Yesterday we commented about Mt Gox’s halt to Bitcoin account withdrawals, and today we focus on denial of service attacks from unknown computer operators. Mutant code lines have been targeting the Bitcoin program. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/us-usa-bitcoin-idUSBREA1A20X20140212 Consequently, shutdowns on exchanges supporting Bitcoin and other digital currencies have raised concerns worldwide, says the Bitcoin Foundation. https://bitcoinfoundation.org/blog/
Although Bitcoin stresses that it now is collaborating with other currency technicians to work around the cyber attacks, the broader public attention to digital currencies has generally suffered a significant blow to confidence this week. http://www.forbes.com/sites/leoking/2014/02/12/bitcoin-hit-by-massive-ddos-attack-as-tensions-rise/
Here at http://HamiltonFinanceServices.com we will continue our monitoring of NewCoin news because we believe changing how money works for people matters.
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