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The recent Twitter bitcoin hack has put the world’s most popular cryptocurrency at something of an impasse. On one hand, the currency was designed to be fully decentralized. On the other, if law enforcement agencies don’t get more involved, there’s a good chance we’ll see events like this occur time and time again.Twitter Has Stirred the Attention of Many AgenciesLast week, the world was shocked when some of the most high-profile Twitter accounts – those belonging to former president Barack...

It looks like bitcoin and cryptocurrency has got the U.S. government and the pentagon a little on edge.Bitcoin Is Scaring Top Government PlayersThe U.S. Department of Defense has revealed that it is planning for what could potentially be a bitcoin revolution. The government body has listed several potential scenarios in its roster that could see an uprising of Generation Z and members potentially using bitcoin and other forms of crypto to somehow go against the present government system.It’s...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said in the filing that it wants to depose President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and former Defense Secretary James Mattis over a $10 billion Pentagon’s JEDI contract awarded to Microsoft.Amazon Web Services (AWS) spokesperson blames United States President Donald Trump for using his executive powers in order “to advance his personal agenda.” They also claim that the example of this was awarding of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense...

According to the latest reports, Amazon alleges that it lost out on a $10 billion defense contract since one person hated the company: President Donald Trump. The ‘improper pressure’ and behind-the-scenes attacks by the president harmed the company’s chances of getting this contract. The Pentagon gave the controversial cloud computing contract to Microsoft in October. Amazon appealed the decision practically immediately.In a redacted complaint from a previously filed lawsuit, Amazon explained...