How bitcoin met the real world in Africa

How bitcoin met the real world in Africa

Four months ago, Abolaji Odunjo made a fundamental change to his business selling mobile phones in a bustling street market in Lagos: He started paying his suppliers in bitcoin. Odunjo sources handsets and accessories from China and the United Arab Emirates. His Chinese suppliers asked to be paid in the cryptocurrency, he said, for speed … Read more

Bitcoin volatility surges amid flirtation with $12,000 threshold

Bitcoin volatility surges amid flirtation with ,000 threshold

By Amena Saad One of the most alluring aspects of Bitcoin to traders and speculators is back: Volatility. Price swings by the largest cryptocurrency have reached the highest level in about a year in the past few weeks as the digital asset trades around $12,000. Bitcoin crashed almost $500 in a matter of minutes this … Read more

Twitter says up to 8 accounts may have had private messages stolen

Twitter says up to 8 accounts may have had private messages stolen

Washington D.C. [USA]: Twitter has revealed that hackers may indeed have downloaded the private direct messages of up to eight individuals while conducting their Bitcoin scam, and were able to see “personal information” including phone numbers and email addresses from each account, in one of the biggest security lapses in the company’s history this week. … Read more