Bitcoin
Burger King begins accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies in Venezuela
The program will roll out through all 20 locations in Venezuela this year.
University of Maastricht reportedly pays ransomware hackers over €100,000 to regain access to its systems
The university is the latest of several institutions to be hit with ransomware attacks over the last year.
When the internet is cut off, protestors find it hard to rely on bitcoin
Iran and Hong Kong have both experienced recent shutdowns.
Students in France to be taught about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as part of the curriculum
It’s not yet known whether they’ll be taught about bitcoin in a positive or negative way.
Johannesburg ignores ransomware attackers’ demands, plans to carry on as normal
Johannesburg refused to pay the ransom.
Andrew Yang is the only 2020 candidate accepting Bitcoin: “blockchain needs to be a big part of our future”
Other candidates have either not supported cryptocurrencies or have failed to mention them at all.
Larry Sanger calls the state of the internet “appalling’
The Wikipedia co-founder called for a Declaration of Digital Independence.
New email scam to website owners threatens to target their reputation
The latest email scam revolves around threatening website owners with reputation damage, unless they pay up.
New app lets you spend crypto in physical stores like Whole Foods, GameStop and more
Crypto users will be excited that they can now use crypto to buy their groceries.
Zeronet is an easy way to create a decentralized website using BitTorrent technology
Websites that can’t be censored are becoming more popular in recent months.
China considers an end to Bitcoin mining
Apparently, they’re concerned of wasting too many natural resources (read: electricity), and thus polluting the environment.
FastMail Was a Pioneer of Bitcoin Payments For Email, Now It’s Just Ended Bitcoin Support
FastMail say it’s becoming too costly to support Bitcoin as a payment option.