Revolution Banking 2016 conference addressed blockchain technology
Jun 08, 2016 10:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
Revolution Banking 2016 conference on technology, innovation and partnership in banking industry which was held in Madrid on May 10, addressed blockchain technology. Those experts who attended the conference agreed upon...
Trojan-linked spam messages look to steal bitcoins from MtGox victims
Jun 08, 2016 09:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
MtGox victims are still waiting patiently to reclaim their money that they lost when the Japanese bitcoin exchange collapsed in 2014. However, their ordeal seems to be far from over as now they are flooded with spam...
Silk Road 2.0 admin Brian Farrell sentenced to 8 years in prison
Jun 08, 2016 07:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, Brian Farrell, a support manager and second-in-command on Silk Road 2.0 (SR2) that launched when the original Ross Ulbrichts Silk Road was seized in 2013, has been sentenced to 8 years in...
UK companies are stockpiling digital currencies in case of ransomware
Jun 08, 2016 07:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to a ransomware attack study commissioned by Citrix and carried out by Censuswide, 33 percent of UK companies are now building a ready stockpile of digital currency in case of ransomware attack. The study...
Blockchain Intelligence Group inks MOU with RootStock of RSK Labs
Jun 08, 2016 05:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a Canada-based developer of blockchain technology solutions, has announced that it has entered into non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with RSK Labs with the intent to collaborate...
French political party Front National wants to ban bitcoin
Jun 08, 2016 05:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
The French right-wing party Front National seeks to ban the usage of virtual currencies including bitcoin in France as they want to protect the real economy in the country. Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front...
Blockchain app platform Lisk hires Charles Hoskinson and Steven Nerayoff as senior advisors
Jun 08, 2016 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
The recently launched decentralized application and sidechain platform Lisk has announced the appointment of IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson and serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Steven Nerayoff as senior advisors to...
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