Minex Platform Opens Subscription of MineCoin Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Press Release: MineCoin, the cryptocurrency of blockchain based Minex Crowd-business Management and Investment platform is now available for subscription. September 2, 2016 Kyiv, Ukraine – Minex is a secure, investor friendly platform created by a team of Ukrainian developers. The platform is designed to solve some of the recurring issues faced by the modern […]

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Crypto-Crooks Steal Monero Using Compromised FTP Server Swarm

Cyber-thieves are making away with the cryptocurrency Monero after compromising file transfer protocol servers with a malware that exploits its target’s CPU and power resources.

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Blockchain to Disrupt Air Travel and Insurance with FlightDelay

By law, airlines are required to compensate travelers for flight delays or cancellations, but as anyone who has tried knows, the process is a nightmare. So much so that some businesses thrive solely on their offer to buy your claim and carry out the compensation process on your behalf. That is about to change. FlightDelay, […]

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Bitcoin Price Outlook Remains For Advance

Bitcoin price sold off $50 in a single hourly candle during US daytime, yesterday. Trend remains up. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now. Bitcoin Price Analysis Time of analysis: 14h00 UTC Monday Bitstamp 4-Hour Candle Chart From the analysis pages of […]

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Bitcoin Accepted by Futures Trading Brokerage via BitPay

U.S.-based brokerage house Straits Financial LLC will accept bitcoin via payment processor BitPay to become the first U.S.-based Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) to do so. Straits users will now be able to fund their investment and trading accounts with bitcoin. A boutique brokerage house, Straits’ acceptance of bitcoin will allow users to trade assets such […]

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Can the Blockchain Deliver Security to Banks Against Cyber Attacks?

Questions have been raised as to whether or not blockchain technology is secure enough to prevent cyber criminals from targeting the financial services. As bitcoin continues to gain wide acceptance in a number of countries, establishments, and services, companies are turning to its underlying technology, the blockchain, as a way of verifying transactions electronically with […]

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Accenture Executive: Blockchain’s Immutability Its Own Worst Enemy

The blockchain’s immutability, one of its greatest strengths, could also prove to be one if its greatest limitations, given the need to reverse certain activities in financial services, argues Richard Lumb, an Accenture executive, writing in The New York Times. Lumb noted the bitcoin blockchain’s immutable record clashes with evolving privacy laws, such as newly-proposed […]

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