Author: Samuel Haig

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Major Indian Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Offline After Security Flaw

Unocoin, an industry leader among India’s bitcoin exchanges, went offline on Monday night following the discovery of a serious security vulnerability. Also Read: Indian Bitcoin Adoption Responds to Government Signalling for Regulation The Vulnerabilities Have Surfaced Just Weeks After a Unocoin Customer’s Account Was Hacked Major Indian bitcoin exchange, Unocoin, went offline late Monday night

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June 27, 2017 0

Bitpay to Launch Bitcoin Wallet App for Windows Phone Market

Bitpay to Launch Bitcoin Wallet App for Windows Phone MarketBitcoin payment processor Bitpay Inc. has announced that it will be making its bitcoin wallet app available to Windows Phone users, despite Windows representing less than 1% of smartphone market. Also Read: Bitpay’s Bitcoin Prepaid Card Now Available to 131 Countries Bitpay Has Catered to the Windows Phone Market Since 2015 in the Form of

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June 24, 2017 0

Canadian Luxury Home Listed for Sale on Beijing Craigslist for 1,075 Bitcoins

Canadian Luxury Home Listed for Sale on Beijing Craigslist for 1,075 BitcoinsAn eight-bedroom luxury home in Canada has been listed for sale on the Beijing Craigslist website with an asking price of 1,075 bitcoins. Also Read: State-Funded Bitcoin Data Center Infuriates Montana Locals With an Asking Price of Nearly $3 Million USD and Such a Narrow Marketing Strategy, the Listing Immediately Aroused Curiosity Approximately one month

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June 23, 2017 0

Netcents and VISA Team up to Offer Bitcoin Purchases via Credit Card

Netcents and VISA Team up to Offer Bitcoin Purchases via Credit CardNetcents and VISA have announced a partnership to facilitate the direct purchase of bitcoins using a credit card. Also Read: Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Outperform Rivals Netcents Have Announced That They Will Be Partnering With VISA to Allow Customers to Purchase Bitcoin Using a Credit Card Netcents are a wallet service provider and payment processor that

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June 23, 2017 0

Hackers Use NSA Exploit to Mine Monero Using Victims’ Computers

Hackers Use NSA Exploit to Mine Monero Using Victims' ComputersReports have surfaced detailing a malware trojan that uses an NSA hacking tool to infect Windows computers with a cryptocurrency mining bug. The virus identifies available resources on a victim’s PC that can be used to initiate the mining of XMR (Monero). The Trojan Was First Reported by Russian Antivirus Dr.Web Bleeping Computer has reported

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June 22, 2017 0

GPU Shortage Intensifies as Cryptocurrency Mining Offers up to Twice the Average Russian Monthly Wage

GPU Shortage Intensifies as Cryptocurrency Mining Offers up to Twice the Average Russian Monthly WageEuropean consumers in general and especially russian consumers have faced massive graphics card shortages following a dramatic increase in demand for cryptocurrency mining hardware. With some miners claiming that they can make up to $1600 USD a month and the average Russian wage sitting at less than $700 USD monthly it is unlikely that demand will

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June 21, 2017 0