Aaron van Wirdum

Aaron van Wirdum is a freelance journalist. He studied Politics and Society in Historical Perspective at Utrecht University, and specialized himself in the influence of freedom of speech and communication technologies on social structures

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The Federal Reserve published a paper about the growth of virtual currencies; NASDAQ is expected to be the first major exchange operator and other news.

JUL 24 DIGEST: Federal Reserve Publishes Study on Virtual Currency; NASDAQ to Pioneer Bitcoin Tech

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2015-07-24T12:23:17+01:00

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The MIT Media Lab said that it is working on a Bitcoin-based encryption system that lets users securely share data over a decentralized network.

MIT's 'Enigma' Uses Bitcoin Blockchain to Create Privacy-Enhancing, Decentralized Computation Platform

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2015-07-24T09:02:33+01:00

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According to a document tweeted by Bitoasis co-founder Ola Doudin, the Tunisian Ministry of Technologies of Digital Communication and Economy is looking for a B...

Tunisian Government Offers Bitcoin Internship Opportunity

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2015-07-23T16:06:00+01:00

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Two alleged operators of underground bitcoin exchange Coin.mx have been arrested at their homes in Florida by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last ...

Coin.mx Operators Arrested for Running Illegal Bitcoin Exchange

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2015-07-23T13:45:04+01:00

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Singapore and New York based bitcoin exchange itBit has introduced its itBit Global OTC Agency Trading Desk, a service that specializes in facilitating over-the...

ItBit Introduces Over-the-Counter Trading Desk

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2015-07-22T18:19:00+01:00

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National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has issued a warning for TorrentLocker ransomware disguised to look as if it's sent from UK institutions and corporations.

City of London Police Sends Out Alert for Bitcoin Ransom

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2015-07-22T14:22:34+01:00

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Operators of Coin.mx have been charged for working without a money transmission license; New York-based bitcoin exchange itBit launched its Global OTC Agency Tr...

JUL 22 DIGEST: Coin.mx Operators Arrested for Running Illegal Bitcoin Exchange; itBit Launches OCT Desk

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2015-07-22T12:13:31+01:00

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A newly published Cornell University paper suggests that Bitcoin mining pools should eventually become smaller in size

New Cornell Paper Suggests Mining Pools Will Shrink in Size

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2015-07-21T18:41:06+01:00

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