A bitcoin ransomware attack on a New Jersey school district has grown into an investigation involving multiple US government agencies. The Swedesboro-Woolwich School District, which encompasses four elementary schools in Gloucester County, New Jersey, was forced to delay a statewide standardized test earlier this week after the ransomware was discovered over the weekend. As reported by local […]

Bitcoin Savings & Trust (BS&T) operator Trendon Shavers has plead not guilty to fraud charges in a New York District court. If convicted, Shavers faces up to 40 years in prison, as well as millions of dollars in potential fines and penalties. Shavers is charged with one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud. The prosecution […]

“We don’t plan to close.” Such is the resolve of BTC-e, the largest exchange for the Russian ruble, heading into spring 2015. The informal date has been on the minds of many in the bitcoin community since it was first billed as when Russia would ban bitcoin in August of last year. Continue reading at […]

Estonian Bank LHV has made further links with the digital currency space, having partnered with UK exchange Coinfloor to handle user deposits. LHV has been increasingly active in bitcoin, signing a deal with Coinbase in September to bring the company’s bitcoin buying and selling services to 13 european countries. Andres Kitter, head of retail at LHV Bank, […]

Major American stock exchange Nasdaq has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with bitcoin startup Noble Markets. As part of the deal, Noble will utilize Nasdaq’s X-stream technology upon its formal launch, joining the 30 global marketplace that currently use the multi-asset trading platform. Led by founder and CEO John Betts, Noble Markets boasts a team with […]