Bitcoin is increasingly being used to pay for livestreams of child sex broadcasted over illicit Internet sites, according to a new Europol report. Produced by Europol’s EC3 cybercrime centre, the report sheds new light on the commercial sexual exploitation of children online, while providing evidence that individuals with a sexual interest in children are becoming more […]

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston became one of the first members of the US central banking system to issue an in-depth paper on bitcoin last September that suggested the digital currency was emerging as a cost-effective online shopping tool. Fast forward to today, however, and the number of large merchants entering the bitcoin ecosystem seems […]

Whether you fancy trying your hand at trading the digital currency for the first time, or want to use it as an easy, cheap and fast method of payment, you’re going to have to buy some bitcoin. That will likely mean using one of the many online exchange and trading platforms that are vying for your custom. But how […]

Bitcoin mining company Aquifer LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to court documents obtained by CoinDesk, Aquifer, also known as AQH, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California on 19th February. The company claimed between $1m and $10m in assets, as well as […]

Wallet software provider Blockchain has opened its 3 millionth bitcoin wallet, having doubled downloads in less than a year. The company has seen continued demand since bitcoin’s 2013 price spike, passing the 1.5 million milestone in April. Rival Coinbase currently lists 2.5 million wallets in the wild. Continue reading at CoinDesk Powered by WPeMatico