Are Bitcoin’s Days as the Ransomware Payment of Choice Numbered?
6/11/21
By: Alexia Roney
On May 7, 2021, the CEO of Colonial Pipeline found himself in a position far too common for American companies: a cyberattack had crippled his company’s IT system and shuttered his business until a ransom was paid. …
Insuring Cryptocurrency: Where Insurers Fear to Tread
3/10/21
By: Alexia Roney
When Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Secretary, called Bitcoin “extremely volatile” on February 22, 2021, the market proved her point as the cryptocurrency dropped a sixth of its value the next day. Yet, the cryptocurrency market, now worth …
Twitter Hack and the Lessons it Leaves Behind
7/21/20
By: Courtney Mazzio
Twitter fell victim to a major cyber attack on Wednesday, July 15, when the accounts for some of the world’s most recognizable public figures, executives and celebrities starting tweeting out links to bitcoin scams. The first public …
More Money Can Mean More Problems: The Evolution of Coverage for Cryptocurrency
9/20/19
By: Danny Walsh and Isis Miranda
Businesses, governments, and non-profits across the globe are implementing projects that leverage blockchain, a digital ledger technology, to improve their operations.
Cryptocurrency is one of the more controversial uses of blockchain technology. Although Bitcoin …
3/28/19
By: Jennifer Lee
The Securities and Exchange Commission will be hosting a public forum on distributed ledger technology and digital assets in Washington DC on May 31, 2019. This is a part of the SEC’s increasing efforts to regulate cryptocurrency …