RushMyBitcoin.com Introduces Digital Currency as the Future of Money

RushMyBitcoin (RMB) is a USA based exchange that has all cryptocurrencies available for sale with currently Over 500+ to choose from.  RushMyBitcoin.com (RMB) started a new “Bitcoin Evangelism” program. The company believes digital currency is replacing money in day-to-day transactions so they’ve launched a “Get Familiar With Bitcoin” campaign For a limited time only, RMB […]

PayPal Limits Voat’s Account, Site Now Accepts Donations Only In Bitcoin

Voat™, a media aggregator like Reddit, wants to be the place on the Internet where you can “have your say™”. But that might not be possible if PayPal has its way. PayPal informed Voat administrators that their account had been “limited,” and their funds frozen. The site, entirely funded by user donation, is distressed.  The site […]

Losses in Bitcoin Ransomware Cryptowall Reach $18M

The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that the the total losses generated by the bitcoin ransomware called Cryptowall have reached $18 million. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center stated that the agency received 992 complaints related to Cryptowall between April 2014 and June 2015. Bitcoin has typically been used by hackers as their means of demanding […]

The Blockchain Meets Big Data and Realtime Analysis

Analysis by Steven McKie. Big Data. It’s a popular buzzword that you’ve seen all over the Net the past few years. It’s a very serious billion-dollar industry now — with frontrunners from all different niche avenues of data collection and analytics. With the number of unique data sources available to these data-focused companies, the possibilities […]

Ripple Discontinues Smart Contract Platform Codius, Citing Small Market

Ripple Labs, maintainer of the digital currency Ripple, has announced it will not continue the development of its smart contract project nearly a year after it was announced, saying the “small and nascent decentralization market” is too immature. In a blog post, Ripple Labs CTO Stefan Thomas wrote that the company, which recently raised a […]

Former Secret Service Agent Guilty of Bitcoin Theft

Shaun W. Bridges, a computer crime expert who was part of the Secret Service task force that conducted investigations on Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, pled guilty to charges of bitcoin theft. According to federal court documents, he skimmed hundreds of thousands of dollars in bitcoin and routed the money to his own accounts. As […]

The Non-Prescription Meds Industry Welcomes Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin is expanding to a lot of sectors of the economic life and every day we see more and more companies willing to accept Bitcoin or using its technology. Now, it seems that the Non-Prescription Meds industry is turning its interest to digital currencies. While some online businesses are created because of Bitcoin, others just […]