Bitcoin got caught in another media storm this week, though only in a supporting role this time around. The ongoing ransomware attack by the name of “WannaCry,” sometimes also referred to as “WannaCrypt0r,” “Wcry,” “WanaCry,” “WannaCrypt” or “Wana Decrypt0r,” infected over 230,000 computers in over 150 countries over the past couple of days, and demands […]
Irish lenders Allied Irish Banks, Ulster Bank and Permanent TSB have teamed up with global consultancy Deloitte to work on a pilot program that will leverage blockchain technology to increase the speed and security for the country’s domestic interbank payments. The collaborative project carries the name Project GreenPay and will use technology developed by Ulster […]
Anyone with an internet connection is presumably familiar about online gambling in today’s world, but what a lot of netizens are discovering for the first time is bitcoin gambling. In the wake of bitcoin’s explosion in collective public consciousness recently, the form of gambling involving cryptocurrencies is experiencing increased traction. Online gambling is a multibillion […]
Much of the world has now heard about Bitcoin due to the global WanaCrypt0r 2.0 ransomware, which should continue spreading over the course of next week. Optics for Bitcoin aren’t great in situations like this because it furthers the notion that Bitcoin is used for nefarious means. You can follow a live feed of the […]
BITCOIN faces a unique opportunity in the wake of the Australian government’s decision to crack down on offshore gambling. The IGA Amendment Bill 2016 is expected to be finalised in the coming months, clamping down on ‘offshore’ gambling sites which offer their services to Australians. Some of the measures being debated include harsh penalties for […]
Quantum, an Ethereum-based liquidity pool, announced on its website the close of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on May 15th 2017, with $4.12 million raised. A total of 486 investors from all across the world participated in the ICO. The fund, which is generated by the selling of Quantum’s native tokens QAU, powers the project’s […]
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Ripple’s native cryptocurrency XRP extended gains today, rising to fresh all-time highs amid what has been a torrid period of price growth. Source
Two unnamed Coinbase customers are seeking to stop the IRS from obtaining records on the digital currency exchange’s user base, court records show. Source
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