A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty to running a $25 million Bitcoin (BTC) money laundering scheme and selling methamphetamine. Possible life sentence News outlet…
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Hong Kong Businesses Begin Adopting Bitcoin as a Form of Protest
The pro-democracy, anti-government protest movement in Hong Kong is spurring wider adoption of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC). Yahoo! Finance reported on Aug. 28 that…
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Hacker Uses Porn To Lure Victims to Download Android Ransomware
A hacker has been using links to a porn app to trick users into installing a new Android ransomware strain. The ransomware, dubbed “Android/Filecoder.C” has been circulating…
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Cyberattacks force Louisiana to declare state of emergency
Ransomware and cyberattacks continue to multiply and hit local governments in a scary, escalating pattern such that, now for the second time since 2018, a…
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US lawmakers troubled by Facebook’s Libra due to ‘pattern of failing to keep consumer data private’
US lawmakers in a hearing at the House Committee on Financial Services on Wednesday expressed widespread mistrust of Facebook’s cryptocurrency plan, saying the company’s attempt…
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Hacked Bitpoint Exchange Finds $2.3M in Stolen Crypto
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has discovered over 250 million yen ($2.3 million) in cryptocurrency — part of a $32 million sum that was stolen last…
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Bloomberg: Craig Wright Does Not Have Access to Bitcoin Fortune
Craig Wright said that he cannot comply with a court order to provide a list of all his early bitcoin (BTC) addresses, Bloomberg reported on…
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Florida city pays $600,000 to ransomware gang to have its data back
The city council for Riviera Beach, Florida, voted this week to pay more than $600,000 to a ransomware gang so city officials could recover data…
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Two Miners Purportedly Execute 51% Attack on Bitcoin Cash Blockchain
Two miners have reportedly executed a 51% attack on the bitcoin cash (BCH) blockchain, according to tweets by Cryptoconomy Podcast host Guy Swann on May…
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US Telecoms Giant AT&T Now Accepting Crypto Payments via BitPay
United States telecom and media giant AT&T now accepting cryptocurrency for paying phone bills online, according to an official press release on May 23. AT&T…
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