In a very complicated and confusing development, AP CNigeria, the supposed Twitter account of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been hijacked by an unknown hacker. The Twitter which as denied as the official account of the party by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, is now demanding for 100,000 in Bitcoins […]
The state of Israel’s top financial services regulator, Israel Securities Authority, ISA said Bitcoin is not an investment security. The conclusion was reached by the ISA’s Special Committee for the Examination and Regulation of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Th ISA said the aim of the committee was to “recommendations designed […]
In the midst of a quick up and down moves in cryptocurrency prices, Vkontakte, Russia’s largest social network has started accepting Bitcoin payments. As a matter of fact, both Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki, two of the biggest social networks in the Russian subcontinents said they will accept payment from advertisers in […]
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, might be apparently aligning itself with the decision of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, IOSCO on Bitcoin regulations. The IOSCO is the international body of all financial services regulations. The IOSCO Board, consisting of thirty two of the regulators of the leading […]
After more than 48 hours of record losses, Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies have made significant price gains. It seems the coast is now clear for Bitcoin (BTC) as the currency has regained strength after dipping by more than 30% to about $8,000 per BTC on major exchanges. On […]
There is a major shock to Bitcoinflow investors, a high yield investment scheme that promise investors 30% returns on investment in 30 days. Not too long this evening, Bitcoinflow sent a mail to all its investors that hackers had taken away all the Bitcoin in their wallet. As scary it […]
After more than two weeks of taking a hit in massive crashes, Bitcoin, the world most popular digital currency has staged a comeback. As at the time of writing this report, Bitcoin was trading on the Luno Naira exchange at NGN6,190,000 per BTC/XBT. For those who are expecting an immediate […]
Price of Bitcoin fell again after South Korea announced more measures to regulate bitcoin trading, an imminent shutdown of exchanges, amid fevered demand for the asset in the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency market. The news sent Bitcoin hurtling almost 17% lower overnight to just above $13,700. South Korea has been at […]
Prices of Bitcoin suffered a hit about 15 per cent in Asian trade in the last 24 hours following scares of the news that a South Korean exchange, Youbit had been hacked. The unit price of Bitcoin was almost hitting USD19530.0000 at the start of the week but the momentum […]
While the Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies record a staggering growth, Singapore has issued a stern warning to investors. “The Monetary Authority of Singapore advises the public to act with extreme caution and understand the significant risks they take on if they choose to invest in cryptocurrencies,” the city-state’s central bank […]