Month: September 2017

News One of Japan’s largest travel agencies, H.I.S., will start accepting bitcoin payments at some of its stores via Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange, Bitflyer. The company will also offer some bitcoin-exclusive tour packages to commemorate the event. Also read: Japan’s Largest Rewards Site Operator With 5 Million Users Launching Bitcoin Exchange H.I.S. & Bitflyer H.I.S. Co. Ltd will start accepting bitcoin payments on September 23 through Bitflyer, as announced by both companies on Tuesday. The transaction amount for Read more …

Originally posted at TheMenloHouse.com. It’s possible that in the last few years, you’ve stumbled across a person or company that uses bitcoin. But what is it? Bitcoin is an emerging encrypted form of digital money, or cryptocurrency, that’s growing in popularity and value internationally.  Started in 2009, bitcoin is attractive to users and investors because of its immediacy, lack of oversight and anonymity. The only identifier of a bitcoin account is the wallet ID – no names, emails, zip codes Read more …

Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price broke down from its short-term consolidation to confirm that bears have won out. The area of interest visible on the 4-hour time frame held as expected and this lines up with a falling trend line connecting the latest highs. Using the Fib extension tool on the latest swing high and low shows how low bitcoin price might go. Bitcoin price bounced off the resistance of the descending trend line and area of interest, setting Read more …

You’d have to have been living under a rock recently to have not noticed that the whole crypto world is abuzz about China, and their pending regulation. There’s been a whole lot of fear and uncertainty spread with claims ranging from the highly optimistic — any ban will be temporary, and affect initial coin offerings and exchanges only — to the fatalistic — the Chinese state is moving towards a total suppression of all things crypto. The only thing anyone Read more …

For years, cybercriminals have been extorting victims by locking their computers with malware. The hackers promise to give the victim their files back as long as they fork over the cryptocurrency—typically Bitcoin—within the stipulated time limit. Now, someone has added a new, perverse twist to this tried and tested scheme: demanding naked photographs instead of Bitcoin. Researchers at MalwareHunterTeam, a research group focused on ransomware, spotted the software, called nRansomware on Thursday. The group posted a screenshot of the message Read more …

Cryptocurrency-related cyber attacks are on the rise. As cryptocurrency continues to explode in value and public awareness, we can only expect this trend to continue. I was recently the target of such an attack. I also personally know of multiple other cases of the same attack being successfully carried out. Even worse, this type of attack is becoming ever more common and is likely to see an even bigger boost thanks to the professional excellence of firms like Equifax, making Read more …

“24 days ago = 300,000 subscribers. Today = 329,700 subscribers.” So boasted a post this week on the largest Reddit forum about bitcoin, touting the group’s substantial growth recently. As the price of bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.36%   and other cryptocurrencies has skyrocketed this year, there has been an explosion of crypto-related activity on Reddit. On average, interactions Read more …

Skrilla is a licensed, fully regulated, global esports wagering platform. Skrilla is a collaboration between two leading technology firms, Puntaa and the GAMURS Group. Puntaa is the founder of the world’s first licensed peer-to-peer (P2P) social betting platform, while the GAMURS Group is the leading international esports media network. Skrilla has released a skill-based Daily Fantasy Esports platform, which is currently live in Australia and have a rollout planned for US and European users which is imminent. Get started by Read more …

Cypherium’s talented team is building a double-chained infrastructure for the future. September 21, 2017 — New York, NY — Although the development of efficient blockchains has come a long way since 2009, scalability remains to be a major issue within blockchain. While many companies are actively working on a wide variety of technical answers to the blockchain scaling question, with many focusing on off-chain or side-chain solutions, the industry has yet to establish a well-functioning system ready for mainstream use. Read more …

A former US markets regulator says he is concerned by the volatile prices seen in cryptocurrency markets – and that he believes regulation can solve the issue. Writing for CNBC, Bart Chilton – who served as a commissioner for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2007 to 2014 – wrote today that big fluctuations in the price are worrisome. Earlier this month, bitcoin shot above the $5,000 mark, subsequently tumbling amidst a spate of bad news developments. At press time, Read more …

Commodities have been defined as products that can be bought or sold. Over the ages, these have been the store of wealth. Gold as a commodity has always been the go-to asset for most investors across the world. Some of the notable reasons why gold as a commodity is highly valued are: The asset is scarce This asset is also portable This asset is used widely in the development of industrial products Cryptocurrencies, which made an appearance in 2009, starting Read more …

U.S. government sues over alleged bitcoin Ponzi scheme – Sep. 21, 2017 Bitcoin is a relatively new currency, but that doesn’t mean investors are safe from old school fraud. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Thursday that it’s suing a New York man and his company over an alleged bitcoin Ponzi scheme. It’s the agency’s first fraud suit involving bitcoin. ‘; var storytext = document.getElementById(‘storytext’); var heightToSkip = 0; function resetValues() { totalHeight = 0; targetChildElement = null; Read more …