There’s a new craze in the stock market — cannabis. Over the last few weeks, shares of Tilray ( TLRY ), a Canadian cannabis company, have become a fascination among investors as the stock has gained more than 700% since being priced at $17 during its July IPO. In early trading on Wednesday, Tilray shares…
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Fin24.com | SA Bitcoin platform claims ‘super shy’ founder has stolen all its money
SA cryptocurrency platform claims ‘super shy’ founder has stolen all its money May 25 2018 15:13 WARNING: MMM makes comeback with new currency A company promising massive returns to investors, and which is under investigation by the Hawks, has claimed its “super shy” founding trader has absconded with all the money and they don’t know…
30+ Real Examples Of Blockchain Technology In Practice
While Bitcoin and cryptocurrency may have been the first widely known uses of blockchain technology, today, it’s far from the only one. In fact, blockchain is revolutionizing most every industry. Here are just a few of the practical examples of blockchain technology. Adobe Stock Adobe Stock Entertainment KickCity —Platform for event organizers that enables…
What happened when Bill Gates got bitcoin as a birthday present
Bill Gates has used his $91.8 billion net worth to invest in all sorts of moonshots and technologies , from a start-up that streams video of Earth to a company growing meat in labs . But there’s one tech darling Gates isn’t planning to back: Bitcoin. The revealed Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he…
FacexWorm Spreads via Facebook Messenger, Malicious Chrome Extension
Facebook, Chrome, and cryptocurrency users should be on the lookout for a new malware strain named FacexWorm that infects victims for the purpose of stealing passwords, stealing cryptocurrency funds, running cryptojacking scripts, and spamming Facebook users. This new strain was spotted in late April by Trend Micro researchers and appears to be related to two…
A New Cryptocurrency Mining Virus is Spreading Through Facebook
Tuesday, May 01, 2018 Swati Khandelwal If you receive a link for a video, even if it looks exciting, sent by someone (or your friend) on Facebook messenger—just don’t click on it without taking a second thought. Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro are warning users of a malicious Chrome extension which is spreading through Facebook…
Snowden warns that Bitcoin’s Greatest Threat is Privacy not Scalability – Prefers Privacy Coins Like Zcash & Monero
tweet Edward Snowden, famous whistleblower and activist, recently claimed at a decentralised internet conference that Bitcoin’s biggest concern is privacy . Snowden talked about what he believes is a serious flaw with digital currency being a lack of privacy. He talked about the impact an open ledger has on the lives of citizens and cautioned…
Nasdaq May Launch Bitcoin Trading in October 2018 – Marko Vidrih – Medium
Apr 27 Nasdaq May Launch Bitcoin Trading in October 2018 Hunton Financial has learned from many reliable sources on Wall Street in the United States that Nasdaq is not still thinking about becoming a digital currency exchange, but has become certain that it will soon become the first global stock exchange to expand its digital…
Ransomware Hits HPE iLO Remote Management Interfaces
Attackers are targeting Internet accessible HPE iLO 4 remote management interfaces, supposedly encrypting the hard drives, and then demanding Bitcoins to get access to the data again. While it has not been 100% confirmed if the hard drives are actually being encrypted, we do know that multiple victims have been affected by this attack since…
Where’s Bitcoin Price Heading Next — $1K Or $30K?
The game isn’t over for Bitcoin yet. And neither is its price volatility, which divides cryptocurrency experts on where Bitcoin price is heading next. On one side is the bullish camp, which argues that Bitcoin is still in an uptrend, betting that it will eventually reach $30,000. Marshall Taplits, chief strategy officer for NYNJA, is…