One technologist’s imprisonment and execution in Syria exemplifies the parallel use of technology for both liberation and repression – and why bitcoin and other censorship resistant tech is needed in such areas. Meet Bassel Khartabil.
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This Crypto Analyst Criticized Ripple (XRP), Now Angry Shills are Threatening to Murder His Family
By CCN.com: When cryptocurrency research firm Messari published a shocking report alleging that ripple (XRP), supposedly the second-largest cryptocurrency, overstates its market cap by billions of dollars, it was a sure bet that the claim would ruffle feathers. The actual nature of the backlash, however, has been far more chilling. Crypto Researcher Targeted for Report
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Silk Road Fake Murder Mystery May Be Solved
Rather than round up a series of stories from the deep web, this week we’re focusing on just the one. The tale, concerning Silk Road’s most enduring mystery, is so labyrinthine it warrants recounting in full.
Also read: 5 Opsec Errors That Caused Cryptocurrency Users to Lose Everything
Norway Bitcoin Investor Murder: Suspect Arrested in France
Makaveli Lindén, the primary suspect in the gruesome murder of 24-year-old Norwegian bitcoin investor Heikki Bjørklund Paltto, is in police custody following a successful international manhunt. Swedish news outlet Aftonbladet reports that Oslo police have confirmed that Lindén, 20, has been captured more than a week after he allegedly stabbed Paltto to death in the
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Norway Bitcoin Investor Murder: Suspect on the Run, Wanted by Interpol
The Oslo police department has released the name and photograph of the suspect that they believe is behind the grisly murder of Heikki Bjørklund Paltto, the 24-year-old cryptocurrency investor who was murdered last week shortly after completing a sizeable cash-for-bitcoin trade. According to Norwegian news outlet Verdens Gang, police have charged 20-year-old Swedish citizen Makaveli
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FBI Warns About Bitcoin Murder Scam
A new extortion scheme has caught the attention of the FBI in which a Bitcoin scam is undertaken through an emailed death threat.
There are lots of ways that crooks try to extort money from their victims via the internet. Some of their tricks of the trade include sending infected emails or remote hacking. However, a new extortion attempt is proving to be downright scary and has attracted the attention of the FBI. Basically, the extortion attempt is a Bitcoin scam in which the victim is threatened with murder unless they pay up.
