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February, 2015

Hackers use Cryptoware Against Police for Bitcoin Ransom
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Computer hackers have been attacking government offices and private industry for decades in the pursuit of extorting millions of U.S. Dollars. Now, the digital …

Net Neutrality Vote a Victory for Free Speech
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WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission approved new regulations today reclassifying Internet providers as “common carriers” under Title II of the Communications Act. The …

Cuban Youth Built A Secret Internet Network
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Cut off from the Internet, young Cubans have quietly linked thousands of computers into a hidden network that stretches miles across Havana, letting them …

Google May Introduce Bitcoin on New Payment System
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Google and Square announced Thursday that they were working on new payment systems that would be able to accept Bitcoin. The move is expected …

New Bretton Woods Could Help Europeans Currencies Again
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The common man watching a slow decrease could feel that Bitcoin end soon, but the opposite is true! At the beginning of 2014 there …

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Bitcoin
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Greece has never been accused of being an economic savant over the last generation. Using the Drachma for the 3rd time from 1951 to …

New EU Legislation on VAT
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Although it seems to have largely gone unnoticed, the European Union introduced new Value Added Tax (VAT) laws on 1st January this year. As a consequence …

Mazacoin Celebrates One Year of Success
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This month see’s the first birthday of Mazacoin. The Genesis Block was written into blockchain Feb 7, 2014, 5:24:05 PM. It is now time to …

February 20-22: CoinFest comes to Russia
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In February 2015, for the first time in Russia, in the framework of the international project CoinFest, held the International Festival dedicated to Cryptocurrency …