Ransomware May Threaten the Future of Bitcoin

Bitcoin has jumped in price again. Following a near two-week excursion down south, bitcoin has hit a detour and is now hovering at $581 as of press time. That’s a near $10 rise since our previous price piece. However, the price is still down overall. Although many factors may be contributing to bitcoin’s slight slump, many seem to believe that ransomware poses a particularly nasty threat to the currency’s future.
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Bitcoin-Related Ransomware on the Rise
In one of our more recent articles, bitcoin’s competition with the U. S. dollar was presented as a potential reason behind the coin’s continual stoop. A recent analyst says that bitcoin is now holding its ground, and is ‘poised for more gains’ in the coming weeks.
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This post was published at Bitcoinist on 2016/08/22.