State authorities in Florida have arrested and filed charges against three individuals who they alleged were doing illegal operations involving substantial amounts of Bitcoins, Krebs on Security reported.
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RichRelevance CEO cites reasons why BPPE shouldn't regulate learn-to-code academies
RichRelevance Chief Executive Officer David Selinger gave three main reasons why the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education or BPPE should not regulate coding academies in his guest post at VentureBeat.
Russia prohibits use of Bitcoin
The Central Bank of Russia echoed its statement that the Ruble is the country's official currency, and being a money substitute, Bitcoin is now banned because it is reportedly used in illegal activities.
Rengan Rajaratnam asks US court to dismiss charges of insider trading
Rengan Rajaratnam, the younger brother of Galleon Group Founder Raj Rajaratnam, has asked the US District Court in New York to dismiss charges of insider trading filed against him last year, Reuters reported.
Silk Road operator gets November 3 trial date for online drug case
Alleged Silk Road operator Ross William Ulbricht will have a November 3 trial date after pleading not guilty in a Manhattan federal court, Bloomberg reported.
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Preliminary approval was given by the State of Maine Senate to LD 1512 which allows even residents that earn modest income to back potentially high-growth domestic startups, PressHerald.com reported.
Yandex, a Russian internet group, announced on its website that it will be opening an office in Berlin. The new office is a sign that the Russian firm is ramping up its foreign ambitions, Reuters reported.
Hackers responsible for the data breach on Target stores over the holiday season gained access using log-on credentials for heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning, according to a post on Krebs on Security written by former Washington Post reporter Brian Krebs.
Michael Carsley, a US fund manager, has informed an Australian court that he intends to drop a case against a horse betting club in the country that seeks to get back his losses, Bloomberg reported.
Germany-based sporting goods maker Adidas AG has filed a lawsuit against Under Armour Inc for allegedly infringing on its patents related to mobile fitness, Bloomberg reported.
Chilean regulators have removed the accreditation of Universidad de las Americas, a university owned by Laureate Education where the honorary chancellor is former President Bill Clinton, Bloomberg reported.
In a bid to show that their participation in the surveillance efforts of the government was limited, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google started to publish details on the number of government requests for data, Reuters reported.
According to a government official, foreign funds are circling the Israeli companies that are going to be put up for sale by the state in a bid to increase competition, Bloomberg reported.
University of North Carolina Professor Gregg D. Polsky wrote in the February 3 edition of Tax Notes that payments given by companies to their private equity owners are not characterized properly for tax purposes, The New York Times The Dealbook reported.
