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Hackers have breached the computer network of South Africa’s commercial capital Johannesburg in an attempt to ransom the city for Bitcoin. Consequently, the city has
After Tesla posted a surprise quarterly profit that beat estimates, Elon Musk may have finally won his bragging rights. In an early morning tweet highlighting
A Norwegian publisher is pulling a controversial book that claims childhood cancer is caused by unhappiness, but that’s just the tip of this Scandinavian scandal.
The bitcoin price has plunged by nearly 10% on Wednesday to fall near a 5-month low. After flirting with a move to the upside above
For the first time ever, the Chinese outnumbered the Americans among the top 10% of the wealthiest people in the world. While the US boasted
Efforts by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to fight extradition to the US are in high gear ahead of his court appearance today. Assange who has
(08:45 GMT 10/21/2019) Editor’s Note: The headline is corrected and updated for accuracy after a previous erroneous figure of the budget deficit total. Medina, Washington,
The doom and gloom that prefaced this earnings season could be clearing to reveal a rainbow of epic proportions, and some are predicting that markets
The more prevalent bitcoin ransomware attacks become, the merrier it gets for insurance firms that offer cyber-liability insurance coverage. The City of Baltimore has become
Life has a pesky way of popping up in the most inconvenient of places: your sock drawer, that forgotten bowl of chili in the fridge,
If you’re tired of watching people shoot each other with pink and blue paint guns in front of their friends and family in order to
Elon Musk’s appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast last year had a financial toll not just on the companies the Tesla CEO heads but
This week Mastercard (NYSE:MA), Accomplish Financial, and the Royal Mint have come together to bring social climbers everywhere an exclusive card that’s accessible to anyone
It’s safe to come out now, says Andreas Antonopoulos, the threat posed to bitcoin by Google’s newfound “quantum supremacy” is “zip, bupkis nada.” In one
Listen up, longtime Harry Potter fans! It’s time to dust off your bookshelf or make a trip up to the attic because your copy of
In an incredible and slightly confounding turn of events, Bakkt’s bitcoin Futures volume has soared as much as 796% to a new all-time high (ATH).
Almost one million customers of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) in Northern California face extensive power outages for up to five days, beginning
Nearly one million customers of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (NYSE: PCG) in Northern California will have their power disconnected staring midnight Wednesday. The
The bromance between US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be nearing its expiration date. The two unconventional politicians have been
The latest Instagram update removes the activity tab from the app. You can no longer see when the accounts you follow like and/or comment on
As Facebook continues in the effort to launch its Libra cryptocurrency, the social media giant is likely to rely more heavily on paid lobbyists and
Bitcoin’s fall from grace over the last few days has emboldened bears to come out of hiding. Calls for a plunge to $7,000 and below
Saudi’s crown prince warned that war with Iran would lead to a sweeping shattering the world’s economy. In a rare televised interview on 60 minutes
The bitcoin price (BTC) fell by more than 23 percent against the U.S. dollar in the past week, triggering a fierce correction in the cryptocurrency
Conspiracies concerning the manipulation of bitcoin futures may now have some grounds, as researchers claim to have found a “striking systematic trend” between BTC price
Altcoins and tokens followed bitcoin to the depths on Tuesday, as the market plunged to the lowest level since early May following the muted debut
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to grow more tantalizing. With no winning ticket hitting all six numbers since July 23, the prize has swelled
Reports indicate that the U.S. dollar will have the largest representation in the basket of currencies that will underpin Facebook’s forthcoming Libra cryptocurrency, sparking renewed
Arthur Hayes, the CEO of BitMEX, the most widely utilized BTC margin trading platform, has opined Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin, is likely dead.
Warren Buffett isn’t much of a bitcoin fan. He’s called it rat poison squared, a gambling device, delusional, and a seashell with no inherent value.
The results of a cryptocurrency survey conducted by the Dutch banking group, ING, revealed a significant lack of appetite for Facebook’s Libra, and its designated
The government of the United States officially filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden on Tuesday following the publication of his book “Permanent Record”, currently the
The United States Department of Justice has charged three gold and precious metals traders from JPMorgan on suspicions of market manipulation. The alleged bad actors include
Bertrand Perez, the general director of the Libra Association, has expressed confidence that Facebook’s stablecoin will launch during 2020. Speaking to French publication Les Echos,
North Korea’s notorious state-sponsored hacker team Lazarus Group – the one responsible for stealing more than $500 million from Bitcoin exchanges around the world –
When Virginia resident Richard Morrison and his wife checked the winning Powerball numbers following the Sept. 4 drawing, they were shocked to discover that their
Switzerland’s financial regulator has indicated that Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra will be required to meet additional requirements besides getting a payment system license prior to
Team USA suffered a crushing defeat at the FIBA World Cup, losing to France 89-79. The upset snapped a 58-game Team USA win streak and
Apple unveiled its flagship iPhone 11 on Tuesday, and what otherwise might have been a yawn-inducing launch caused a stir among one very specific demographic:
Elizabeth Warren is running for president with a progressive policy platform that she affectionately labels “economic patriotism.” A central plank of this platform is a
China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose above trend in August, fueled by a continued surge in food costs and weather-related supply shortages. Factory-gate prices, expressed
If you signed up to receive a $125 settlement from Equifax following the consumer credit reporting agency’s massive 2017 data breach, don’t think you can
While many people remain at least partially wary of Facebook and other Big Tech giants leaking their data or sharing it with other companies, one
Wikipedia had fallen victim to a cyberattack today, with the foundation behind the free online encyclopedia calling it a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The volunteer-run
As the UK gets further and further embroiled in the most significant political disaster it has faced in recent history, and the public struggles with
Since Facebook announced the Libra cryptocurrency, a couple of other similar projects have been unveiled with all of them being dubbed potential ‘Libra-killers’. They include
Zao is the app of the moment, ranking atop Chinese app sales charts in less than a week. The Zao uses Deepfake technology to allow
An analysis of Bitcoin QR code generators reveals the precarious state of basic security in the cryptocurrency sphere. A report from ZenGo shows four out
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