Steam gaming platform stops accepting bitcoins in Russia
Jun 06, 2016 05:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
Steam, an American entertainment software and technology company that offers instant access to games globally has stopped accepting bitcoins in Russia. According to the customers in the country, the gaming platform is...
Microsoft cautions against bitcoin ransomware
Jun 03, 2016 12:49 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Microsoft alerts about ransomware ZCryptor, which is being spread to systems via phishing emails and fake Adobe Flash installers that demands 1.2 bitcoin which rises to 5 bitcoins in four days of non-payment. Ransomware...
Virus erases files of bitcoin user due to TeamViewer breach; says social media
Jun 03, 2016 12:47 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Recent reports across Reddit said that TeamViewer, the remote viewing service has had a data breach rendering ransomeware virus that erased files of bitcoin users. A Reddit user named MississippiMaam stated that the...
Korean government reveals plans to support blockchain and fintech startups
Jun 03, 2016 12:19 pm UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, the Korean government plans to provide its full support to venture capital to finance fintech start-ups, as digital innovation will play a pivotal role in the fourth industrial revolution, the...
Vitalik Buterin evaluates Ethereum’s suitability to banks and blockchain consortiums
Jun 03, 2016 10:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
R3CEV has published a new report authored by Vitalik Buterin that evaluates the suitability of private or public chain Ethereum to be used by banks involved in blockchain consortiums and other such initiatives. The...
Blockchain could chop 20-50% bank jobs: predict Barclays’ former chief
Jun 03, 2016 10:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Antony Jenkins, former chief of Barclay said that half of bank branches - and half of banking jobs - could get the chop over the next decade due to new technologieslike blockchain. According to telegraph.co.uk, in a...
kompany partners with Tradeshift for KYC/KYB verifications amid blockchain push
Jun 03, 2016 09:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tradeshift, a web based business network and free invoicing platform, has entered into a partnership with kompany, an Austria-based provider of global business intelligence, to provide its global customers with the tools...
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