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The City of Johannesburg shut down its website and billing systems after a group hacked into the authority’s system and demanded a ransom of four Bitcoins worth about $30,000.
In many ways, Facebook’s Libra appears to operate more like existing web-payment systems, such as PayPal, than bitcoin.
Bitcoin prices are soaring – but not everyone is a bright-eyed optimist. In fact, a growing number of Bitcoin shorts are piling up.
Legal papers filed in the High Court in Cape Town indicate that Steinhoff wants R850 million back from the company’s former CEO Markus Jooste.
Bitcoin rose over $10,000 for the first time in over a year, riding a new wave of optimism about the value and future of digital currencies.
Late on Friday, Bitcoin traded above $10,000 for the first time in over a year, riding a wave of optimism about the future of digital currencies.
After its spectacular price boom and subsequent bust, Bitcoin fell out of the headlines. But the cryptocurrency has been slowly edging back upward over the last few months.
One and a half billion people worldwide who use WhatsApp to make free phone calls are discovering it does come at a price.
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder of SoftBank, made a huge personal bet on Bitcoin as prices peaked, losing more than $130 million when he sold out.
America’s S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes reached new all-time highs yesterday. Gains took the S&P past its peak set on September 20 last year; and the Nasdaq beyond the all-time high of August 29.