Category Archives: bitcoin
Beware of virus riding on Bitcoin
With the exploding interest developing in India on the Bitcoin, the malware writers will be looking at every possibility of using the bitcoin craze to spread viruses and trojans. Already, spam mails appear to be in circulation trying to entice … Continue reading
China Loves it…Thailand hates it.. The Bitcoin saga continues
With the Bitcoin currency value touching US$1200 and dropping to $800 before settling at $1005 within three days, the Bitcoin has continued to capture the global attention of different kinds of people. Regulators in particular are getting nervous about how … Continue reading
Bitcoin miner bundled with other software
Malwarebytes has reported that in some of the softwares identified as Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP) they have identified the presence of a Bitcoin miner. The program was identified initially in a process identified as jh1d.exe and a variant jh1c.exe and … Continue reading
Indian Regulators worried about Money laundering use of Bitcoin
The Indian regulator appear to be concerned with the growing attention of Bitcoin. The increase in the exchange value of the currency to around US$ 1200 appear to be creating panic amongst the regulators without considering the real impact on … Continue reading
Bitcoin represents the third war between the digital society and the physical society
In order to increase the acceptability of Bitcoin for ecommerce purchases everywhere, a service has emerged where by an intermediary takes the responsibility of converting the buyer’s bitcoin payments to the legacy currency of the ecommerce site. Bitsumo a company … Continue reading
Physical Version of Bitcoin with Gold Backing?
It is reported that an island called Alderney in the northern part of Channel Islands located between Northern France and UK will be minting Bitcoins in physical form. The island has a population of 1903 persons . It is likely … Continue reading