Storjcoin Price Rises 62% in Wake of Celebgate Apple Hack
In the wake of the recent Celebgate controversy, the privacy-conscious have realized the need for secure storage solutions. Storj is an innovative new cryptocurrency designed to decentralize the cloud storage industry. The "fuel" of the project is a coin called Storjcoin X. In the past week, the Storjcoin X price has risen 62%-quite possibly due to the recent hack of Apple's iCloud, which resulted in the theft of numerous celebrities' private photos. CCN examines this altcoin price increase to give investors the information they need to make an informed investing decision. Storjcoin X....
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Scarlet Johansson has been Hacked before. The "Celebgate" incident where nude celebrity photos were leaked on Sunday evening and Monday morning is now being investigated by the FBI (CBS) and Apple (The Verge). The nude celebrity photos that were leaked in the Celebgate included among others Kirsten Dunst, Scarlet Johansson, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kate Upton. There are many rumors of who originally leaked the nude photos. It was first reported that an unidentified hacker used a vulnerability in Apple's iCloud to gain access to the photos. The hacker then supposedly posted the....
/r/Rad_Decentralization is my go-to subreddit for leisurely reading on decentralized tech and links for the weekend roundup that I write. That sub is also hosting a Strojcoin X giveaway right now that is available to anyone with a relatively active Reddit account. “/r/Rad_Decentralization has been extremely supportive of Storj from the start and as a thank you we would like to give you all a little something back,” the Storj team wrote on Monday. “Your head moderator, /u/ThatchNailer, contacted us with the idea for a Storjcoin X (SJCX) giveaway — so that’s exactly what we’re going to do!”....
The Celebgate incident is still unfolding, and we are already seeing mainstream media report on the connection between the "nude celebrity photos" and Bitcoin. The original leaker of the pictures returned to 4chan recently to respond to the uproar he had caused. An excerpt from his post highlights Bitcoin's involvement in Celebgate: People wanted **** for free. Sure, I got $120 with my bitcoin address, but when you consider how much time was put into acquiring this stuff (i'm not the hacker, just a collector), and the money (i paid a lot via Bitcoin as well to get certain sets when this....
At today’s funeral proceedings, we are here to mourn the passing of a not-so-new technological program. In history’s wake, here lies the centralized carcass of Apple Pay, the establishment’s last gasp attempt to head off “The Future of Money”, Bitcoin, as the next-generation of payment technology. Would anyone like to say a few words on the behalf of the deceased? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Some would say that Apple Pay and Bitcoin are not competitors, but I’d bet to differ. Bitcoin’s primary application in the mainstream is as a currency and form of payment, which Apple Pay is, just without....
Welcome back to another Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature some of the top stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week (31 August - 7 September), we saw several celebrities having their private photos stolen from iCloud and leaked onto the web, unusual trading activity on BTC-E, rumours of Apple making a serious push into the payments industry, and more. Check out our video and keep scrolling for this Bitcoin News in Review. Celebgate. Earlier this week, many celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, had their nude photos stolen from their iCloud accounts....