Two bitcoin ATMs in the Dutch city of Amsterdam have been stolen, according to reports. The news first broke over the weekend, as Coin ATM Radar picked up on the lack of activity from both machines and published the news on Twitter. Two bitcoin ATMs have been stolen from @MrBitc0in in #Amsterdam @generalbytes @BitAccess So against […]
Bitcoin ATM Shutdown Spotlights Regulatory Uncertainty in Vermont
The Department of Financial Regulation of Vermont has issued a letter to the operators of the state’s only bitcoin ATM suggesting that they may be subject to penalties for operating the machine without a money transmitter license. Bitcoin ATM services operator PYC and Blu-Bin, a Burlington-based 3-D printing business, were both sent the correspondence, according to […]
Security Standard Proposed for Bitcoin Exchanges and Wallets
A group composed of developers and security professionals have proposed a set of rules aimed at standardizing security protocols used by companies that handle or store digital currencies for their clients. The proposal, created by the Cryptocurrency Certification Consortium (C4) and formally unveiled on 11th February during the DevCore bitcoin development conference in Boston, Massachusetts, […]
Bitcoin Core 0.10 Gives Developers Simplified Access to Network Consensus
The latest version of Bitcoin Core was released yesterday, with key changes that address the declining number of nodes, how transaction fees are set for the Bitcoin Core wallet and simplifying the process for developers to get involved with bitcoin projects. It’s perhaps the latter point that will have the biggest impact on how developers […]
Bitcoin Exchange CAVIRTEX to Close Amid Security, Banking Concerns
UPDATE (17th February 8:15 BST): This piece has been updated with additional comment and information from CAVIRTEX regarding the exchange closure. Canadian bitcoin exchange CAVIRTEX has announced that it will shut down operations next month following the compromise of sensitive security information, including password hashes and two-factor authentication secrets. The company announced the closure in a […]
