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OphionLocker is being called the next generation of malware. The truth is anyone could make it, and that is the real problem.

Two months after the launch of Draper University’s free Bitcoin course, the public commented on the program and highlighted the need of specifications on few topics, but overall, shared gratitude to the free educational material.

The dramatic fall of the Russian ruble has resulted in a marked increase in ruble/Bitcoin trades across the market.

BTXDeals, the latest venture of serial entrepreneur Nick Boardman, presents a marketplace in which users can list items for free in a model similar to that of Amazon.

And a new currency launched just last month, Bytecent, utilizes a kind of proof-of-work mining, but its developers have decided to try to prevent centralization by making miners manually attend to their computers.

The US Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has produced a draft framework for its idea of digital currency regulation, and is now taking 60 days’ worth of public comments.

When Walter Isaacson argued that Bitcoin could pave the way for mobile payments in 2015, an anchor laughed.

On December 9, investment writer Martin Tiller wrote for NASDAQ that the biggest danger to Bitcoin comes from libertarians who will “hurt the very cause that they are championing.”

Whenever we do any type of business on the internet we receive a warning that our passwords will never be requested in an email. The reason for this is simple: Scammers often pose as legitimate businesses in phishing scams. While requests for passwords are unusual, they are not unknown and sometimes are necessary. Blockchain.info is an excellent example of this and the company has recently requested account passwords from many of its users.

What’s in a name? A lot more than I bargained for. Born in Syria, I immigrated with my family to New York City as a ten-year-old. Back then, it used to bug me a lot when people mispronounced my name, Bachar (buh-shar).

In a pair of statements that went out simultaneously Tuesday, Time, Inc. and Coinbase announced a partnership that will allow the magazine publication company to accept bitcoin payments.

Thanks to Bitcoin, the world of economies and transactions are undergoing a revolution never seen before. And it is precisely at the Virtual Expo 2015 that Bitcoin brings together, for the first time in recent history, the most important players of the social, industrial and economic movement that is already a reality in many countries around the world. Additionally, Cointelegraph is proud to announce that it will be the official media sponsor of this truly global and decentralized event.

Bitcoin has a large presence on and off, the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This makes sense when we consider that this is one of the finest technical colleges in the world. The University itself has not become directly involved in cryptocurrency in the past, but it seems that this is about to change. The fall semester will be offering “Computer Systems Security 6.858” and a few of the modules in the class are related to cryptocurrencies.

Each year, some of the world’s best visionaries, entrepreneurs and startups, come to LeWeb’s annual conference to talk all things tech. This year, the event took place in Paris, at Eurosites Les Docks, from December 9 to 11, and welcomed once again, Fred Wilson, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV), for an industry outlook.

Even thought the price is lower than it was at this time of year last year, the opportunities to show how far Bitcoin has come in the last few years have never been greater. Everyone was making fun of those getting in on the buying frenzy last year with statements like “And where are you going to spend your bitcoins?”

Well, almost everything. Joining the ranks of Ethereum and MaidSafe as hopefuls to decentralize the software part of the Internet, Nxt has at least one leg-up over either of those protocols: it’s already been launched.

As part of Cointelegraph’s partnership with Coin ATM Radar and its extensive coverage of the world’s network of Bitcoin ATMs, we’re taking a look again this week at some BTMs that went live recently.

Canadian startup YesToBitcoins.com announces a new service that allows local users to pay their credit cards bills using the digital currency.

When Daniel Alexiuc launched Living Room of Satoshi as a one-man bill paying service in May of this year, he did so with one goal: to make Bitcoin more useful for more people. He charged zero fees and simply paid people’s fiat-only bills for them, in return for the same amount in Bitcoin.

Last year around this time, Bitcoin hovered at a value of more than US$1,000. Since then, the price has dropped as much as 65% and has not returned to the same levels. Many speculate that such price drops are early warning signs that Bitcoin is on the road to failure. The search giant Google contradicts this conclusion. According to a company email, Bitcoin searches have risen by 38% in the last few weeks.

Bitcoin Analysis from Tone Vays.

Localbitcoins.com has been forced to halt service in Germany due to regulatory fears, prompting renewed questions about the country’s perspective on digital currencies.

The hacker known as “Johoe” has shown for the second time this week that he is one of the best by hacking into what Blockchain.info says are secure Bitcoin wallets. Today he skimmed more than 300 BTC.

Ford Motor Company releases the third annual trends report, highlighting the rising influence of Gen Z and mentioning Bitcoin as an emerging trend arising from the ‘Carryless Movement’ that puts forward the need of more convenience in the way we transact.

The former deputy director of the People’s Bank of China has stated that virtual currency can exist in tandem with government-issued currency in a public speech.

The following piece was submitted as part of Cointelegraph’s Tell us your bank horror story article contest presented to you by Shapeshift.io

Ledger has answered the market’s call for lower-priced hardware wallets, and has delivered a keychain-sized offering for only US$36.

New weekend roundup from Cointelegraph about Microsoft Is In, Stolen BTC Returned to Blockchain.info, and Russia

Amsterdam-based Coinzone, partners up with payment processing company Zebrapay, to introduce Bitcoin transactions to 1,000 self-service terminals.

Butterfly Labs argued successfully in court yesterday that the order to remain closed had irreparably harmed their company, convincing the Judge to agree to allow them to continue operations under court oversight.