The First Bitcoin Transaction Happened Exactly 8 Years Ago
January 12th is a historic day in the Bitcoin history books. On this day in 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto sent the first ever non-mined Bitcoin transaction over the network to …
Backpage Censored by Government, Forced to Shut Down Adult Section
January 12, 2017
Security, Technology
Leading classified advertising website Backpage was forced to shut down its adult section last week, after it fell victim to a government inspection and crackdown. The US Senate committee, …
Mexican Peso Weakens, Google Searches for Bitcoin Rise
January 12, 2017
Bitcoin, Finance, Market Analysis, News
Earlier this week, the Mexican peso rapidly declined in value to record lows, despite the efforts of the central bank of Mexico (Banxico) to prevent the devaluation of its …
WikiLeaks Debunks Infiltration Hoax With Bitcoin Transactions
January 11, 2017
News, Security, Technology
A recent post surfaced on 8Chan, indicating how WikiLeaks had been compromised. As one would come to expect, that news was utterly fake. Rather than sending out a tweet …
China’s Custodian Service can Grant Bitcoin Currency Status in the Country
The Bitcoin situation in China remains uneasy for the time being. Authorities are contemplating whether or not they should introduce a custodial service to oversee the Bitcoin market. The …
Ukraine’s Power grid Hacked Twice in one Year
The Ukrainian power grid has become a prized target for cyber criminals in the country. In December of 2016, the power grid suffered a cyber attack, which left customers …
Criminals Targeted Netflix Users’ Payment Data in Recent Phishing Scam
Netflix is one of the most popular online video streaming services in the world. This also attracts the attention of cyber criminals who are looking to exploit Netflix user’s information. …
Top 4 Antivirus Fails
In this day and age, it would be considered highly irresponsible not to have an antivirus program installed on one’s desktop or laptop. Unfortunately, these antivirus solutions are sometimes …
Bitcoin Exchange BTCC Will be Investigated by PBOC
Things are not looking all that great for China’s largest Bitcoin exchange right now. The People’s Bank of China Shanghai team has announced the formation of a joint inspection …