AntPool, BW.com, NiceHash, CKPool and GHash are among a number of bitcoin mining pools and operations that have been hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks in recent days. The incidents appear to have begun in the first week of March. For example, on 11th March, AntPool owner Bitmain sent an email to customers disclosing the DDOS attacks and […]

Last week’s US government auction of confiscated Silk Road bitcoins has left a lingering mystery: who won the two biggest blocks of 27,000 and 20,000 coins? The winners of the two previous US Marshals Service (USMS) bitcoin auctions always wound up announcing themselves within days of their successful bids. The first auction winner was, famously, venture capitalist […]

Financial management specialist Intuit is expanding its PayByCoin product to Australia. Introduced in June, PayByCoin integrates bitcoin into the company’s Intuit QuickBooks service, enabling its small business merchant network to accept bitcoin. Intuit indicated that the bitcoin service had performed better than expected in terms of enrolment, leading them to expand the program. Continue reading […]

An additional 150 victims of the allegedly fraudulent bitcoin exchange MyCoin have come forward to police, according to the South China Morning Post. Accompanied by Democratic Party legislator James To Kun-sun, 23 victims reported their involvement with the company to police on Wednesday. The development is the latest in the ongoing saga surrounding MyCoin, a […]

Dating-focused social networking site Badoo is now allowing its more than 200 million users to pay for premium features using bitcoin in more than 20 countries. Launched in January, the payment option was initially available in Italy, Spain and the UK, before expanding to an additional 20 countries. The payment option was enabled through a partnership […]