Tag Archives: Crypto Corner

Thu 11th December 2014
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Microsoft “You Can Use Bitcoins to Buy Apps, Games & More for Windows & Xbox Today In The US - In a blog post, Microsoft announced that starting today in the U.S., by using BitPay, the world’s leading bitcoin payment processor, you can trade-in bitcoin – at current market value — and add it to your Microsoft account. Those funds can then be used to purchase content in the Windows Store, or in stores that house Xbox Games, Xbox Music or Xbox Video. “For us, this is about giving people options and helping them do more on their devices and in the cloud,” says Eric Lockard, corporate ... read more ...
Thu 4th December 2014
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Verisign Asks: Are Domain Name Registrations An Indication Of The Value of Bitcoin? - Can the value of Bitcoin be predicted by looking at the number of  domain names registrations containing the term “Bitcoin”? In its blog post entitled  “Domain Registrations: Is Bitcoin Going Mainstream” Verisign says: “Earlier this year we used Bitcoin as an example of how domain registrations could be an effective gauge of interest in a particular subject. Our analysis demonstrated a clear rise in the number of registered .com and .net domain names containing the term “Bitcoin” ... read more ...
Wed 3rd September 2014
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Francois Carrillo of Domaining.com Launches BitKoin.com For Crypto Currency Blogs - Francois Carrillo who company operates Domaining.com has launched another news/blog aggregator on Crypto Currency. BitKoin.com now carries 23 feeds from blogs covering Crypto Currency. We reached out to Francois to ask him why he picked Crypto Currency? “Crypto currency is something new and growing fast. People want to know more, get informed. As a proof, TheDomains.com is now periodically posting some articles about crypto currencies. Many domainers started to invest in Bitcoins this past year: Ammar ... read more ...
Sun 17th August 2014
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Popular Bitcoin Websites Being Imitated by Phishers - Carolyn Moritz wrote an article on VPN Creative about impersonators using Bitcoin domains that are similar to existing websites for phishing attempts. It seems some of these websites were actually trying to generate advertising revenue and using the strong newsletter numbers of the real Bitcoin websites. From the article: Bitcoin news website CryptoCoinNews (CCN) was impersonated in a phishing attack on Thursday, August 14, marking the latest in a recent string of attacks impersonating bitcoin-related ... read more ...
Tue 12th August 2014
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From shopping Guns with Bitcoin to Consumer Protection Warnings a the Crypto Corner for 8/12/14 - A lot of news over the last two days on the crypto currency front, from guns for Bitcoin to Consumer warnings about the dangers and risks of virtual currencies. Let’s start out with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, they want to let consumers know that virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Litecoin are targets for hackers and that there are costs many may not be thinking about. Electronista wrote: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a warning on virtual currencies like ... read more ...