Last week, the alleged kidnappers of Anne-Elisabeth Hagen, the wife of the Norwegian multi-millionaire real estate investor Tom Hagen, demanded a ransom of €9 million worth of Monero (XMR), a cryptocurrency known for allowing blockchain transactions that are exceptionally private, and therefore extremely difficult to trace. (Originally published 1/17/2019 at John Lothian News.)
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The blockchain space is full of both technical jargon and empty, flashy buzzwords. It is sometimes hard to tell which is which – this can make trying to learn anything about the space a vexing task. (Originally published 10/9/2018 at John Lothian News.)
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