Bitcoin Inventor Uses Single PC to Mine 1.1M Bitcoin

Sergio Demian Lerner, a computer security researcher has revealed that Bitcoin’s creator used a single computer to mine an estimated 1 million bitcoin minted in the early days.

Lerner’s latest research “The Patoshi Mining Machine” looks into whether or not the Patoshi pattern


#Bitcoin, #SatoshiNakamoto, #SergioDemianLerner

Edward Snowden Was Paid $35K to Discuss Bitcoin

According to a court filing called “Edward Snowden Speaking Engagements 2015-2020,” the infamous NSA whistleblower was paid to discuss the cryptocurrency and other digital assets at virtual conferences during the last few years.

The document submitted to the court on August 1


#Bitcoin, #EdwardSnowden

Empire Market Turnes Out to be Scam, $30 Million in Bitcoin Stolen

Empire Market, the largest cryptocurrency darknet market, abruptly shut down, having stolen user funds amounting to over $30 million in BTC.

The marketplace went offline on August 20, no notifications was issued from the marketplace admins. This appears to be a pretty


#Bitcoin, #Darknet, #EmpireMarket

North Korea Waging Cyber Warfare Through Over 6,000 Hackers

“Army” of over 6,000 hackers is at North Korea disposal, for carrying out cyber warfare, according to the recent report published by the U.S. Army.

The report claims that a lion part of hacker groups are operating outside North Korea as the country lacks the domestic inf


#CyberWarfare, #Hacking, #NorthKorea

Coinbase CEO Urges Aple to Provide Fairer Terms for App Develope

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong claims that tech giant Apple is blocking some functionalities for cryptocurrencies, including money making options and unrestricted dApp browsers

“Apple has been very restrictive and hostile to cryptocurrency over the years. They're still b


#Apple, #BrianArmstrong, #Coinbase

Ripple Faces Lawsuit Over Intellectual Property Infringement

New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA), Australia's new real-time payments system is accusing Ripple of intellectual property infringement over the branding of Ripple’s ‘PayID’ payment standard.
More than 60 Australian banks currently use NPPA.

Operators of Australia’s inter


#Australia, #Cryptocurrencies, #PayID, #Ripple

BritishFxFunds Review [3% DLY for 90 days; R.C.10% – 2% – 1%]

BritishFxFunds.com is a long-term HYIP that offers flexible investment plans with good management of the website. According to the website, the project has been operating almost 7 yeas, although the actual HYIP start time is August 2020.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading


#BritishFxFundsComHYIP, #BritishFxFundsComReview

PornVisory is Moving to DFO-based Governance Structure

Italian based pornography startup PornVisory is shifting to a decentralized governance structure based on the (decentralized flexible organization) ​DFO standard, which allegedly allows greater user influence than DAOs.

DFO standart will allow token holders to propose c


#Cryptocurrencies, #Porn, #Tokens

Venezuela to Collect Taxes in Petro

The Bolivarian Council of Mayors in Venezuela signed “National Tax Harmonization Agreement”, including oil-backed cryptocurrency Petro as a means to collect payments of taxes and sanctions.

Delcy Rodríguez, the vice president of Venezuela, will be in charge of implementing a


#Cryptocurrencies, #Petro, #Venezuela

Guiding Principles to Build Successful Digital Business

Starting a digital business requires technological competencies and implies the uncertainty of the target state and, as a rule, short deadlines. There are no ready-made “boxed” solutions, it is difficult to predict it, and the usual algorithm of actions is not applicable, so lar


#BusinessStrategies, #DigitalBusiness

Teenager Accused of Massive Twitter Hack Pleads not Guilty

Florida teenager Graham Ivan Clark who stands accused of playing a part in the massive Twitter hack that occurred last week pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Clark was indicted on a slew of fraud charges last week, accused of illegally gaining access to the Twitter accounts


#Hacking, #Twitter

The Number of Women in Crypto is Skyrocketing

Recent reports show an unprecedented increase in the number of women involved in the crypto market, some exchanges see a 160% surge.

According to recent CoinMarketCap report, the number of women in the cryptocurrency industry increased by 43.24% in the first quarter of


#Blockchain, #CoinMarketCap, #Cryptocurrencies, #Study

LINE App Token LINK is Now Available for Trading on BitMax

LINE app's native token LINK (LN) is now available for trading on crypto exchange BitMax.

This makes LN the sixth crypto asset currently supported by the exchange, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC).

The LN token was


#Cryptocurrncies, #Japane, #LINEApp, #Tokens

One Coin's Scam Co-Mastermind Escapes Jail

OneCoin investors representing plaintiffs Donald Berdeaux and Christine Grablis have agreed to settle with Konstantin Ignatov, Onecoin co-mastermind.

Ignotov is no longer one of the key defendants in legal actions brought by victims of the $4 billion scam. The case will


#OneCoin, #PonziSchemes

Steve Wozniak Sues YouTube for Promoting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other plaintiffs have sued Youtube and its parent company Google for promoting bitcoin giveaway scams. 

Wozniak claimes that Youtube has allowed scammers to use his name and likeness to promote a fraudulent bitcoin giveaway for months.


#Google, #Scam, #SteveWozniak, #Youtube

Ledger Wallet Manufacturer Suffers Massive Data Breach

Crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has experienced a data breach in which email addresses and other data of 1 million customers were stolen.

The attack occurred on June 25, but the Ledger team was made aware of the incident on July 14 when a researcher participating


#Hacking, #Ledger, #Wallets

Cameron Winklevoss Calls US Dollar Funny Money

Gemini exchange co-founder Cameron Winklevoss belives that the US dollar has become such funny money that politicians are now "trillions of dollars apart" in stimulus negotiations.

"The US dollar has become such funny money that politicians are now "trillions of dollars


#CameronWinklevoss, #USDollar

Bitfinex Offers $400 Million in Reward for Catching Hacker

Bitfinex has announced that it’s giving out up to $400 million in reward if any individual can connect them to the hacker that stole 119,755 BTC worth $.344 billion from the platform four years ago. The announcement came four years after the hack took place on August 2, 2

Russia’s Sberbank to Launch Stablecoin

Sberbank, Russia’s biggest consumer bank, is preparing to launch a stablecoin. The “Sbercoin” will be equal to a fixed amount of Russian Ruble, and it will be used for digital financial asset settlements. 

Russia’s latest digital currency law, which recognizes cryptocu


#Cryptocurrency, #Russia, #Sberbank, #Stablecoin

UK Football Club Suffered Significant Ransomware Attack

English Football League club has suffered a significant ransomware attack where attackers asked for 400 bitcoins in ransom, which are worth $3.8 million.

As a result of the attack the CCTV and turnstiles at the ground were unable to operate, almost leading to a fixture


#Bitcoin, #Security

Why Google and Facebook Get "Idlers" Employed

Motion and option is a situation in which an employee of the company, usually an engineer, does light (or no) work and at the same time continues to be employed in the firm, receiving a full salary and a stock option. For experienced engineers, these options often bring in more


#Amazon, #Business, #Career, #Facebook, #Google

Best Businesses to Start in Recession

What business is profitable in a crisis and what business is most profitable to do in difficult times? There is no need to go far for an example: let's see who won the most during the 2009 crisis.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Fast food restaurant chains
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#BusinessIdeas, #Recession

Millennials Invest in Bitcoin, while Older Investors Trust in Gold

Older generations invest in gold, while millennials are flocking to bitcoin, according to a note from JPMorgan this week.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]"The two cohorts show divergence in their preference for 'alternative' currencies," a team of analysts led by Nikolaos


#Bitcoin, #Cryptocurrencies, #Gold, #Investment, #Millennials

Key Mistakes Beginner Entrepreneurs Make

There are a million ways to kill even the most attractive and promising business, even the most interesting and anticipating idea. But most often the main reason is only one -- and this is the entrepreneur himself.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Let’s look at the key m


#Business, #Entrepreneurship

Ten Reasons to Buy Bitcoins in 2020

Bitcoin is a global currency that meets modern privacy requirements, lifts up those not serviced by banks, and brings economic power from banks and governments back to the people.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here are some more reasons why now is the time to buy


#Bitcoin, #Cryptocurrencies

Two Vendors Charged with Trafficking Bitcoin-purchased Drugs

Two Costa Rican residents were charged for illegally selling opioids worth $270 million on the darknet.

David Brian Pate along with Costa Rican pharmacist Jose Luis Hou were involved in drug-dealing worth 23,903 Bitcoin (BTC) — approximately $270 million on darknet. They s


#Bitcoin, #Cryptocurrencies, #Darknet, #Drugs

Two Vendors Charged with Trafficking Bitcoin-purchased Drugs

Two Costa Rican residents were charged for illegally selling opioids worth $270 million on the darknet.

David Brian Pate along with Costa Rican pharmacist Jose Luis Hou were involved in drug-dealing worth 23,903 Bitcoin (BTC) — approximately $270 million on darknet. They s


#Bitcoin, #Cryptocurrencies, #Darknet, #Drugs

The Massive Twitter Hack Strengthened Reputation of Bitcoin

On July 15, 2020, Twitter fell victim to a massive hacker attack. Many verified accounts of the world famous people were discredited, including politicians, entrepreneurs, show business stars as well as accounts of large corporations.

Later in this article, we'll take a look


#Bitcoin, #Cryptocurrency, #Twitter