by Duncan Riley | Feb 4, 2019 | Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken (Payward Inc.) has acquired U.K. cryptocurrency exchange and indices firm Crypto Facilities Ltd. in a deal described as being a nine-figure sum. While the exact price was not disclosed most reports peg the figure at around $100 million,...
by Duncan Riley | Feb 3, 2019 | Bitcoin News
Bitcoin hit a new record over the weekend, the longest bear run for the cryptocurrency since its creation in October 2008. The bear run started in December 2017 as bitcoin hit highs near $20,000. As of a little before 9 p.m. EST tonight, the cryptocurrency was trading...
by Duncan Riley | Feb 3, 2019 | Bitcoin News
Some $190 million in customer funds consisting of both cryptocurrency and regular money has been potentially stolen in what appears to be an “exit scam” involving Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX. In one of the most fanciful stories ever told in relation to a...
by Duncan Riley | Jan 31, 2019 | Bitcoin News
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance Ltd. has added support for credit and debit cards making it one of the few leading exchanges that offer the service. The largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Binance said that it was adding support via a partnership with...
by Mark Albertson | Jan 31, 2019 | Bitcoin News
If the current state of the cybersecurity world could be captured as a weather forecast it would be cloudy with occasional periods of crankiness and despair. Loss of data privacy is a foregone conclusion. The rise of digital currencies has opened huge holes for theft....
by Duncan Riley | Jan 28, 2019 | Bitcoin News
Popular peer-to-peer bitcoin trading service LocalBitcoins Oy has been hacked with around eight bitcoin stolen. The hack, detailed by the company on Reddit, occurred Jan. 26 and involved an unauthorized source that was able to access and send transactions from a...
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