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Tesla Employee Turns Down Hacker’s $1 Million Bitcoin Bribe
Tesla Employee Turns Down Hacker’s $1 Million Bitcoin Bribe
News  •  Bitcoin  •  Sep 01, 2020 by Will Heasman

A "serious" ransomware attack on Tesla's Gigafactory was derailed after one plucky employee resisted a million-dollar bitcoin bribe from a Russian hacker. According to a complaint published by the Department of Justice last week, a Russian national was arrested for allegedly attempting to introduce malware to

Peter McCormack's #BitcoinJourney
Peter McCormack's #BitcoinJourney
interview  •  Bitcoin  •  Sep 01, 2020 by Thomas M

Peter McCormack is a podcaster, moderator, filmmaker, and the creator of What Bitcoin Did, a Bitcoin-focused podcast launched in 2017 that counts more than 250 episodes and has grown to over 280,000 downloads a month. In 2019, Peter kicked off his second podcast Defiance, which branches out into a

Developer Discovers “Ransom Attack” Exploit Within KeepKey and Trezor Wallets
Developer Discovers “Ransom Attack” Exploit Within KeepKey and Trezor Wallets

This article was updated with additional information on September 4th after the BTC Times received a response from SatoshiLabs. According to a developer of hardware wallet ShiftCrypto, an attack vector affecting KeepKey and Trezor devices could allow hackers to hold crypto funds ransom.  The developer goes by Marko and writes

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Sep 02, 2020
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Developer Discovers “Ransom Attack” Exploit Within KeepKey and Trezor Wallets
Developer Discovers “Ransom Attack” Exploit Within KeepKey and Trezor Wallets

This article was updated with additional information on September 4th after the BTC Times received a response from SatoshiLabs. According to a developer of hardware wallet ShiftCrypto, an attack vector affecting KeepKey and Trezor devices could allow hackers to hold crypto funds ransom.  The developer goes by Marko and writes

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Sep 02, 2020
Tesla Employee Turns Down Hacker’s $1 Million Bitcoin Bribe
Tesla Employee Turns Down Hacker’s $1 Million Bitcoin Bribe

A "serious" ransomware attack on Tesla's Gigafactory was derailed after one plucky employee resisted a million-dollar bitcoin bribe from a Russian hacker. According to a complaint published by the Department of Justice last week, a Russian national was arrested for allegedly attempting to introduce malware to

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Sep 01, 2020
Peter McCormack's #BitcoinJourney
Peter McCormack's #BitcoinJourney

Peter McCormack is a podcaster, moderator, filmmaker, and the creator of What Bitcoin Did, a Bitcoin-focused podcast launched in 2017 that counts more than 250 episodes and has grown to over 280,000 downloads a month. In 2019, Peter kicked off his second podcast Defiance, which branches out into a

interview  •  Bitcoin  •  Sep 01, 2020
Bitcoin Developer Pieter Wuille Leaves Blockstream, Joins Chaincode Labs
Bitcoin Developer Pieter Wuille Leaves Blockstream, Joins Chaincode Labs

In 2014, engineer Pieter Wuille abandoned his post at Google to join the Bitcoin development company Blockstream as a co-founder and core engineer. The developer is now moving on to Chaincode Labs, a research and development group focused on Bitcoin and related technologies. His exact job title is currently unknown.

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Sep 01, 2020
How Fed Chairman Powell's Jackson Hole Speech Is Setting Bitcoin Up For Success
How Fed Chairman Powell's Jackson Hole Speech Is Setting Bitcoin Up For Success

On August 27th, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivered his much-awaited speech on U.S. monetary policy. Analysts say that Powell’s comments, which indicated that increased and continued inflation should be expected, are set to bolster Bitcoin's long-term price trajectory.  What Did Jerome Powell Say? Jerome Powell&

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Aug 31, 2020
Fed's Inflation Target Is Anything But "Average" and INX Insanity Invades the Interwebs
Fed's Inflation Target Is Anything But "Average" and INX Insanity Invades the Interwebs

Obi Nwosu is the CEO and co-founder of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running Bitcoin exchange. He has over 20 years’ experience building online marketplaces and bringing virtual currencies to tens of millions of people. Obi writes The Road to Bitcoin Hegemony, a weekly recap of some of the most

Opinion  •  Bitcoin  •  Aug 31, 2020
First Centrally Cleared Short Bitcoin ETP Launched on Deutsche Boerse Xetra
First Centrally Cleared Short Bitcoin ETP Launched on Deutsche Boerse Xetra

A new Bitcoin-focused Exchange Traded Product (ETP) will now allow accredited investors to speculate on negative Bitcoin price movements, according to a press release on Monday. Switzerland’s 21Shares, the issuer of over eleven cryptocurrency ETPs, announced its new Short Bitcoin ETP (SBTC) (Ticker: 21XS) will be available to trade

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Aug 31, 2020
First Swiss Health Insurance Provider Adds Bitcoin Payments
First Swiss Health Insurance Provider Adds Bitcoin Payments

Swiss health insurance company Atupri Health Insurance announced on Monday that its customers will now be able to make payments using bitcoin or ether. According to the firm, users can set up the new payment method on their dashboard and start making cryptocurrency payments at no additional cost other than

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Aug 30, 2020
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