Cyberattacks have become so common that criminals don’t even have to launch one in order to get victims to pay up; all they have to do is threaten. The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack has made a massive resurgence in Q2, particularly Ransom DDoS, or RDoS....
Alexander Vinnik, the 38-year-old Russian man behind the bitcoin exchange BTC-e, has been arrested and indicted. Reuters reported news that a U.S. jury made the decision on Wednesday (July 26). As PYMNTS previously reported, a U.S. Justice Department investigation led to Vinnik’s arrest in a small...
On Monday, and for the first time ever, bitcoin was worth over $1,400. While the day’s high was $1,422.22 according to CoinDesk, trading at the time of writing was closer $1,413, up 4.88 percent for the day, up 42 percent from the start of 2017...
In the last few weeks, three separate bitcoin exchanges have reported a halt on processing transactions in dollars — the result of global banks pulling out of high-risk areas. Banks are still exploring blockchain technology in various capacities — as a consortium in Japan recently...
March 04, 2019
Bitcoin has had its ups and downs over the last few weeks. Right now, it’s on a down, with prices falling as much as 2.5 percent on Monday (March 4) — its lowest level in two weeks. According to MarketWatch, a single bitcoin on Monday was selling for $3,714.60, down 1.9 percent since Sunday’s (March […]
July 28, 2017
Alexander Vinnik, the 38-year-old Russian man behind the bitcoin exchange BTC-e, has been arrested and indicted. Reuters reported news that a U.S. jury made the decision on Wednesday (July 26). As...
May 02, 2017
On Monday, and for the first time ever, bitcoin was worth over $1,400. While the day’s high was $1,422.22 according to CoinDesk, trading at the time of writing was closer...
