Yuri Chaika, the Attorney General of Russia, reported significant increases in cybercrimes in the state during 2017, which number grew six times as much for the last 3 years. At the meeting devoted to cyber counterstrikes Chaika provided the following data: “For the period 2013-2016 the number of cybercrimes increased from 11,000 to 66,000. And […]<br />The post “The number of cybercrimes in Russia has increased six fold, reaching $18 million in damage” appeared first on The Bitcoin News – Read more …
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LiveEdu Announces Partnership with Blockchain Experts Rowlingstone for Token Sales
Rowligstone, led by founder Andrew Rowlstone, provides early access to pre-ITO/ICO opportunities for investors. They write weekly ICO research reports and provide long term investment recommendations for their clients. Andrew has over 14 years professional experience gained across multiple senior executive positions held in London, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, held with leading international companies, whilst also being a successful investor and trader in blockchain technology since early 2017. Co-founder Justen Bontekoe, is a business strategist and also an Read more …
Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto is One of the 50 Richest People
Get Trading Recommendations and Read Analysis on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. Satoshi Nakamoto, a person or a group who founded bitcoin in 2009 by mining the genesis block, has become one of the 50 richest people in the world with a net worth of $19.4 billion. For many years, bitcoins mined by Satoshi Nakamoto have remained unspent, all 980,000 of it. If the price of bitcoin continues to increase exponentially in the mid to long-term, Satoshi could become Read more …
Former Legg Mason Chairman Bill Miller Invested $1.1 Billion Bitcoin
Bill Miller, a highly respected US-based fund manager and former chairman, chief investment officer at $4 billion investment firm Legg Mason, has revealed that he has invested about 50 percent of his MVP 1 fund in bitcoin. Miller Invested $1.1 Billion in Bitcoin On the WealthTrack podcast with Consuelo Mack, hedge fund legend Miller, who oversaw Legg Mason’s portfolio of $728 billion in assets as the principal portfolio manager, stated that his personal hedge fund called MVP 1 has allocated Read more …
$600 Billion: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sets New Record
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization rose above $600 billion for the first time today. Data from CoinMarketCap.com shows that the capitalization rose as high as $603.3 billion, crossing $600 billion around 11:30 UTC. After dipping below that roughly an hour later, it again climbed above that level twice in the following four hours. As of press time, the collective market capitalization has dropped back slightly, coming in at roughly $598.7 billion – a figure that represents more than double the market cap of $232 Read more …
France Wants the G20 to Debate Bitcoin in 2018
The French government will request a debate about regulating Bitcoin at the next G20 summit. The G20 comprises the biggest economies in the world. G20 to Debate Regulating Bitcoin On December 17th, 2017, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the French TV channel LCI that he was going to propose to President Mauricio Macri, who will host the 2018 G20 in Buenos Aires, that member countries should discuss how to regulate Bitcoin. As Reuters reported, Le Maire said: There Read more …
PR: Extra Credit Takes Bitcoin Education to the Next Level
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. For the first time, someone is empowering people to learn about cryptocurrencies. Extra Credit, which is a dual effort with Bitcoin Homework, is a new venture that combines blockchain technology with educational programs designed to Read more …
CFTC Launches Online Resources for Bitcoin Investors
The top derivatives regulator in the U.S. has created a new information portal for cryptocurrencies, a move that came just days ahead of a major bitcoin futures launch. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unveiled its new cryptocurrency resource website, which is aimed at educating the public about these wholly digital commodities. The site features links to a range of CFTC releases, including an October primer from its LabCFTC arm and information about futures launches from firms like Cboe Read more …
More Firms Entering the Bitcoin Market See Stocks Soar
Finance It appears that public companies have found a new way to attract investors to their stocks, implying they are becoming a part of the booming bitcoin market. Also Read: Israeli PM Netanyahu Says Bitcoin Is Rising as Banks Are Destined to Disappear Crypto Stocks? A third company listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has now announced a new connection to bitcoin, and in response it has seen the price of its stock skyrocket. This Read more …
Majority of Bitcoin Investors Believe Cryptocurrency Performs Even Better in 2018: Survey
Majority of American Bitcoin investors are optimistic that Bitcoin will perform even better in 2018. While the Bitcoin ‘mania’ may seem absurd for traditional investors, millennials don’t seem to agree with the past. Instead, we’re seeing more and more millennials jumping on the bandwagon and picking Bitcoin as their top choice over other investment options. Accelerated growth expected Such reality is further revealed in a survey conducted by LendEDU in November 2017 with approximately around 77 percent of the polled Read more …
Stay Away! Denmark Bank Chief Calls Bitcoin ‘Deadly’
The governor of Denmark’s central bank has issued an unexpectedly harsh warning about Bitcoin, describing it as “deadly.” ‘Bitcoin Arena’ Not Enough To Persude Central Bank In an interview with state media outlet DR, Lars Rohde emphatically told citizens to “stay away” from Bitcoin, becoming a further figure to compare the cryptocurrency to 17-century Tulip Mania. “You have to stay away. It is deadly,” he said. “It’s an effective way of playing around. So if you do not like casinos, Read more …
France Wants G20 Nations to Discuss Bitcoin Regulation
France’s finance minister is planning to push for a discussion on bitcoin regulation at a G-20 summit in 2018. Citing French news network LCI, Reuters reported yesterday that Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said in an interview that he will ask Argentina, which is set to take control of the G2o presidency, to put bitcoin on the agenda during an upcoming gathering in April. Le Maire was quoted as saying: “I am going to propose to the next G20 president, Read more …