Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Kaspersky and Dutch Police Unveil a CoinVault Ransomware Removal Tool


Kaspersky and Dutch police released a program that can help remove ransomware CoinVault.
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APR 15 DIGEST: IWF and Bitcoin Exchanges Fight Child Pornography, BTC Emerging as an Everyday Currency


The IWF is planning to collaborate with bitcoin exchanges to fight against online child pornography, bitcoin marketplace Brawker to shut down, uTorrent removes hidden bitcoin miner, and more news.
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Ripple Will Require Verified User ID to Use its ‘Compliant’ Network


In a change to its terms and conditions, Ripple has announced that in future users will need to provide personal ID in order to create an account with the service.
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Leetcoin to Add Minecraft to Its Bitcoin-for-Kills Gaming Platform


Leetcoin is a competitive gaming platform where players wager bitcoins on their League of Legends and Counter-Strike: GO games. Minecraft Hunger Games is set to become Leetcoin's third supported PC ga
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

NeuCoin Announces Pre-Sale of 100 Million NEU


New proof-of-stake digital currency NeuCoin has announced that its pre-sale will begin on 28 April.
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APR 14 DIGEST: Bitcoin Foundation appoints Bruce Fenton as Executive Director and Kaspersky Releases Decryption Tool that Unlocks Ransomware


The Bitcoin Foundation Board has elected Bruce Fenton to the position of Executive Director; Kaspersky releases a decryption tool in the battle against ransomware and more top stories for April 14.
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Bruce Fenton: ‘I Would Like to Decentralize the Foundation More’


As the Bitcoin Foundation clearly needs change, its newly-elected executive director Bruce Fenton told Cointelegraph about his vision of most urgent issues that face the organization, including the la
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‘Bitcoin Baron’ Hacker Arrested By Police in Arizona


The notorious “Bitcoin Baron” hacker has been remanded in custody in Arizona following a six-month police investigation.
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Indian IT Giant Infosys Exploring ‘Bitcoin 2.0’ Applications for Core Banking Software


Infosys Ltd., an Indian IT multinational developer of Finacle, has started to work on ways of incorporating the blockchain into its core banking software.
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Singapore Govt-Backed FinTech Accelerator Boosts 3 Bitcoin Startups


Startup accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech, announced on Monday the top 10 finalists to join its Singapore program, among which are blockchain-based startups Otonomos, CryptoSigma and DeBuNe.
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Prepaid Mobile Credits: How the Developing World Will Adopt Bitcoin


Bitrefill is connecting bitcoin to the second-most modern form of electronic money — prepaid phone credits. The service lets users punch in their mobile number, select the amount they wish to add, an
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Monday, April 13, 2015

Tools for Digital Privacy: ‘They Cannot Seize What They Cannot See’


U.S. Customs personnel may seize electronic devices “without a warrant and without suspicion,” download their entire contents, and declare the right to confiscate digital currency holdings.
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