and business activity, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) isn’t missing a beat. FinCEN, an enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of Treasury, has ruled that companies using the bitcoin block chain to transfer precious metals are considered money transmitters and […]
A dedicated academy that will teach the willing students about Bitcoin has opened up at the Bandwidth Barn in Woodstock, Cape Town. This academy that will focus on the courses related to Bitcoin and blockchain development has been founded by Sonya Kuhnel who is also the founder of Bitcoin Payments and Bitcoin Events. The Bitcoin […]
Earlier this morning we published our twice daily bitcoin price watch piece. In the article, we highlighted the levels that we would be watching in the bitcoin price throughout Monday’s European session, and suggested where we would look to get in and out of the markets according to our intra-range and breakout strategies. Action has […]
The ongoing debate about the role of governments in regulating digital currencies isn’t going away anytime soon. While the dustup over New York’s BitLicense program continues, another front has opened up in California where a member of the state assembly has introduced a bill to regulate California’s digital currencies businesses. The Washington, D.C.-based Coin Center […]
This week, KnC Miner began offering each of its employees Xapo Debit Cards for salary payouts. So far, around 30 pecent of its employees are participating. KnC Miner is a bitcoin mining company, and therefore, most of its employees already have their own selection of bitcoin wallets, cold storage solutions and investments. The company decided […]
Nathaniel Popper tells CoinDesk how he got into bitcoin and how his journey has shaped his understanding of the digital currency.
This is a guest post by Drew Hinkes, an attorney at Berger Singerman. Drew is also frequently published and cited for his work on IT and technology-related issues, including virtual currencies, smart contracts, distributed ledger-based technologies, computer data security/breaches, and technology regulation. Tokyo District Court Judge Masumi Kurachi recently rejected a claim for relief brought […]