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It’s stupid to buy Bitcoin from tobacco stores, says French regulator
The central bank of France and its local financial markets regulator,ncies are often unregulated and, generally, not well-suited for uninformed investors. “[In light of recent announcements to offer cryptocurrency coupons in tobacco stores,] the AMF, the Bank of France, and the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority warn that the acts of purchasing, selling, and investing in Bitcoin are currently… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Bitcoin дальше »
2018-11-26 17:07 | |
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Ohio set to become first US state to accept Bitcoin for taxes
In what could be the biggest institutional nod of approval to cryptocurrencies across the globe, Ohio is set to become the first state to accept Bitcoin for tax payments. Starting this week, Ohio businesses can pay anything from tobacco to public utilities tax on OhioCrypto. дальше »
2018-11-26 13:42 | |
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Moonday Mornings: Teen gets 10 years for Bitcoin extortion bomb threats
If you’re a big-time hodler you may have had your eyes glued to cryptocurrency prices over the weekend. If you did, here’s a helpful list of the top news from the industry from over the weekend that you might have missed – and we don’t mention Bitcoin’s price, not even once. дальше »
2018-11-26 12:32 | |
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN) Capacity Increases to New All-time Highs
The development of Lightning Network has not ceased despite the limited coverage it has received in recent days; however, the community of users and developers not only remains active but quite optimistic about this project that each day is closer to becoming a reality. дальше »
2018-11-24 01:40 | |
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Bitpay Exec Makes Bitcoin Price Prediction: $20,000 Possible In 2019
Bitcoin Price Aside, It’s Still Mainstream As Bitcoin price has suffered, mainstream media outlets, like CNBC and Bloomberg, have ramped up their coverage of this space. In a bid to provide viewers with insight, Bloomberg TV’s Emily Chang recently hosted Sonny Singh, the chief commercial officer at Bitpay. дальше »
2018-11-23 03:30 | |
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Gigantic Opportunities: Blockchain Capital Partner Touts Crypto Bullishness
As crypto has nosedived, mainstream financial media outlets, like Bloomberg and CNBC, have interestingly escalated their coverage of this juvenile market. While CNBC has evidently sensationalized Bitcoin’s dismal performance, circulating a Fast Money segment misleadingly titled “Cryptos [Are] In a Financial Crisis,” Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal recently began a push to bring some rational thinking to. дальше »
2018-11-23 00:30 | |
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Don’t fall for the Black Friday-themed Bitcoin giveaway scams
It appears hackers were able to seize control of the email address of cryptocurrency exchange desk Uphold – and blast its users with a link to a Bitcoin giveaway scam. Scammers sent links to a phishing campaign, designed to dupe naive investors out of their coins. дальше »
2018-11-22 16:41 | |
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Bitcoin Cash ABC update exposes potentially catastrophic vulnerability
It hasn’t been long since the monstrously wasteful hash wars began, but it already seems both newly spawned blockchains are running into potentially crippling technical difficulties. Shortly after BSV (nChain’s implementation of Bitcoin Cash) suffered from a bug that split its network in two, it appears that BAB (Bitcoin-ABC’s implementation of Bitcoin Cash) has rolled out a software update that puts its entire network at risk of 51-percent attacks from rogue miners. дальше »
2018-11-21 20:52 | |
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Bitcoin usage among major payment processors has dropped 80%
The sharp dip in price is hardly the only hurdle ahead of cryptocurrency mainstream adoption: Bitcoin usage among major merchants and payment processors has purportedly fallen 80 percent since the beginning of the year. дальше »
2018-11-21 14:41 | |
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Bitcoin beatdown ‘victim’ jailed for $1M cryptocurrency theft
Remember that kid that got tortured by his friends in an attempt to steal his Bitcoin about a month ago? Well, turns out he may have actually made his cryptocurrency fortune by stealing it from a Silicon Valley exec, after pulling an elaborate SIM-swapping scheme. дальше »
2018-11-21 14:28 | |
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Scaling Bitcoin: A beginner’s guide to the Lightning Network
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. The Lightning Network is getting so big that its capacity has recently surpassed the $1. дальше »
2018-11-19 18:39 | |
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Kraken opens Bitcoin Cash SV trading, warns it’s an ‘extremely high risk investment’
Earlier last week, the highly controversial Bitcoin Cash hard fork finally happened, resulting in two separate chains — Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH ABC) and Bitcoin Cash SV (BCH SV). But there can only be one real “Bitcoin Cash,” and the war to claim to that title is intensifying. дальше »
2018-11-19 17:44 | |
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This Bitcoin-themed cover of Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ is somehow worse than the original
Greek lore tells the tale of Medusa — a fearsome monster who could turn mortals into pillars of stone, should they be unfortunate enough to gaze upon her. For the digital age, there’s something similar. дальше »
2018-11-19 16:10 | |
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Traders suffer huge losses as OKEx closes Bitcoin Cash futures early
Several high-profile cryptocurrency traders are posting major losses after the Bitcoin Cash hard fork, as the true impact of the controversial hash wars starts to make itself known. Just as the price of the original Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency started to fall last week, major exchange OKEx abruptly ended $135 million worth of futures contracts, claiming it necessary to protect clients from the impending market volatility. дальше »
2018-11-19 14:56 | |
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Twitter says the Bitcoin scam wave came from third-party app
Twitter has confirmed the series of cryptocurrency-related hackings on its platform originated from a third-party software provider – and not its own system. In an email to Hard Fork, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed attackers exploited a third-party marketing solution to blast fake Bitcoin giveaway links from a slew of verified accounts, including Google and Target. дальше »
2018-11-16 19:44 | |
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The Bitcoin Cash hash war has no real winners
Yesterday, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain split in two separate networks, each kicking off a new cryptocurrency. Now that Bitcoin Cash has forked into two rivalling cryptocurrencies – BAB, maintained by Bitcoin-ABC, and BSV, maintained by Craig Wright’s nChain – it remains to be seen which network will surface as the dominant chain. дальше »
2018-11-16 18:42 | |
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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Yearly Support Breaks as Bitcoin Tests Underlying Demand
After months and months of consolidation, the yearly support finally broke and now bitcoin has found itself in the lower $5000s for the first time since 2017:Figure 1: BTC-USD, Daily Candles, Broken SupportBitcoin managed to drop a staggering 16% yesterday as the market sliced through the long held support like a knife through butter. дальше »
2018-11-16 01:28 | |
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The contentious Bitcoin Cash hard fork is here, now the hash war begins
Following a months-long internal strife in the community, the contentious Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork has finally taken place. The Bitcoin Cash blockchain is now split in three separate networks, each with its own set of rules and governing principles: one developed by Bitcoin-ABC, one developed by Craig Wright’s blockchain research unit nChain, and one developed by Bitcoin Unlimited. дальше »
2018-11-15 20:54 | |
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What you need to know about the controversial Bitcoin Cash hard fork
Today, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – the most popular fork of the original Bitcoin (BTC) network and the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap – is about to undergo a highly controversial hard fork that will split its network into two separate chains. дальше »
2018-11-15 17:35 | |
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German Bitcoin exchange buys investment bank
We often hear about how Bitcoin is trying to disrupt the financial industry. Well, it turns out one German cryptocurrency startup has cut out the middleman and just bought a bank. Earlier this week, German cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Group SE announced it has successfully bought a 100-percent stake in an investment bank, Tremmel Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH. дальше »
2018-11-15 15:52 | |
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Target blames Bitcoin scam tweet on third-party app, not Twitter
American retail behemoth Target has come out to clarify that a tweet it posted, containing a link to a Bitcoin giveaway scam, came from a third-party software provider – not Twitter. In an email to Hard Fork, a company spokesperson said – contrary to what it suggested previously – Target’s Twitter account was never inappropriately accessed. дальше »
2018-11-15 14:12 | |
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KPMG: Cryptocurrencies (including Bitcoin) are not ready to be real currency
‘Big four’ accounting firm KPMG has just asserted that cryptocurrency assets, like Bitcoin, are simply not ready to be classified as real currencies – and that using Bitcoin as a store of value is a “fool’s errand. дальше »
2018-11-15 13:36 | |
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KPMG launches Bitcoin tax estimator for Australian hodlers
In some countries you are liable for capital gains tax on any profits you make on your cryptocurrency hodlings. Calculating how much you owe can be confusing, but it just got a bit easier for Australian cryptocurrencers. дальше »
2018-11-15 12:45 | |
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International Bitcoin miners vanish after stacking up $1.5M debt in Sweden
Sweden‘s northernmost county opened its arms to two cryptocurrency mining firms earlier this year – but it might now be regretting the decision. The county of Norrbotten, Sweden is playing host to a cryptocurrency mining mystery. дальше »
2018-11-14 13:15 | |
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Bitcoin beats iTunes vouchers as preferred payment for Australian scammers
In what could be one of the strangest milestones in cryptocurrency history, Bitcoin is now the preferred payment method of Australian tax scammers, surpassing iTunes vouchers for the first time. дальше »
2018-11-14 13:02 | |
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BREAKING: Google hacked to promote Bitcoin scam on Twitter
In the latest in a string of cryptocurrency-related hackings on Twitter, attackers have breached an official Google account to promote a Bitcoin giveaway scam to its over 800,000 followers. The official G Suite Twitter account just blasted the following message to hundreds of thousands of users: Hard Fork has yet to confirm for how long the tweet remained on G Suite’s feed, but it was no less than 11 minutes (as you can notie on the screenshot. дальше »
2018-11-14 22:40 | |
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BREAKING: Twitter addresses Bitcoin giveaway scam epidemic after Target hack
Following a series of cryptocurrency-related hackings on high-profile accounts (including retail giant Target and some politicians), Twitter has finally addressed the Bitcoin giveaway scam epidemic on its platform. дальше »
2018-11-14 22:24 | |
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Target confirms its Twitter was hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam
Target has officially confirmed its Twitter account got hacked to promote a malicious cryptocurrency giveaway scam, promising over $31 million worth of Bitcoin to naive investors. “Early this morning, Target’s Twitter account was inappropriately accessed” a company spokesperson told Hard Fork in an email. дальше »
2018-11-13 18:09 | |
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Breaking: Target (yes, the retail giant) hacked to promote Bitcoin scam
Twitter cryptocurrency scammers have claimed their largest prey ever: hackers briefly hijacked the official account of American retail behemoth Target to push malicious Bitcoin giveaway links to its almost two million followers. дальше »
2018-11-13 14:30 | |
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New Exchange Security Scoring Model Offers Insurance Rates for Coin Holders
International cybersecurity solutions provider Group-IB has come up with a scoring model to grade crypto exchanges based on their level of security. The scoring model was created by Group-IB in conjunction with Swiss-based Cryptolns (which is operated by Swiss insurance broker APIS AS), and the grading is intrinsic to CryptoIns’ new cryptocurrency exchange insurance, which will allow exchange users to cover up to 15 BTC worth of digital assets held in their exchange accounts. дальше »
2018-11-13 00:43 | |
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5 recent tactics criminals use to steal your Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrency)
While the cryptocurrency mania that drove Bitcoin’s price to $20,000 may have eased, the threat posed by the most experienced cybercriminals hasn’t disappeared. In fact, prominent information security firm Kaspersky Labs has detailed how some of the internet’s most well-known cyberthreats have evolved to better target cryptocurrency users and services. дальше »
2018-11-12 17:47 | |
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Swedish man sentenced to 7 years in jail after mailing a pipe bomb to Bitcoin exchange
A Swedish man has been convicted of attempted murder after sending numerous threatening letters to local politicians – and mailing a bomb-like device to a Bitcoin company in London. The Stockholm District Court has sentenced 43-year Michael Salonen to seven years in prison, AP reports. дальше »
2018-11-9 15:36 | |
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eToro rolls out its cryptocurrency wallet for Android and iOS
Social trading platform eToro has finally begun rolling out its cryptocurrency wallet to Android and iOS users. The wallet, which promises an intuitive customer interface and enhanced security, is now available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. дальше »
2018-11-8 19:54 | |
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French authorities are pushing a 30 percent flat-rate Bitcoin tax
French regulators are realigning the taxes imposed on hodlers of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The French finance commission supported plans yesterday that will see capital gains tax applied to cryptocurrencies brought in line with other capital gains tax, Reuters reports. дальше »
2018-11-8 13:31 | |
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Lads allegedly beat up their ‘friend’ to steal his Bitcoin
A cohort of young men have been accused of drunkenly assaulting their “friend” to extort the credentials to his cryptocurrency wallet, the New York Post reports. According to the report, the attackers demanded the victim “provide […] login information for his cryptocurrency accounts while holding his head underwater in the bathtub, punching him in the stomach, and throwing hot wax on him. дальше »
2018-11-7 16:56 | |
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Hackers infect nearly 700,000 sites with Bitcoin-stealing malware
Cryptocurrency hackers have attacked one of the internet’s most used traffic analytics services, StatCounter, in order to siphon Bitcoin from users of online exchange desk Gate. io. In a targeted attack, hackers breached StatCounter to such an extent that over 688,000 websites were caught loading the malicious script, ZDNet reports. дальше »
2018-11-7 14:16 | |
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University shuts down its entire network to stop Bitcoin crypto-jackers
A Canadian university had to shut down its entire campus network after it discovered hackers had hijacked its computing power to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, to be exact. In a statement released earlier this week, Nova Scotia-based St. дальше »
2018-11-7 13:44 | |
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Hublot is making a luxury Bitcoin watch you can only buy with Bitcoin
Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot is celebrating Bitcoin’s tenth birthday by issuing a very special Bitcoin-themed watch: the BIG BANG MECA-10 P2P. As you might expect, the new Bitcoin watches are only available for purchase using Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-11-6 16:55 | |
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It takes three times more energy to mine Bitcoin than gold
According to newly published research, mining cryptocurrency takes nearly twice as much energy than mining gold, platinum, and copper. Bitcoin on its own, needs three times as much energy to mine than compared to gold. дальше »
2018-11-6 13:54 | |
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India’s national disaster authority hacked to promote Bitcoin scams on Twitter
The cryptocurrency market is going through a rough patch, but this isn’t stopping scammers from duping people out of their funds. Hackers took over the official Twitter account of India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to promote blatant Bitcoin giveaway scams – a trend that’s been plaguing social media for months now. дальше »
2018-11-6 12:47 | |
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Here’s what a Bitcoin address does (and why you definitely shouldn’t reuse it)
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Using a Bitcoin address for the first time is definitely cool, but it’s also a little confusing. дальше »
2018-11-5 19:36 | |
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Tokyo travelers can now rent a limousine with Bitcoin
Tokyo has taken another step towards cryptocurrency “mass adoption,” and will be giving high-rollers another place to spend their hodlings. The Hinomaru Limousine company claims it will be giving passengers the opportunity to pay for their travel – between the Japanese capital and the city’s two major airports – in digital currencies, Bloomberg reports. дальше »
2018-11-5 14:20 | |
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Indian teen threatens to blow up Miami airport to avenge stolen Bitcoin
A high school student has been charged by authorities in India for threatening to blow up the Miami airport. The eighteen year old boy was unhappy with the US investigation agency FBI for not helping him recover a sum of Bitcoin he lost to a US-based fraudster. дальше »
2018-11-5 12:30 | |
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Bulgarian officials took Bitcoin bribes to issue passports to Ukrainians
Two Bulgarian government reps have been arrested on allegations of accepting bribes in Bitcoin in return for illegitimately issuing Bulgarian identity documents to foreign individuals. Court files claim the accused, both of whom held management positions in the National Agency for Bulgarian Citizens Abroad, have been illegally receiving payments to issue documents, according to local outlet NOVA. дальше »
2018-11-2 19:03 | |
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This exchange turned a bus into a Bitcoin ad to bypass Google’s crypto-ban
Online advertising giants like Google and Facebook promised entrepreneurs an effective way of reaching consumers at an affordable cost. But following a series of policy crackdowns, this wasn’t exactly the case for cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses. дальше »
2018-11-2 16:09 | |
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Bitcoin ‘terrorists’ threaten Amsterdam coffeeshops with bullets, grenades
Cyberterrorists have demanded hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoin from multiple Amsterdam coffeeshops, threatening them with live hand grenades and firearms if they don’t pay up, reports NLTimes. дальше »
2018-11-2 15:16 | |
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‘Blockchain’ is now more popular than ‘cryptocurrency,’ according to Google data
It’s not the flippening everyone has been talking about, but Google search data reveals people are finally starting to show more interest in blockchain than cryptocurrency. Following the massive hype cycle at the end of last year, Google Trends suggests the term ‘blockchain’ is gradually becoming a more popular search criteria than ‘cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 17:14 | |
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Bitcoin turns 10, but would Satoshi even recognize it?
Ten years ago to the day, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, published the Bitcoin whitepaper, and it undoubtedly changed the face of the internet. While we might be a few years away from mass adoption (and most blockchain use cases are still merely “proof of concepts”), Bitcoin’s impact has been undeniable. дальше »
2018-10-31 18:05 | |
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