Ruja Ignatova called herself the Cryptoqueen. She told people she had invented a cryptocurrency to rival Bitcoin, and persuaded them to invest billions. Then, two years ago, she disappeared. Jamie Bartlett spent months investigating how she did it for the Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, and trying to figure out where she's hiding. In early June 2016 … Continue reading Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished
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The Bitcoin Oracle Who Exited Bitcoin
I have known Vinny Lingham for about 10 minutes when he tells me people want him dead. “I’ve had four death threats in my life,” he says. “And three of them have been in the last nine months.” It’s a few minutes past 7 a.m. on a recent weekday. We’re standing in the lobby of … Continue reading The Bitcoin Oracle Who Exited Bitcoin
Microsoft Bets That Bitcoin-Style Blockchains Will Be Big Business
Earlier this week a consortium of 11 giant banks including UBS and Credit Suisse announced that they had completed their first trial run of the idea of using software inspired by the digital currency Bitcoin to move assets around more efficiently. It was also a test of what Microsoft thinks could be a significant new … Continue reading Microsoft Bets That Bitcoin-Style Blockchains Will Be Big Business
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