There’s no shortage of theories as to why Brazil has yet to become a hotbed of bitcoin adoption in Latin America. Popular ideas include everything from the language barrier (limited access to Portuguese bitcoin resources) to past incidents with exchanges (the mystery surrounding Bitcoin Rain). However, the most likely culprit may be a lack of […]

Five individuals have been arrested by Hong Kong police forces in connection with the collapse of MyCoin, an alleged bitcoin trading platform. The arrests were made as part of a broader hunt for individuals associated with MyCoin, which is believed to have cost investors millions of dollars in losses for fraudulent activities. The five were arrested […]

A new report from security firm Symantec claims the number of Trojan malware programs targeting bitcoin users has fallen in the past year. The conclusion was included in a report published on 3rd March entitled “The State of Financial Trojans 2014“. The drop reflected an overall decline in the proliferation of financial Trojans, which Symantec said slid […]

The US Marshals Service (USMS) has announced that 14 bidders participated in today’s auction of 50,000 BTC, worth $13.4m at press time, placing 34 bids over the course of the six-hour event. The figure was up slightly from the 11 bidders and 27 bids entered in December’s auction, but down from the 45 bidders and 63 bids […]

Canada-based bitcoin exchange Quadriga has announced it has entered into an agreement that, if executed, will find the company debuting on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CES) as soon as next month. The news follows a shareholder meeting on 2nd March and a decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia to allow Quadriga to conduct […]