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Friday, November 6, 2015

Stupidity or Greed? Why Steal Bitcoin ATM?

On November 3, two robbers stole a Lamassu Bitcoin ATM at the Village Smoke Shop in Atlanta, Georgia, according to local news website Clatl.com.

The Blocks Are Now Full... So Where Were We on the Blocksize Debate?

So, with news that the blockchain is now consistently hitting full blocks, let’s take a step back to understand exactly what this means.

Teenager Jailed for Selling €4 Million Worth of Drugs on the Dark Net

Maximilian S. was an aspiring drug kingpin who ran an entire operation for two years out of his mother’s flat.

4 Reasons Why Banks’ Private Blockchains Will Fail

Let’s take a look with four reasons why banks will fail in building viable internal blockchains.

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Is This Man the Reason Behind the Bitcoin Price Surge?

Bitcoin price analysts are struggling to identify the rationale behind the sudden price spike in the cryptocurrency’s value as it broke the US$400 mark on November 3, surpassing a market cap of more t

First Blockchain Company Goes Public on Toronto Stock Exchange

Canadian blockchain technology startup Blockchain Tech Ltd (BTL) has been successfully listed on the VentureBoard of the Toronto Stock Exchange, with the tracker BTL (TSXV:BTL).

Santander Launches Blockchain Startup Competition

Santander InnoVentures announced an open DL Challenge for fintech startups using Blockchain technology. The grand prize will be US$15,000 along with the promise of future angel investment.

Nick Szabo Confirmed as Keynote Speaker at Ethereum Conference

Nick Szabo will be the keynote speaker at DEVCON1, Ethereum’s yearly developer conference this 2015.

Biggest Bitcoin Exchange OKCoin Suffers Cyber Attack; Price Plummets

The world’s largest bitcoin exchange OKCoin has suspended some of its services indefinitely, following a malicious cyber attack from unknown hackers.

Kraken DDoS Attack Leaves Traders Unable to Sell at $500 Peak

Kraken has tried to implement advanced DDoS protection, after a series of large DDoS attacks were launched by an unidentified group of hackers.

Apple Watch Turns Gold with Bitcoin

Honey Dipped Plating has announced its accepting bitcoin for its gold plating service for Apple Watches and bands as of November 3.

BitMarkets Beats OpenBazaar to Market - for OSX, Anyway

BitMarkets is an already-launched P2P marketplace similar to the much-touted OpenBazaar.