Category: Bitcoin

Mt. Gox trustee granted another delay for distribution plan for victims
September 28, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

North Korean Hackers Failed Attempt To Steal Bitcoin

Korea JoongAng Daily, a North Korean news publication, announced that North Korean hackers tried, but failed to steal Bitcoin from several domestic exchanges. According to the North Korean magazine, the hackers used "spear-phishing", which basically means that the criminals sent what looked like "innocuous" emails that actually contained malicious software that harmed the host's computer.…

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September 26, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Japan To Launch Their Own Cryptocurrency: The J-Coin

The Financial Times reported that Mizuho Financial Group and Japan Post Bank are forming a consortium to launch a domestic digital currency: the J-Coin. The idea is to make Japanese people less dependent on cash and fiat money. According to FT, the Japanese consortium plans to launch the financial innovation just in time for the…

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September 25, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

The Rise of Cryptocurrency Jobs

Angel’s List reported that cryptocurrency job opportunities have increased by over 100% from March up until now. As Bitcoin price levels are going up and down constantly, the hunger for cryptocurrency jobs is going up with a tremendous speed. According to The Next Web, the current pay for crypto jobs is around 10-20% higher than…

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September 25, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Is Bitcoin Hitting $10,000 Any Time Soon?

Bitcoin has outperformed all other asset classes and investments possible, with cumulative annual growth of around 500%. Although the currency is fluctuating between $3,000 to almost $5,000 per coin in the last several weeks, it is undeniable that bitcoin has grown to tremendous values and the trend is expected to continue. With these statistics in…

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September 25, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

One More Bitcoin Regulator On the Front – Russia

The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of the Federal Assembly, announced that it may initiate a special bill in October that will regulate the trade of digital currencies, as reported by Jens Kalaene at RT. As many other big “players”, like China, are now trying to get hold of the overwhelming popularity of cryptocurrencies, with…

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September 21, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin's Plunging?

On Thursday, 21st September, Bitcoin is again falling down, experiencing a 6% loss and trading at $3,656, as fear is amassing as China announced the crackdown of the digital currency. Last week, as China announced that its domestic exchanges will shut down bitcoin trading, the price went down to $3,000. That was the biggest drop…

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September 20, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Another Bitcoin Split On The Horizon?

As reported by Bloomberg today, Bitcoin is facing another possible split in November, which would mean that the world will have three different versions of the cryptocurrency. With the growing popularity of the currency, miners and developers seek new ways to diversify the increasing “hunger” of the population. One of the “Bitcoin gurus”, Roger Ver,…

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Union Bank of the Philippines adopts Refinitiv's Electronic Trading
September 18, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Quantum Computing – Risk for Cryptography And Bitcoin?

Quantum computing may be the next big thing. The concept of quantum computing comes from the fact that unlike the bit in the classical silicon computer, which is basically a binary choice of either one or zero, a qubit (the core of quantum computers) will alternate between one, zero or a position of in-between these…

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