US Sheriffs Welcome $1.7 Million Windfall After Students Plead Guilty to Stealing 5,400 BTC

Two Jacksonville students are facing up to two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing $4 million worth of bitcoin. The pair hacked darknet site Sheep Marketplace in 2013 and made off with 5,400 BTC. Under forfeiture laws, Nassau County Sheriff’s Office will share in a $1.7 million windfall. Also read: US Marshals Plan to … Read more

Nearly 2M South Koreans Used Mobile Crypto Apps Last Week

Over the past few months, South Korea has become one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency hubs. Local exchanges generate billions in volume every single day, divided among the top and smaller cryptocurrencies. Even though the government is looking to curb cryptocurrency trading, the general population is not too bothered. A new study shows that close to … Read more

Bitmain Unveils the Antminer A3 ASIC Miner for Siacoin

In the world of cryptocurrency mining, ASIC hardware is in high demand. Although many people would associate this type of hardware with Bitcoin or Litecoin mining, there are devices suited for other currencies as well. More specifically, Bitmain has announced the Antminer A3, which is designed specifically for the Blake (2b) algorithm. So far, there … Read more

Sell Your Finished and Unwanted Video Games for Cryptocurrency

There is a certain association between cryptocurrencies and video games which needs to be explored further. Buying video games with cryptocurrency has been possible for quite some time now. Services such as Kinguin still accept Bitcoin, even though Steam recently removed this payment option. There is now a “reverse service” known as Robot Cache that allows people to … Read more

TriForce Tokens Announces Another Token Sale As It Begins Marketing Effort Targeting Second Life Players

As part of its effort to market its brand and coin, TriForce Tokens has created an in-game stand in Second Life that offers information about themselves inside the game’s first-ever virtual information center about cryptocurrencies. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article This way, users of the game can familiarize themselves with the idea behind the … Read more