Florida city that paid $500,000 Bitcoin ransom, fires IT director

2019-7-2 11:52

Lake City, the Florida city that paid a $500,000 Bitcoin ransom last week, has fired an employee following the debacle. In an interview with local television, the city manager of Lake City, Joe Helfenberg, said the city’s director of information technology has been fired.

Another local news outlet, WCJB, named the employee as Brian Hawkins. Last week, Lake City gave approval to its insurance company to pay the 42 Bitcoin ransom. The city itself paid a $10,000 excess using taxpayer funds. The city’s motivations for firing the employee aren’t entirely clear. However, the city’s mayor did say that the decision…

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Alleged BTC-e Bitcoin Fraudster Alexander Vinnik Seeks Extradition to Russia

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Philadelphia Passes Law to Steer away from Cashless Economy

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2019-3-9 04:26	News
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Philadelphia Bans Cashless Businesses – Bad for Bitcoin?

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2019-3-8 05:15
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IOTA Foundation’s Smart City Hackathon Will Foster Tangle-Based Governance Solutions

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2019-2-28 10:00
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Ukrainian Trams Show “Bitcoin To The Moon” On Its LED Signs Ahead Of Virtual Currency Project

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2019-2-26 01:01	News
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‘Bitcoin to the Moon’ Signs Appear on Ukrainian Tram

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2019-2-26 23:15
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One Man’s Quest to Make Buenos Aires a Bitcoin City

A 19-year-old information engineering student in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has started a grassroots campaign to educate local businesses about accepting bitcoin as a payment method. First introduced to the cryptocurrency when he was 13, Leo is intent on seeing the vision of bitcoin becoming a mainstream transactional currency realized, and believes that homegrown actions as […] The post One Man’s Quest to Make Buenos Aires a Bitcoin City appeared first on Bitcoin News.

2019-2-25 16:20	N-Featured
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2019-2-22 19:37	ethereum
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The Government of Seoul Is Looking to Close the Blockchain Funding Gap

In yet another bold step towards becoming the next blockchain hub, the city of Seoul announced on February 18, 2019, that it will offer $1 billion in funding towards blockchain and fintech firms up to the year 2022.

2019-2-21 04:00	Startups
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In the Daily: Liberstad Coin, Mining Contracts, Luxembourg Law

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2019-2-17 14:30	токен
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South Korea: City of Gimpo to Get Its Own Cryptocurrency

The South Korean city of Gimpo will be the latest to have its own native cryptocurrency, as reported by ZDNet on February 14, 2019, that the KT Corporation will develop a token for the city. A New Coin in Town Cryptocurrencies that are attached to a specific location have been around for some time now.

2019-2-17 10:00
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4 Bitcoin Trends Likely to Dominate 2019

Now is the time when people typically start assessing what the year ahead is likely to bring for various topics and industries. Bitcoin is no different. Investors and enthusiasts will likely notice several trends becoming prominent.

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