Cybersecurity experts tracing money paid by American businesses to Russian ransomware gangs found it led to one of Moscow’s most prestigious addresses.
Tag: Virtual Currency
Squid Cryptocurrency Crashes, and Investors Lose Money
The digital money, called Squid, began trading last week for a penny. It soared spectacularly, before the money vanished.
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption Is Marred by Glitches
Experts had raised concerns about making the digital token an official currency and the rapid execution of new technology on a national scale.
El Salvador Becomes First Nation to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
The digital currency can be used in any transaction and most businesses will have to accept payment in Bitcoin. The U.S. dollar will continue to be El Salvador’s main currency.
Your Monday Briefing
Deaths surpass 200 in Israel-Gaza crisis.
Your Monday Briefing
Deaths surpass 200 in Israel-Gaza crisis.
China Charges Ahead With a National Digital Currency
The electronic Chinese yuan is now being tested in cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. No other major power is as far along with a homegrown digital currency.
U.S. Accuses North Korea of Cyberattacks, a Sign That Deterrence Is Failing
Through the attacks, a report says, the North steals and launders money, extorts companies and uses digital currencies to gain cash for its nuclear program.
The Coder and the Dictator
Gabriel Jiménez hated the Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro. But he loved cryptocurrency. When he built the regime a digital coin, he nearly paid with his life.
How Libra, Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, Would Work for You
We break down the new cryptocurrency and what the company hopes you will be able to do with it, even though it hasn’t quite arrived.