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Corrupt CBI Officer Booked for Extorting Vigilante Bitcoiner
10.11.2019
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly booked its own officer in an extortion case involving bitcoin. The target was a man who previously fell victim to the Bitconnect scam and allegedly resorted to extreme measures to recoup his money. Also read: China Now Censors...
This Man Says He Invested Half His Lottery Winnings in Bitcoin
5.11.2019
Source: Reddit, u/Joxnlol
The news of an American man who put half of his lottery winnings into Bitcoin (BTC) has spread through the Cryptoverse.
The Reddit user ‘Joxnlol’ posted an image of himself several hours ago holding a certificate from the Illinois Lottery, stating that he has won...
Simple Scraping API with zenscrape (Sponsored)
5.11.2019
So many developers believe that scraping a URL’s content is easy — just a simple curl and you’re done, right? Nope. CAPTCHAs, rate limitations, origin-specific limitations — they make getting content off the web a nightmare. Luckily we now have services like zenscrape which...
Man Takes AT&T to Court After He Loses Crypto Worth 1.8M Dollars in Sim Swap Attacks
25.10.2019
A Californian man named Seth Shapiro has filed a lawsuit against AT&T alleging that the company’s employees helped hackers carry out sim swapping of his number that cost him over 1.8 million dollars in digital currency. Holding AT&T liable for his loss, Shapiro said that the firm failed...
PODCAST: Ikigai’s Travis Kling on Why Bitcoin Is a ‘Baby X-Man’
24.10.2019
Travis Kling of Ikigai Asset Management explains why bitcoin is currently a risk asset, but showing signs of a future safe-haven asset
California Man Sues AT&T Over Loss of $1.8M and Crypto Accounts
20.10.2019
California man sues AT&T claiming that its employees helped to steal over $1.8 million in total, including cryptocurrencies
Alleged Las Vegas Scammer Charged for $11 Million Crypto Binary Options Ponzi
18.10.2019
A Las Vegas man is charged with raising at least $11 million from cryptocurrency investors he promised to trade binary options for, and make gains of up to 300%. According to the charges the money was sent from new clients to previous ones in a classic Ponzi scheme manner. Also Read: Binance to...
Bloomberg Editor: BTC ‘Is for Making Transactions The Man is Against’
17.10.2019
Bloomberg editor says that blockchains are inefficient and that ‘Bitcoin is for making transactions The Man is against’
Over 200 Venezuelan Taxis Discover the Benefits of Bitcoin Cash
10.10.2019
A man named Oscar Salas recently spoke about his quest to spread bitcoin cash (BCH) adoption on episode 34 of the Bitcoin Cast show. Salas explained in great detail how he is a passionate BCH supporter and the organizer of the Maracaibo city BCH meetup. Following his interview a few days later...
Darknet Markets Are Thriving Despite the Mysterious Death of Dread
30.9.2019
Obtaining reliable information about darknet markets (DNMs) is a constant struggle, given the propensity of news sites and forums to come and go. No sooner has one portal gained ascendancy than it’s been toppled by law enforcement or exited under mysterious circumstances. The recent...
Ex-Fed Man Frets About Libra-like Coins + 9 More Crypto News
26.9.2019
Simon Potter. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, AFME
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Buying Bitcoin on the Street Is Getting Easier
23.9.2019
Access to cryptocurrency, still a relatively new invention, requires some technological knowledge and computer literacy. In order to become more mainstream, however, Bitcoin will have to become more “main street” so to speak. Some crypto evangelists are finding ways to simplify...
Režisér Man in Black kritizuje Netflix: Vaše HDR ničí moje seriály
16.9.2019
I když by se mohlo zdát, že filmaři automaticky vítají všechny technologické novinky televizorů posledních let, tak jednoduché to není. Naopak roste zástup těch, podle kterých nejrůznější next-gen vylepšováky zabíjejí jejich původní kinematografický záměr.
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World's 3rd Richest Man Denies Involvement in Belgian Crypto Firm
28.8.2019
Bernard Arnault, the world’s third richest man, denied reports that he was involved with a cryptocurrency trading firm in Belgium
Los Angeles Man operated an Unlicensed Crypto Exchange along with Bitcoin ATM
26.8.2019
Recently, a Los Angeles man has agreed to confess to 25 million dollars for money-laundering activity, where he ran a cryptocurrency exchange and a Bitcoin ATM. The person by name, Kunal Kalra, described as the “coinman,” was charged on 23rd August at the United State District Court...
Burning Man & Crypto: Common Grounds
25.8.2019
Burning Man, the mecca of tech industry parties, offers lessons for the cryptocurrency movement
US Man Pleads Guilty to Running $25 Million Bitcoin Laundering Scheme
24.8.2019
Alleged dealer pleads guilty to running a $25 million Bitcoin money-laundering scheme and sale of methamphetamine
Man Offering Hacking Services for Bitcoin Gets 20-Month Jail Sentence
16.8.2019
A British man has been handed jail time and ordered to forfeit over £400,000 ($487,000) for offering hacking services and stolen data for crypto
Man Takes Bitcoin Miner Seller to Tribunal Over Electricity Bill and Wins
6.8.2019
A Malta-based seller of bitcoin mining machines is in hot water after failing to refund a customer who complained over high power bills
How Government Agencies Make Criminals of Crypto Traders
26.7.2019
A New Jersey man has been indicted this week for converting over $2 million to bitcoin and operating a private exchange business not registered with the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. According to a July 24 press release by the U.S. Attorney’s office, 46-year-old William Green could face...