Payments processor and prepaid card provider NETELLER has added a bitcoin deposit feature. A representative for NETELLER confirmed the deposit feature, telling CoinDesk it may be officially launched as early as tomorrow. The move is an apparent reversal of policy for NETELLER, which previously revised its terms of use policy to explicitly prohibit the “trade, exchange, purchase or […]
NETELLER Adds Bitcoin Deposit Option in Surprise Policy Reversal
US School District Paralyzed By 500 BTC Ransomware Attack
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 Ponzi Scheme Operator Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud
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 […]
Startups Speak Out on Russia’s Looming Bitcoin Ban
“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 […]
LHV Bank Partners with Bitcoin Exchange CoinFloor
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, […]
