North Korean hackers steal $88,000 monthly in bitcoins
North Korean cybercriminals turned to bitcoin extortions thanks to the cryptocurrency’s anonymity.
UASF gains bitcoiners’ support
The bitcoin community shows more support to the user-activated-soft-fork (UASF) and BIP148 as Bitmain is accused of using a bitcoin code vulnerability to confront SegWit.
Blockchain for factoring: The case of M.Video
In an interview to CoinFox, Evgeny Eskin, Head of Corporate Treasury at M.Video, shared how the largest Russia’s electronic retailer successfully put blockchain to practical use.
Litecoin price nearly beats three-year high
The litecoin’s exchange rate has reached $11.39 after a week of sudden surge. It is now the world’s fourth cryptocurrency by market cap.
R3 blockchain consortium denies entry to Russian banks
Sberbank, the country’s largest bank by assets, will not join R3 due to international sanctions. Four other Russian banks were informally signalled that they are not welcome.
Cryptocurrencies add 50% to market cap in 2017
The total market capitalisation of cryptocurrencies has increased by more than a half for the year to date. The growth is mostly due to altcoins’ rather than bitcoin’s performance.
Moscow to host largest exhibition of crypto wallets and mining hardware
It is going to be the largest venue in Eastern Europe to showcase bitcoin wallets, mobile applications and mining hardware.
Bitfinex completes buy-back of hack credit tokens
The cryptocurrency exchange has announced that 100% of BFX tokens have been redeemed. The tokens were issued to compensate users’ losses in the August 2016 hacker attack.
