California Hospital Pays 40 Bitcoins As Ransom To Hackers
Feb 18, 2016 09:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a Los Angeles-based hospital, is the latest victim of a ransomware attack. The hospital paid the ransom of 40 bitcoins, worth around $16,664 dollars, demanded by the hackers. The...
Bitcoin ATM Company Netcoins Seeks Expansion To US, Europe
Feb 18, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Netcoins, a Bitcoin ATM company founded in 2014, is spreading its reach in Canada and beyond. The company provides virtual Bitcoin ATMs to retailers and launched its operations in Vancouver last year. The service is also...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD faces strong resistance at $425, good to buy at dips
Feb 18, 2016 07:00 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency
Major resistance - $425 BTC/USD has broken major resistance $409 and jumped till $421 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around $419. Short term trend is slightly bullish as long as support $390...
European Central Bank Undertakes Blockchain Research
Feb 18, 2016 06:38 am UTC| Digital Currency
The European Central Bank (ECB), in a new consultation report, has said that it is investigatingthe potential of the blockchain and distributed ledger technologies to be used for the different services that it provides to...
Dubai Government Shows Interest In Blockchain Technology
Feb 18, 2016 06:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation (MOTF) has announced the establishment of the Global Blockchain Council in order to explore the blockchain technology; discuss current and future applications; and organize...
Accenture Announces Specialized Blockchain Practice for Financial Services Industry
Feb 18, 2016 05:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Accenture, a multinational management consulting services company, has announced the launch of a specialized practice within its financial services group to help institutions implement blockchain technology in order to...
MtGox Creditors See Some Relief, Around 8k Claims Approved
Feb 18, 2016 04:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
Kraken, one of the leading bitcoin exchanges, announced on Wednesday that significant progress has been made in the investigation into claims from creditors of MtGox. MtGox, founded in 2010, was the leading bitcoin...