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California makes it legal to pay with Bitcoin and other virtual currencies

30

Jun

2014

If youve previously paid for goods with Bitcoin or other digital currency in California, youre technically a criminal — the state has long had a law requiring US dollars, even if it hasnt been enforced. As of this weekend, though, youre officially in the clear. Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that legitimizes payments […]

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NAS Boxes “Pwnwed” by Crypto Currency Miner

16

Jun

2014

A hacker managed to leverage vulnerabilities in the DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system powering Synology network access storage boxes and plant a digital currency miner that earned more than $600,000 (443,016 EUR) in crypto currency.The security flaws that allowed the hacker to gain unauthorized administrative privileges on the network access storage (NAS) boxes had been […]

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Factbox: What is bitcoin and how does it work?

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Feb

2014

Mt. Gox, once the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange, abruptly stopped trading on Tuesday, shaking investor confidence in the digital currency that is struggling for legitimacy. The virtual currency relies on a network of computers that solve complex mathematical problems as part of a process that verifies and permanently records the details of every bitcoin transaction […]

Category CA Technologies Tech Written by Yahoo 0 Comments

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