Senator @EdMarkey from Massachusetts just said on @CNN that #Bitcoin should be “shut off” because North Korea is allegedly using it.

1/ I have a trusted source that says that there’s no truth to China banning mining or network.

Canada is about to get its first Bitcoin ETF.
Evolve Funds has filed a preliminary prospectus with regulators for the launch of Canada’s first cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund, which will trade on the TSX under the ticker BITS.

68% of total Ethereum transaction value controlled by one system
Analyzing the Ethereum transactions, cyber•Fund has come across a finding that struck us so much that we rushed to dig deeper into this issue. We now wish to share our findings with a community hoping to come up with an explanation together.

The head of the Central Bank of Russia has spoken against the legalization of cryptocurrency at a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and representatives of the Russian business circles and associations. Meanwhile, the finance ministry is drafting a bill to legalize cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and regulate their circulation.

In his first interview about a new unnamed project – which he simply calls “the academy” – Taaki laid out his plan to convert an entire region in northern Syria to a bitcoin-based economy.

One of the eurozone’s most senior central bankers has waded into the debate over bitcoin, dismissing the cryptocurrency as “an instrument of speculation” and saying its sharp rise in value was akin to the 17th century tulip craze.

JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has criticized bitcoin and digital currencies once again.
Dimon called cryptocurrencies a “novelty” and said they are “worth nothing.”
A company called has filed a market abuse complaint in Sweden against Dimon, claiming he deliberately spread false and misleading information about bitcoin.

Apple’s “Find My Device” is one such tool which, in the past week, may have been abused for financial gain. In recent days, a number of MacBook users have claimed that hackers have been able to access their personal iCloud profiles to lock accounts and demand money.

Phishing is happening every day. Don’t be the next victim.

Jeff’s a friend of mine but he comes at these things from a Chicago floor trader – turned angel investor’s mentality. I come at these things from a reformed stock broker’s perspective. We don’t always see eye to eye but, in this case, we’ve arrived at exactly the same place. ICOs are where the frauds will take place.

So what is replay protection, why should BTC1 implement it … and why doesn’t it?

This article describes this increasingly common attack vector and provides immediate steps you can take to protect yourself. I will also provide additional tools and best practices to further safeguard yourself and your funds more generally.

China’s clampdown on cryptocurrencies and the subsequent trading halts on a number of crypto exchanges have caught hundreds of mainland investors unaware and unprepared, driving some entrepreneurs to seek alternative listing of their tokens in Hong Kong to raise funds.

The Russian prosecutor’s office has summoned Burger King to explain the issuance of its cryptocurrency called Whoppercoin. Burger King is confident that it has not broken any laws since there is currently no regulation for cryptocurrency in Russia.

The developers behind a bitcoin privacy solution called Dandelion have unveiled a new roadmap that addresses previously discovered code issues.

Global daily trading volume between bitcoin and ethereum into traditional currencies has multiplied eight times this year, according to Jens Nordvig, founder and CEO of Exante Data.
Cryptocurrency trading volume has topped $3 billion a day on average, and “will likely soon surpass” Apple’s roughly $4 billion daily trading volume, Nordvig said.
To be sure, Nordvig is not certain whether any digital currency will thrive as an alternative to traditional currencies.

“24 days ago = 300,000 subscribers. Today = 329,700 subscribers.”

So boasted a post this week on the largest Reddit forum about bitcoin, touting the group’s substantial growth recently.

If you pull the time out on bitcoin you can see that sept. 10-16 was the biggest week for bitcoin google-trends wise EVER. That’s pretty cool.

The Wall Street Journal this week published an article declaring Bitcoin’s value to be “probably zero.” Last week finance and tech outlets discussed JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s assertion that Bitcoin was “a fraud.” If you’re keeping score, these are two big names in the financial world declaring the world’s most popular crytpocurrency worthless. Is it?

Spoiler alert: It’s not.

A piece of software developed for fans came with an interesting requirement: a cryptocurrency miner.

A group of DDoS extortionists using the name of Phantom Squad has sent out a massive spam wave to thousands of companies all over the globe, threating DDoS attacks on September 30, if victims do not pay a ransom demand.

One of ethereum’s most highly anticipated scaling projects is preparing to launch a token sale.

Last month, news of Estonia’s experiment with its own government-backed cryptocurrency, the “estcoin”, spread like wildfire around the world in outlets including CNBC, Business Insider Poland and several payments industry publications.

“A third of our customers come from outside China, and I believe these overseas users will continue to use the ViaBTC platform, so we can still provide value,” said Yang Haipo, chief executive of the exchange during a global blockchain event in Hong Kong on Thursday.

The explosive growth of ransomware is bad news for Windows users. Some 99% of ransomware attacks are targeting Microsoft products, according to a report from security firm Carbon Black, released Thursday.

And now for your moment of Bitcoin zen: The new season of “Bitcoin Car Talk” is ready for viewing on YouTube. Host Mikeinspace sat down with Bitsonline to talk about the method behind his madness.

Investor and anarcho-capitalist Doug Casey recently argued that bitcoin qualifies as money – even he’s not sure it’ll last in the long term.

Uruguay is the latest country to see its central bank start experimenting with its own digital currency, according to statements.

The Banco Central del Uruguay (BDC) announced Wednesday that a limited number of users would help testing a mobile-based app for the transfer of funds.