Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

Group Of Hackers Claim To Breach NSA Hackers, Auctioning Off Stolen Data
Group Of Hackers Claim To Breach NSA Hackers, Auctioning Off Stolen Data
August 16, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

NSA’s team of elite hackers has reportedly been compromised, with an anonymous group, calling itself Shadow Brokers, saying it breached the systems used by the NSA’s...

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Cryptsy CEO Denies He Moved Millions Of Dollars In Funds From Service
Cryptsy CEO Denies He Moved Millions Of Dollars In Funds From Service
August 16, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Paul Vernon, chief executive of now-defunct digital currency exchange Cryptsy, is denying allegations he took millions of dollars in funds from the service and moved...

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Apple Kicking Fake Bitcoin Apps Out Of App Store
Apple Kicking Fake Bitcoin Apps Out Of App Store
August 10, 2016  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly gearing up to stem the influx of counterfeit bitcoin wallets that are showing up in the App Store. According to a report,...

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NYC Launches Bitcoin Development Training Program
NYC Launches Bitcoin Development Training Program
August 09, 2016  |  Bitcoin

A new four-week “hacker residency” program is set to start this fall in New York City by bitcoin research and development group Chaincode Labs. Get the...

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Bitfinex Announces 36 Percent Loss For Hacked Customers
Bitfinex Announces 36 Percent Loss For Hacked Customers
August 08, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

In the wake of disruption by hackers last week that caused Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex to lose $72 million, the firm said customers would lose...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The Eyes Have It
Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The Eyes Have It
August 05, 2016  |  Bitcoin

This week was the first week of the last full month of summer. That could make this week a Sizzle because it’s the last full...

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Bitfinex And LexisNexis: Bitcoin’s Insecure Week
Bitfinex And LexisNexis: Bitcoin’s Insecure Week
August 05, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Consider the difficulty in stashing an intangible digital currency into a swag bag. But then, hacking into bitcoin user accounts is no walk in the...

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