Bitcoin

Bitcoin Confidence Takes A Hit As Heist Nets Criminals £54m

Digital currency rocked by another Bitcoin theft, but Bitfinex cannot confirm whether it was insider job or hack

8 years ago

Blockchain Moving Beyond Finance; Still in Early Stages

Blockchain is attracting huge interest from financial sector - but it's not the only area that can benefit

8 years ago

Bank Of England Tests Blockchain With PwC

Central bank and PwC to test how blockchain could be used for distributed ledger technology

8 years ago

The Future Of Money: Bitcoin, Blockchain And Beyond

Money could be heading the way of Uber, Twitter and Airbnb in ‘cutting out the middleman’ (banks), says Mark Cotter,…

9 years ago

Zug, Switzerland Accepts Bitcoin For Public Services

Swiss city trials Bitcoin payments of up to £143 as part of wider trial to see how digital currencies can…

9 years ago

AWS Partners With Digital Currency Group For Blockchain Cloud Testing

DCG companies will get to use AWS cloud environments for blockchain testing and developing

9 years ago

Skeptics Cast Doubt On Australian Craig Wright’s Claim To Be Bitcoin Creator

There is nothing concrete to suggest Australian computer researcher Craig Wright created Bitcoin, say critics

9 years ago

UK Government Signals Support For Blockchain

Minister says blockchain technology could be used to better track and distribute government grants

9 years ago

Barclays Backs Blockchain-Boosting Circle’s UK Launch

Social payment app Circle now supports pound sterling and deal with Barclays could spread blockchain technology in the UK

9 years ago

Microsoft Throws Its Support Behind Blockchain

Partnership with R3 will use Microsoft Azure to help push forward acceptance of alternative currencies in the financial sector

9 years ago

Microsoft Confirms It Does Accept Bitcoin After All

Yesterday's posting was "inaccurate" Microsoft admits

9 years ago

Microsoft Blocks Bitcoin Payments For Windows 10

Microsoft Store will no longer accept Bitcoin across Windows 10 or Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft confirms

9 years ago

The Extortion Game – How To Approach DDoS

Dave Larson from Corero Network Security tells us how your business can best deal with the threat of DDoS attacks

9 years ago

Bitcoin Is Getting Steam-y

Valve preparing to open up cryptocurrency to pay for games and downloads, according to leaked information

9 years ago

Blockchain And The Future Of Finance

Cognizant’s Tony Virdi tells us why it is backing the new alternative to cash

9 years ago

Government Urged To Adopt ‘Block Chain’ Technology

The government's scientific adviser has recommended an active approach to developing distributed ledgers for service delivery

9 years ago

Bitcoin Is A ‘Failure’, Leading Developer Claims

Mike Hearn quits as he says the “fundamentals are broken” in Bitcoin technology

9 years ago

Police Arrest Member Of Cyber Extortionists DD4BC

Scotland Yard involved in European raids and arrest of key member of DDoS extortionist gang DD4BC

9 years ago

Hackers Demand Major Bitcoin Ransom From Greek Banks

Armada Collective group has carried out three attacks in five days and is demanding 20,000 Bitcoin from each bank

9 years ago

EU Plans Cryptocurrency Clampdown Following Paris Attacks

Bitcoin could come under scrutiny following concerns about terrorism funding

9 years ago

Bitcoin Is Not Subject To VAT, Court Rules

European court rules that Bitcoin transactions are liable for same taxes as typical currency

9 years ago

Former Mt Gox Chief Arrested In Tokyo Over Alleged Bitcoin Theft

Police accused Mark Karpeles of transferring about £640,000 of Bitcoins into his own account

9 years ago

BNP Paribas ‘Testing’ Bitcoin For Currency Funds

Reports claim BNP Paribas is investigating using cryptocurrency for currency trading

9 years ago

Bitcoin Warns Of Double-Spending Glitch

A software upgrade has led to invalid elements being introduced into Bitcoin's public ledger system

9 years ago

Barclays Signs Up For Bitcoin Trial

Bank signs deal with Swedish start-up Safello to examine how to use Bitcoin

9 years ago

Just How Dark Is The ‘Deep Web’?

Trend Micro report uncovers disturbing details about the underbelly of the Internet

9 years ago

Silk Road’s Ulbricht Gets Life Sentence

The judge argued Silk Road was run as a profitable criminal enterprise that expanded the market for dangerous drugs

9 years ago

Is Bitcoin Coming To The NASDAQ?

Stock exchange operator reportedly testing blockchain technology for private share trading

10 years ago

Goldman Sachs Invests In Bitcoin Start-Up Circle

Goldman has become the first major Wall Street bank to invest in digital currency bitcoin

10 years ago

Silk Road Agents Charged With Stealing Bitcoin

Two former US federal investigators involved in the Silk Road probe have been charged with stealing funds during the investigation

10 years ago