tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoResearch Shows British Companies Are Diversifying Crypto Stockpiles, No Longer BTC-FocusedTechnology services company Citrix has commissioned a One Poll study that shows that 50 percent of British business are stockpiling cryptocurrencies, but only 7 percent invest in…tarekstronghold (12)in #ethereum • 7 years agoNew Ethereum-Based Platform to Improve Governance ServicesHuge amounts of money are being poured into attempting to resolve institutionalized flaws within government service delivery.As recently as November 2017, the government of the…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoWorld’s First Cryptocurrency Airport In BrisbaneBrisbane Airport (BNE) will soon become the first cryptocurrency airport terminal, according to reports from local media. The airport is working with local and international…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoVolkswagen Chief Digital Officer Joins Blockchain Non-Profit BoardThe IOTA Foundation, a non-profit Blockchain foundation for the Internet of Things (IoT) has announced that the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of Volkswagen, Johann Jungwirth, will…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoPhD Student Wins 1 Bitcoin For Cracking DNA Code ChallengeA young PhD student has won 1 bitcoin by cracking a code in a tube of DNA - a challenge created at the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos.University of Antwerp doctoral student…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoFirms Continue To ‘Capitalize’ On Blockchain Name Hype, SEC Promises Increased ScrutinyUS companies who change their name to include the word ‘Blockchain’ could soon face increased scrutiny from regulators, new comments released Monday, Jan. 22. from the US…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoCointelegraph Heads To Davos For WEF, Partners With Tech Tuesday EventCointelegraph will be attending this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23-26, covering the event as a media partner for Tech Tuesday.The WEF takes…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoLightning Network’s Pizza Day? First Ever Physical Purchase On Lightning NetworkThe first ever physical transaction may have been completed on the Lighting Network two days ago, according to Reddit user /u/btc_throwaway1337, who purchased a VPN Router…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoNew Report: North Korean Hackers Stole Funds From South Korean Cryptocurrency ExchangesUS cybersecurity firm Recorded Future has released a new report linking Lazarus, a North Korean hacking group, to various South Korean cryptocurrency exchange hacking attacks and…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoIndian Banks Suspending Bitcoin Exchange AccountsBitcoin exchanges are under fire in India, as many of the nation’s top banks have suspended or greatly curtailed functionality on exchange accounts. State Bank of India (SBI)…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoEuropean Central Bank to Discuss Bitcoin and Blockchain With YouthOne of the three major questions that the President of the European Central Bank will be answering via a series of videos on Feb. 12, 2018 is about cryptocurrencies and…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoBitcoin Under Increasing Scrutiny on Island of BaliBitcoin is under heavy surveillance on Bali, an island in the Indonesian archipelago, according to local reports. Central Bank officials are seeking to crack down on the use of…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoBitconnect Ponzi Scheme - No Sympathy From Crypto CommunityWhat looked too good to be true ended up being just that, as Bitconnect has all but closed its doors.Long accused of being a Ponzi-scheme, Bitconnect shut down its cryptocurrency…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years ago😿 All Those Poor Homeless Kitties - Can FISH do Better?So here we are, a little over 5 weeks have pasted since the first Cryptokitties were born and now over 99,000 unwanted virtual kitties are up for adoption. I'm sure in time we…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoPoloniex Displaying Incorrect Customer Balances, Experiences Customer Service WoesAccording to users on Poloniex’s unofficial subreddit, the exchange has not be crediting user account balances when orders are cancelled. One user wrote:“When I cancel any open…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoStartup Wants to Bring Blockchain Remake For Webcam Sex IndustryWhile webcam modeling has quickly become the go-to money-making option when much of the pornography business eroded by the avalanche of free online sexual content, it’s certainly…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoBitconnect Closes Virtually Its Entire Operation, BCC Token Drops 87%Bitconnect has formally closed its lending platform and cryptocurrency exchange following warnings from Texas and North Carolina regulators. The Bitconnect Coin (BCC) digital…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoBlackWallet Hack: $400K In Stellar Stolen, Hosting Provider Possibly At FaultA DNS hijack has led to hackers withdrawing $400,000 worth of Stellar Lumen (XLM) coins from wallets hosted by Blackwallet.co without users’ permission.As multiple sources…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoJust One Person Found To Have Caused Bitcoin’s Jump From $150 to $1000 in 2013A recent paper on Bitcoin (BTC) price manipulation has shown that just one actor was likely responsible for driving the price of Bitcoin from $150 to $1000 in 2013.The paper…tarekstronghold (12)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoWhen IaaS Meets BlockchainWith data circulation increasing exponentially, a new solution for a more effective and safer storage is necessary. Recent news of faulty widely-used Intel, AMD and ARM chips has…