Not exact matches
One of the victims of Tuesday's
cyber attack, a Ukrainian media company, said its computers were blocked and it had received a demand for $ 300 worth of the
Bitcoin crypto -
currency to restore access to its files.
The Alberta, Canada - based
Bitcoin exchange says its closing down after
cyber thieves made off with about $ 600,000 worth of the digital
currency.
Blockchains are often thought of in the context of
bitcoin or other
cyber currencies.
I guess China's demand for $ denominated bonds will be replaced by
Bitcoins or a new
cyber currency created with my free app which you can download from the Apple store.
«Systems for anonymous payments and
cyber currencies that have gained considerable circulation - including the most well - known,
Bitcoin - are money substitutes and can not be used by individuals or legal entities,» a statement by the Russian Prosecutor General's Office read.
Study authors Moore and Christin identified 40
Bitcoin exchanges worldwide that convert the
cyber money into 33 hard
currencies.
A traceable form of
cyber money,
Bitcoins can be purchased and used much like hard
currency to pay for goods and services, mostly over the Internet.
And whilst identifying exchanges, dark markets, coin mixers and tracking
Bitcoin lost in hackings is excellent for stifling criminals and kerbing
cyber crime, it detracts from the fungible nature of the
currency itself.
The «ransomware» virus was the worst
cyber attack in the city's history, encrypting 160,000 city files and demanding up to $ 33 million in the virtual
currency Bitcoin to unlock them.
Wild swings in the price of
bitcoin, the best known of a myriad of digital
currencies issued by private companies,
cyber heists involving such assets, and fears they may be used for crime have raised calls for concerted actions by global regulators.
Bitcoin pulled back on Monday after China's decision to halt a key
cyber currency fundraising mechanism that had recently been gaining in popularity.
During an interview with The Korea Times, BTCC CEO Bobby Lee told the newspaper that the recent
cyber attack on one of the largest
bitcoin exchanges, Bithumb, has proven to him the value of the
currency and that it has a bright future.
The
Bitcoin hype calls the big stock market operators on the plan: In addition to the world's largest futures exchange CME insiders, according to the competitors Nasdaq launch a future on the
cyber currency.