Darknet Avengers Forum Reopens Its Doors To The Public
Darknet marketplaces come in many different sizes and shapes. Avengers Forum is one of the more unique platforms, as it is a service to promote harm reduction. The group …
Is Samsung Interested in Blockchain Technology?
August 28, 2016
Coins, Crypto, Finance, News, Technology
The major technology conglomerate, Samsung, may be shifting resources towards research and development of Blockchain-related solutions. According to media source The Korea Times, Samsung Group –the biggest technology conglomerate …
Over Eight in Ten Americans Suffer From Financial Anxiety
In this day and age of financial uncertainty, Americans are expressing their worst fears. While it is not easy to manage finances or even save up for a rainy …
FinCEN Proposes New AML Guidelines For Unregulated Financial Service Providers
Various financial services providers in the US are still unregulated to this very day. Some of the Bitcoin companies will certainly fall into this category, but there are also …
4 Blockchain Companies Focusing On Secure Digital Identity Solutions
Various blockchain startups are focusing on bringing digital identities to the table. Creating a more secure environment for personal information is direly needed. With the number of data breaches …
Contactless Payments in 2016 Surpass The 2015 UK Volume
Contactless payments are one of those trends which may or may not become a big thing. Just last year, things were not looking overly positive, despite some growth in …
Sheep Marketplace Owner and Spouse Laundered Bitcoins Stolen From Users
Some people in the Bitcoin space may remember the Sheep Marketplace. This darknet forum started gaining a lot of momentum after Silk Road was shut down. Unfortunately, Sheep was …
Vendor Using BitPay Becomes Victim of Five Bitcoin Double-spend Attacks
One particular online Bitcoin shop was the victim of several double-spend attacks while using BitPay as a payment processor. While BitPay lets merchants accept payments as “completed’ at zero- …
Blockchain Investments Equaled Half of All 2015 Fintech VC Funding
An interesting shift is taking place in the world of Fintech funding right now. Even though the total amount of VC funding in Fintech is slowing down, the money …