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March 25, 2016

Bitcoin Transaction Friction: A Reality CheckBitcoin Business

Bitcoin Transaction Friction: A Reality Check

Are bitcoin transactions really frictionless compared to traditional currency? Alexander Kroeger, a research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Research and Startup Group, and Asani Sarkar, an assistant vice president at the bank’s Integrated Policy Analysis Group, analyzed bitcoin transactions and concluded…
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March 25, 2016
Satire: Bernie Sanders' Campaign Accepts BitcoinBitcoin Business

Satire: Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Accepts Bitcoin

United States senator Bernie Sanders, a Presidential hopeful as a candidate for the Democratic nomination up against Hillary Clinton and whose entire campaign funding comes predominantly from donations is now accepting bitcoin, perfectly coinciding with his image as a grassroots candidate. With about 2 million…
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March 25, 2016
Bitcoin Makes Brief Appearance In DeadpoolBitcoin Business

Bitcoin Makes Brief Appearance In Deadpool

Hollywood sets trends. What the stars wear, people generally begin wearing, perceiving it to be hip. It could be that a great many more people will be entering into the Bitcoin space, supposing their subconscious picked up on a little image in the background of…
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March 25, 2016
Petya Bitcoin Ransomware Targets EnterprisesBitcoin Business

Petya Bitcoin Ransomware Targets Enterprises

A new type of Bitcoin ransomware is making the rounds, albeit this version is doing something different entirely. Or to be more precise, Petya Bitcoin ransomware will block access to the entire hard drive, rather than target specific files or directories. This type of malware…
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March 25, 2016
Venezuelan Government Launches Anti-Bitcoin CampaignBitcoin Business

Venezuelan Government Launches Anti-Bitcoin Campaign

The state-owned public television network of Venezuela has launched an anti-Bitcoin campaign. In a recent article published on their website, ‘Corporación Venezolana de Televisión’ claims that the bitcoin is “the ideal currency of ‘the dark side of the internet’, a kind of tax haven for…
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March 25, 2016

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