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A German programmer hacked the Muhstik ransomware virus distributor server after paying 0.09 BTC to restore access to files. In a message on the Bleeping Computer forum, Tobias Fromel, under the nickname battleck, wrote that he managed to get the entire database of encryption keys and a decryptor program, which he posted free of charge to the network for 2858 victims of the attacker. Fromel […]

People's Deputy of Ukraine Alexey Kucher filed a declaration as a candidate for the post of chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. In it, he also indicated cryptocurrency. According to the document, Kucher owns 77 MTC (about $ 634 thousand at the time of writing). Earlier, 290 military-technical cooperation and 11,071 ETNs were indicated in their declaration by Maxim Kutsy. Today, November 9, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine agreed on it […]

The Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (RACIB) and the Commission for the Legal Support of the Digital Economy of the Moscow branch of the Association of Lawyers of Russia (MO AYUR) have introduced a tool that allows you to determine the value of a digital asset by the weighted average value of its rate per day. The system is proposed to be used in law enforcement practice, as well as for official business transactions and tax calculation. ForkLog found out what are the implications for […]

Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief and head of Forbes Media, called bitcoin “a high-tech cry for help” caused by a lack of public confidence in traditional currencies. In an interview with ARK Invest, Forbes said that the first cryptocurrency can help “bypass the governments” of those countries where the authorities harm their citizens: “Bitcoin played a very important role in helping people in distress […]

Casa Node 2, a new generation of hardware bitcoin nodes with Lightning Network protocol support, promises users faster transaction processing, as well as built-in support for the BTCPay Server processing service. This is stated in a statement published on Tuesday, October 8 by the California company Casa. Announcing Casa Node 2! ⁰⁰⚡️ Faster and more powerful ⁰? Gorgeous new NodeOS update⁰? BTCPay Server Support⁰⁰Oh […]

Mention of altcoins in the headlines of the media fell to record low values. This is evidenced by data from The TIE analysts. After surging between June and September to an all-time high, mentions of altcoins and altseason in crypto headlines have quickly crashed to an all-time low. pic.twitter.com/UQNMytzsjd – The TIE (@TheTIEIO) October 6, 2019 It is noteworthy that in the period from […]