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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Motherboard has pieced together that the FBI likely used Hacking Team software to de-anonymize a user of the anonymizing Tor software.

Leaked Emails Suggest FBI Used Hacking Team Software to Identify Tor User

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2015-07-16T10:04:57+01:00

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LA-based financial services and investment firm Wedbush Securities released a report in which it predicts that bitcoin will trade for US$400 by next year.

Investment Firm Wedbush Predicts $400 Bitcoin by 2016; Advises to Buy GBTC

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2015-07-15T20:50:36+01:00

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Vladimir Putin has addressed Bitcoin and other digital currencies for the first time; a legislative bill to regulate bitcoin and digital currency related busine...

JUL 15 DIGEST: Vladimir Putin Addresses Digital Currency; North Carolina Senate Committee Advances Bitcoin Bill

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2015-07-15T13:26:30+01:00

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Torsten Hoffmann's “Bitcoin: The End Of Money As We Know It” was released on several video-on-demand platforms today.

Crowdfunded Documentary 'Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It' Premiers Online

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2015-07-14T19:26:36+01:00

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Newly established venture capital firm Block26 has made its first dive into the Bitcoin space with a US$450K investment in Bitcoin wallet Airbitz.

New Bitcoin and Blockchain VC Firm Block26 Invests $450K in Airbitz Wallet

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2015-07-14T15:08:26+01:00

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The Swift Institute offers a €15,000 grant for research into the development of blockchain technology, and more news

JUL 14 DIGEST: Corrupt DEA Agent Ordered to Forfeit Stolen Bitcoin; Swift Offers €15,000 Grant for Blockchain Research

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2015-07-14T13:37:21+01:00

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Bitcoin 0.11.0 includes several improvements over older versions, making the software easier to use and better adapted to current network needs.

Bitcoin Core Developers Release Newest Version: 0.11.0

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2015-07-14T10:27:23+01:00

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The Bitcoin Core development team has released the latest version of Bitcoin Core; Cloud mining service Cloudminr.io has been hacked; and more news

JUL 13 DIGEST: Bitcoin Core Version 0.11.0 Released; Cloudminr.io Hacked

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2015-07-13T15:39:23+01:00

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