bitcoin Dutch man risks everything hoping to hit big with bitcoin Robert Spallone

music Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah launching cryptocurrency David Pescovitz

Business Chinese government sources tell the WSJ they're about to shut down all domestic Bitcoin exchanges Cory Doctorow

crypto List of dead and worthless cryptocurrencies Rob Beschizza

bitcoin Burger King launches cryptocurrency in Russia David Pescovitz

crime Global Wannacry payout: $140,000 — a superweapon in the hands of dum-dums Cory Doctorow

security A new ransomware strain is seemingly using a leaked NSA cyberweapon to race around the planet Cory Doctorow

cool tools Interview with Nick Bilton, author of new book about The Silk Road, American Kingpin Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Kim Dotcom says he's launching a Bitcoin startup that will pay you for content Xeni Jardin

corruption Australia leads the world in selling housing to money-launderers Cory Doctorow

china More anti-money laundering measures hit China as top three Bitcoin exchanges freeze withdrawals Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Classy ransomware criminals set themselves apart with 24/7, Russian/English customer service Cory Doctorow

china China's capital controls are working, and that's bursting the global real-estate bubble Cory Doctorow

class war 98% of Bitcoin trading volume over the past six months was in Chinese Renminbi Cory Doctorow

bitcoin China is on a massive bitcoin buying spree Mark Frauenfelder

nsa The Shadow Brokers dump more intel from the NSA's elite Equation Group Cory Doctorow

Business Hackers claim to have stolen NSA cyberweapons, auctioning them to highest bidder Cory Doctorow

Business Phishing for Bitcoin with fake 0-days Cory Doctorow

politics Why identifying Satoshi Nakamoto is important Rob Beschizza

bitcoin Craig Wright backs off Satoshi proof offer, wipes blog Rob Beschizza