Monthly archive February, 2018

A new report on the global economic impact of cybercrime has named three cryptocurrencies that provide greater security to cybercriminals and help them evade policing. Cryptocurrency is proven to be the favored currency for darknet marketplaces, with cybercriminals taking Read More →

Taiwanese police arrested four men charged with stealing Bitcoins worth $170,000 or 5 million Taiwanese dollars, in what is described as the first robbery involving the cryptocurrency in the country. The incident happened in a residential area in the central Read More →

A bill to amend California's electronic records law, aimed at recognizing blockchain transactions, digital signatures, and smart contracts as legal forms of record, has been introduced in the State Assembly. Assembly Bill 2658, titled "Electronic records: the Uniform Electronic Transactions Read More →

Pointing to robust economic growth in the first half of 2018, the Conference Board released a report on Thursday showing a bigger than expected increase by its index of leading U.S. economic indicators in the month of January. The Conference Read More →

Existing home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly showed a steep drop in the month of January, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors on Wednesday. NAR said existing home sales tumbled by 3.2 percent to an Read More →

The pre-sale of Venezuela's cryptocurrency evoked overwhelming response on the first day, the country's President says. Nicolas Maduro claimed that $735 million was raised within 20 hours of initial sale. Blockchain experts had warned El Petro (the Petro) is unlikely Read More →