Sentences with phrase «cyber currency bitcoin»

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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.