Stan Higgins

A member of CoinDesk's full-time Editorial Staff since 2014, Stan has long been at the forefront of covering emerging developments in blockchain technology. Stan has previously contributed to financial websites, and is an avid reader of poetry.

Stan currently owns a small amount (<$500) worth of BTC, ENG and XTZ (See: Editorial Policy).

Stan Higgins

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Markets

US Marshals: Latest Bitcoin Auction Timed to Avoid Market Disruption

The USMS has revealed it will split up its auction of Ross Ulbricht's seized bitcoin to reduce negative effects on the bitcoin market.

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Finance

US Marshals to Auction 50,000 Bitcoins Seized from Ross Ulbricht

The US Marshals are set to auction off 50,000 BTC next month in connection to the case against Ross Ulbricht.

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Markets

Cryptowall Ransomware Nets $500 Bitcoin Payout From US Sheriff's Office

A sheriff's office in Tennessee paid a $500 bitcoin ransom this week to secure thousands of sensitive files.

Computer malware

Markets

Western Union CIO: Bitcoin No Solution for Today's Market

Western Union chief information officer John "David" Thompson says bitcoin is innovative but its success on a global scale remains uncertain.

Western Union

Markets

DigitalTangible Launches Mail-Order Gold-to-Bitcoin Trading Service

DigitalTangible is launching a new precious metals service called Bitcoin4Gold that lets users buy by mail.

Gold bullion

Markets

Payments Giant NCR to Integrate Bitcoin into Small Business Service

Global payments company NCR says its small business-focused tablet POS will offer bitcoin support later this year.

NCR

Markets

All Things Alt: Feathercoin Forks and a Collaborative Crowdfund for Charity

In this week's roundup: a dual charity project by litecoin and dogecoin and a hard fork for feathercoin.

dogecoin all things alt

Markets

Day of Reckoning for Dark Markets as Hundreds of Domains Seized

Operation Onymous has resulted in a string of arrests and dark web domain shutdowns in the past 48 hours.

Web crime

Markets

Micropayments Tool Dogetipbot Wins $445k From Investors

Dogetipbot, the popular dogecoin tipping tool, has raised almost $500k in new seed funding.

dogetipbot

Markets

Money20/20 Day 2: Automated Economies and the Internet of Value

Day two of (Bit)coinWorld at Money2020 focused on forecasting what many considered the technology's promising future.

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