Will Recent Economic Sanctions Drive Iran to Cryptocurrency?

A recent FinCEN advisory has stated that the re-imposition of economic sanctions on November 5 could drive Iran to get more serious about the cryptocurrency experiments it began in 2013. Could Iran Follow North Korea’s Lead Evading Sanctions Using Crypto? Iran has made little secret of its interest in cryptocurrency. The nation is believed to […]

Hackers Exploit Tracking Service to Infiltrate Bitcoin Exchange Gate.io

Statcounter is one of the oldest third-party user tracking services on the web, having existed since 1999. Beginning as a simple statistics and visitor counting service, Statcounter over time grew into what it is today: a full-fledged, enterprise-quality analytics service. Gate.io, a more recent entrant in the bitcoin exchange space, used Statcounter to track user […]

Hackers Infiltrate 600K Websites Through StatCounter in Search of Bitcoin

Cybercriminals have hacked one of the largest website traffic analytics platforms on the web, and with it have injected malicious code into over 600,000 websites in an attempt to gain access to Bitcoin held at cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io. Gate.io Targeted Through StatCounter Backdoor Matthieu Faou, malware researcher for the Bratislava, Slovakia-based cybersecurity firm ESET, has […]

Colorado and California Just Elected Pro-Bitcoin Governors

Following the 2018 midterm elections, the U.S. will see two new pro-Bitcoin governors sworn into office. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Gavin Newsom (D-CA) both won out against their respective Republican contenders last night, November 6, 2018. While their campaign points and platforms were capitalized by a progressive agenda, their favorable attitudes toward cryptocurrencies and blockchain […]

Bitfury Secures $80M in Private Funding Round

Cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfury Group has closed a Series C, $80 million funding round led by EU-based Korelya Capital. The round also included crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, Lian and Jabre Group, Dentsu Inc., Armat Group and others. Bitfury is a diversified blockchain company known for its expertise in developing high-performance computing technologies, processing capabilities […]

Utiliser ses cryptos pour changer de téléphone

Vous souhaitez changer de téléphone et opter pour un modèle plus récent ? C’est l’occasion de faire un tour sur internet à la recherche du smartphone convoité. Parmi les nombreux sites e-commerce dont regorge la toile, Amazon fait sans doute partie de ceux dont l’offre est la plus étoffée. Nous vous expliquons alors comment faire […]