Silk Road 2.0 admin Brian Farrell sentenced to 8 years in prison
Jun 08, 2016 07:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, Brian Farrell, a support manager and second-in-command on Silk Road 2.0 (SR2) that launched when the original Ross Ulbrichts Silk Road was seized in 2013, has been sentenced to 8 years in...
UK companies are stockpiling digital currencies in case of ransomware
Jun 08, 2016 07:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to a ransomware attack study commissioned by Citrix and carried out by Censuswide, 33 percent of UK companies are now building a ready stockpile of digital currency in case of ransomware attack. The study...
Blockchain Intelligence Group inks MOU with RootStock of RSK Labs
Jun 08, 2016 05:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a Canada-based developer of blockchain technology solutions, has announced that it has entered into non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with RSK Labs with the intent to collaborate...
French political party Front National wants to ban bitcoin
Jun 08, 2016 05:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
The French right-wing party Front National seeks to ban the usage of virtual currencies including bitcoin in France as they want to protect the real economy in the country. Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front...
Blockchain app platform Lisk hires Charles Hoskinson and Steven Nerayoff as senior advisors
Jun 08, 2016 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
The recently launched decentralized application and sidechain platform Lisk has announced the appointment of IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson and serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Steven Nerayoff as senior advisors to...
Jaxx Bitcoin and Ethereum wallet adds support for The DAO tokens
Jun 07, 2016 12:10 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Decentral has announced that it has added support for The DAO tokens on Jaxx its multi-platform Bitcoin and Ethereum wallet. [W]ere pleased to announce that the next stage of our Jaxx DAO integration has gone live: our...
Class action lawsuit continues against KnCMiner despite bankruptcy filing
Jun 07, 2016 11:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
The news about KnCMiner, a bitcoin mining hardware company, filing for bankruptcy floated in the media not so long ago. Latest reports now suggest that a class action lawsuit filed against the startup is proceeding...
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