UK’s National Health Service Hit in Global Ransomware Wave
Multiple outlets are reporting a wave of ransomware attacks affecting the UK’s National Health Service as well as other firms throughout the world. Source
eToro: Bitcoin, Ether Trading Skyrockets; Trader Sentiment Remains Bullish
Digital currency trading has exploded on eToro, an online trading and investing community. The platform, which currently supports bitcoin and ether trading, has reported significant increase in both the number of users trading digital currencies and the volume of digital currencies traded on the platform. Over the last 12 months, eToro has seen a 4x […]
Global Bitcoin Extorting Ransomware Campaign Hits as Many as 74 Countries
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Disgruntled Trader’s PoloniexLawsuit.com Redirects To Poloniex
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Back to Reality? Bitcoin’s Price Drops $100 Amid Meteoric Month
Bitcoin’s price took a dip today, falling more than $100 at points in what was one of its worst days in recent weeks. Source
NHS is Brought to its Knees in a Global Wave of Bitcoin Ransomware
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Ether Price Analysis: Bullish Outlook Continues As Resistance Levels Hold
As Bitcoin continues its bull run, the top alts by market capitalization have also made strides of their own. Ripple shot to new all-time highs (ATHs) this week and Litecoin has now activated SegWit, a block size and scalability protocol change. Litecoin will continue to receive further protocol upgrades made possible through SegWit activation. Ethereum […]
Ethereum Exchange Protocol Race Heats Up With ‘Swap’ Launch
Members of the ethereum development community ConsenSys have unveiled a new peer-to-peer exchange protocol. Source
Stellar’s Global Payment Platform Lightyear Launches From Stealth
Lightyear, the brainchild of Stellar co-founder and CTO Jed McCaleb along with ex-Palantir executive Brit Yonge, launched out of stealth on May 11th. Part of the Stellar network open financial protocol, Lightyear aims to revolutionize the world of cross-border, cross-currency and cross-asset transactions by creating a universal global payment network. The pair is hoping to […]
Litecoin Has Now Deployed Segregated Witness
It’s official. Litecoin, one of the oldest and biggest altcoins by market cap, deployed Segregated Witness (SegWit) today. The protocol upgrade that was originally developed for Bitcoin and proposed by the Bitcoin Core development team locked in on Litecoin two weeks ago, and was enforced by a majority of hash power on the Litecoin network […]