Tag: Bitcoin
Report: Facebook considering its own bitcoin for payments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook plans a cryptocurrency-based payment system that it could launch for billions of users...
Lawyer: Russian cybercrime suspect on hunger strike
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The lawyers for a Russian suspected of bitcoin fraud and wanted by three countries said Thursday that the man's health...
Student charged in elaborate digital money theft scheme
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Massachusetts college student who was named his high school's valedictorian for his savvy tech skills hacked into unsuspecting investors'...
France joins US, Russia, asks Greece for cybercrime suspect
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - France has joined the United States and Russia in seeking the extradition of a Russian cybercrime suspect who was arrested...
Host of new worries pushes bitcoin to 4-month low
NEW YORK (AP) - The price of bitcoin fell to a four-month low of $6,370 on Wednesday, days after South Korean digital currency exchange...
Bitcoin hits 4-month low after currency exchange theft
LONDON (AP) - The price of bitcoin has fallen to a four-month low of $6,370, days after South Korean virtual currency exchange Coinrail said...
Wyoming makes rush for hyped new tech, results still virtual
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Block Chain Gang LLC, Crypto Cowboy, Something Something Blockchain LLC: Based on the names of dozens of new companies registering...
‘Big Bitcoin Heist’: 2 held over stolen computers in Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Some 600 computers used to "mine" bitcoin and other virtual currencies were stolen from data centers in Iceland in what...
Bank of England chief slams cryptocurrencies; urges action
LONDON (AP) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney on Friday launched a withering attack on cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and urged regulators around...
Bank of England chief slams cryptocurrencies; urges action
LONDON (AP) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has launched a withering attack on cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin.In a speech Friday to the...
