Dutch Bitcoin Ransom DDoS Hacker Gets No Additional Jail Time
Netherlands seems to be the place to operate elaborate Bitcoin ransom schemes from. A man who extorted over $150,000 from several online services by DdoSing them and submitting a …
Wanchain Integrates EOS and Adds More Stablecoin Support
Wanchain, an Ethereum fork focused on cross-chain integration, announced support for EOS recently. The short story here is that, in the near future, decentralized exchanges facilitating trades between EOS, …
Bitcoin Price Has Just a 5% Chance to Hit $10,000 in Next 6 Months
The chances of the bitcoin price reaching five figures within the next six months are growing slimmer by the day. Based on the current value of BTC options, cryptocurrency …
Beto’s $6.1 Million Haul Makes Him the Frontrunner – for Vice President
Beto O’Rourke is back in the picture. Proving that the base is still there for the presidential candidate from Texas, Beto has raised $6.1 million in the first 24 …
75% of Bitcoin Exchanges Report ‘Suspicious’ Crypto Trading Volumes: Research
A site called TheTie released a report today that estimates over 86% of all reported Bitcoin exchange volume is suspicious, while 75% of exchanges report extremely dubious volumes. The …
Why Buffett & Bezos Venture ‘Haven’ Could Save Free Market Healthcare
Healthcare has been a growing problem for Americans across the political spectrum for decades. Conventional political wisdom currently says it will likely be the central focus in the 2020 …
Blaming PewDiePie for New Zealand is Like Slamming Jodi Foster for Reagan Shooting
In the wake of the tragic New Zealand shooting at two Christchurch mosques, a variety of talking heads have sought to place at least some of the blame for …
Newsflash: Stellar Price Spikes Just Prior to Coinbase App Listing
The stellar cryptocurrency has completed its Coinbase rollout following its listing on the retail-facing brokerage platform Coinbase.com. Stellar Goes Live on Coinbase.com & Mobile Apps The US-based crypto exchange …
Winklevoss Twins: Facebook Cryptocurrency is ‘Cool’ But Bitcoin is Better
Billionaire investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss aren’t too worried that Facebook’s cryptocurrency project will end up being a “bitcoin killer.” In fact, they maintain that it will have more …
Dow Struggles to Shrug off Boeing Scrutiny as S&P 500 Creeps Toward Record Highs
The Dow lagged behind the broader U.S. stock market on Monday, as the Department of Transportation zeroed in on Boeing’s flight safety system in the wake of two deadly …
Why Bitcoin Cash Surged 20% to Headline Booming Crypto Market
Bitcoin Cash plummeted 75 percent in the wake of the cryptocurrency’s hard fork fiasco in November 2018. But that is not stopping the asset from crawling its way back …
Billionaire Bitcoin Bull Novogratz Sees ‘Next Move Higher’ for Crypto Market
The bitcoin price is holding above $4,000, today’s fractional declines notwithstanding, and the bullish price predictions are back. Michael Novogratz of crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital is the latest …
Elon Musk’s Days as Tesla CEO Could Be Numbered: JPMorgan Analyst
Elon Musk is the tech billionaire that many people from Wall Street to Hollywood (e.g., Johnny Depp) love to hate. At a time when investors should be celebrating the …
Dow Futures Stagger while Beto Rakes in Massive Fundraising Haul
The US stock market is lurching toward a mixed open on Monday, as Dow futures continue to flash red while Wall Street’s other two major indices prepare to consolidate …
Utrecht Shooting: Dutch Tram Gunman Leaves Multiple Injured, Still at Large
After the horrific mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, last week, a breaking story is unfolding in Utrecht, Holland, where a gunman is reported to have opened fire on …
Korea’s Biggest Messaging App Kakao to Integrate Crypto Wallet For 44 Million Users
According to fnnews, a mainstream financial media outlet in South Korea, Kakao is integrating crypto for its 44 million local users. Kakao is the biggest internet conglomerate in South …
Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Reveals Customer ‘Rebate’ Plan after $16 Million Theft
More than a fortnight since Cryptopia hinted at reimbursing users affected by a security breach that occurred in mid-January, the New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange has confirmed to customers that …
Breaking: Lyft Valued at $19.5 Billion, Set to Beat Uber to Stock Market IPO
Ride-hailing company and Uber competitor Lyft will go public with 30.8 million shares at between $62 to $68 a pop. The announcement would value Lyft at $19.46 billion at …
‘Bitcoin Will Replace Gold’ as a Store of Value by 2040, Says Block.one CEO
Gold, bitcoin, Ty Beanie Babies – what do these commodities all have in common? They are all a store of value in some way. Some Ty toys are worth …