While there wasn't much Bitcoin price action to speak of, it was nevertheless a memorable week for the cryptocurrency industry. From Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey pumping Bitcoin to Iran launching its own crypto token, catch up on what you missed in the blockchain space this week. Cryptopia Hackers Strike Again Chainalysis competitor Elementus discovered through its monitoring of Cryptopia that a...
Several Notches Above Ransomware An extortion scheme which sought to terrorize people into paying over BTC made global headlines over the course of the week. The threats happened worldwide, at a minimum being reported in the US, New Zealand, and Australia. The bomb threats demanded $20,000 in BTC in exchange for the terrorists to “give the command to my person to get away.” At least one address...
Welcome back to another CCN Week in Review, where we feature our top stories of the week every Sunday. Unfortunately, our awesome media man - Calvin Tran, was unable to get a video for us this week. However, he should be back next Sunday for another video recap of the week's news. In the meantime, check out this week's (20 April - 26 April) biggest stories. [divider]CCN[/divider] More FUD With...
Happy Easter, everyone. As with every Sunday, it's time for the CCN Week in Review. This week: Neo & Bee employees exposed the truth about Danny Brewster, CoinBet.cc was shut down, Mt. Gox abandoned plans for civil rehabilitation, and more. Here are our top stories this week, from 14 April - 20 April, in video and article form: Neo & Bee CEO Exposed Until recently, Neo & Bee employees...
This week on CCN, we learned about the massive Heartbleed bug, the potential future of Bitcoin with sidechains, SecondMarket's new bitcoin investment fund, exciting new Bitcoin services, and more. Check out some of our top stories this week (7 April - 13 April) on this CCN Week in Review. [youtube ] Hacker Exploits Heartbleed Bug in BTCJam Heist Heartbleed is a very serious vulnerability in the...
It's Sunday again, and you know what that means. It's time for another CCN Week in Review. This week, from 31 March - 6 April, payments processor Square began accepting bitcoin, Neo & Bee became insolvent, altcoin exchange Crypto Rush collapsed, and more. Our in-house media specialist Calvin Tran has got another informative and entertaining video about this week's news, so be sure to check...
The week of 17 March - 23 March was pretty eventful in the Bitcoin world. We learned that Mt. Gox stumbled upon 200,000 bitcoins previously thought to have been stolen in an old wallet, that popular web wallet Blockchain suffered extended downtime due to a database issue, that the price of bitcoin fell below 600 USD, and more. Here are our top stories this week in case you missed them. [youtube ]...
This week on CCN, we learned that Mt. Gox kept trading despite its insolvency, Bitcurex successfully thwarted a hacking attempt, Dogecoin forked again, and more. Check out our top stories this week (10 March - 16 March) in video and article form. [youtube ] Mt. Gox Knew it was Insolvent Yet Kept Trading for Weeks Mt. Gox recently filed for bankruptcy in the United States, and after taking a...