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Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck loses $400 million due to hackers

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 29 January 2018

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange confirms that hackers stole $400 million in a recent security breach. FULL STORY >

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Opera introduces bitcoin mining protection in its mobile browsers

By Press Release 22 January 2018

Cryptocurrency mining drains your smartphone’s battery and dramatically overworks its CPU - Opera's new solution aims to put that to an end. FULL STORY >

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Kodak launches a cryptocurrency and sees its stock price soar

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 10 January 2018

The photography specialists have jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon and launched KODAKOne as a digital ledger for photographers to have greater image right controls. FULL STORY >

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Top 5 Tech News of 2017

By Staff Writer 15 December 2017

With the regular news cycle throwing out a constant barrage of State Capture and Trump stories, you could be forgiven for missing some of the more prominent tech news out there. Here are our picks for the 5 biggest ICT related stories during 2017. FULL STORY >

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Bitcoin's latest valuation shoots past $15 000

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 8 December 2017

The cryptocurrency continues to surge in value, most recently crossing the $15 000 threshold. FULL STORY >

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You can't use bitcoin to buy games on Steam anymore

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 7 December 2017

The cryptocurrency will no longer be accepted by Steam, with the site stating it's too unstable and costly. FULL STORY >

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Bitcoin passes the $8 000 mark for the first time

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 21 November 2017

Another milestone for the cryptocurrency, surpassing the $8 000 valuation mark earlier this week, and sitting steadily above it. FULL STORY >

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Bursting the Bitcoin bubble: Spammers cash in on Blockchain euphoria

By Press Release 8 November 2017

Multiple blockchain-themed fraud schemes exploiting the hype around the technology have been spotted in the wild recently, according to Kaspersky Lab’s Spam and Phishing in Q3 2017 report. FULL STORY >

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indaHash tokenises the influencer industry

By Press Release 13 October 2017

World’s fastest growing influencer marketing platform debuts ICO to revolutionize the influencer industry. FULL STORY >

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The Pirate Bay mined cryptocurrency through users’ browsers

By Staff Writer 28 September 2017

Some say cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin could change the way we transact. Sites such as The Pirate Bay and streaming service Showtime are looking at it to pay the bills, but at users’ expense. FULL STORY >

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Securing the blockchain

By Press Release 25 May 2017

Currently, digital cryptocurrencies are on the up and up, with at least 100 active, suitably valuated cryptocurrencies being used as acceptable tender. FULL STORY >

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Bitcoin valuation hits $2 000 high

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 22 May 2017

The online currency may prove a divisive subject for many, but it has not stopped from reaching a new valuation high of $2 000. It's success, however, may not last. FULL STORY >

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Enabling new business models through blockchain

By Press Release 6 October 2016

How BlockChain has become known as an emerging way for businesses, industries, and public organisations to almost instantaneously make and verify transactions, streamline business processes, save money, and reduce the potential for fraud. FULL STORY >

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Microsoft will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment in its app store

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 14 March 2016

In a surreptitious move from Microsoft, the company has opted to remove support for payments via Bitcoin on its Windows app store. FULL STORY >

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Bitcoin – a new kind of money

By Staff Writer 30 September 2015

Technology experts have compared Bitcoin to the Mona Lisa, calling it a masterpiece of technology FULL STORY >

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