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Danish hustler jailed for laundering $500,000 worth of dirty Bitcoin

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 1:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Bitcoin is not as anonymous as you might think. A Danish man has been handed a prison sentence after using the digital currency for ill-gotten gains. The 33-year old has been sentenced to four years and three months after pleading guilty to laundering dirty Bitcoin, a local police report states. The perpetrator acknowledged in court that he had received several large sums of money which he knew came from criminal activity. He then exchanged the money into Bitcoin, and deposited the funds into overseas accounts belonging to his accomplices, local news outlet Trijo reports. According to the police report, the…

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Danish hustler jailed for laundering $500,000 worth of dirty Bitcoin

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 1:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Bitcoin is not as anonymous as you might think. A Danish man has been handed a prison sentence after using the digital currency for ill-gotten gains. The 33-year old has been sentenced to four years and three months after pleading guilty to laundering dirty Bitcoin, a local police report states. The perpetrator acknowledged in court that he had received several large sums of money which he knew came from criminal activity. He then exchanged the money into Bitcoin, and deposited the funds into overseas accounts belonging to his accomplices, local news outlet Trijo reports. According to the police report, the…

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Average life of a dead Google product is just four years

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 1:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


Google shut down Google+ and Inbox last week, and and we’re still in mourning (for the latter). Recently, we’ve seen sites like Killed By Google and Google Cemetary crop up to show us the Mountain View company’s notorious habit of killing off products. Now, a new feature in the Google Cemetery site shows us the average life span of the company’s discontinued products: 4.1 years. While you may think that doesn’t sound half bad, you have to keep in mind that Google has killed over 150 products in the last 13 years. The page also has a handy table that shows you…

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Stop trying to solve Brexit with blockchain

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 1:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


When Brits headed to the polls in June 2016 and narrowly voted to Brexit, the United Kingdom was thrown into a dark puddle of water – one so murky that it’s proved difficult for lawmakers, politicians, government, and civilians to navigate ever since. If, and when, it happens, Brexit will change the course of UK and European history for generations to come. With so much at stake, it’s incredibly frustrating that technologists are taking the opportunity to tout blockchain as a solution to a problem that’s so far has proved difficult, painful, and expensive. Although this may help bring blockchain into…

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Become a Cisco-savvy IT pro with this $20 training

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Voice and voice communication are increasingly critical to how networked users stay connected and share information, so specializing in that intersection is a great way to keep your skills in high demand. You can get the background to master those disciplines with The Complete Cisco CCNA Collaboration Bundle, on sale now from TNW Deals for just $19.

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