Lavabit

The staring match between The Man and bitcoin: nobody’s blinked yet

John Law delves into Bitcoin secrecy and subpoenas, Bloomberg's bitcoin ticker, and Casascius coin hacking at Defcon.

Markets  ·  16 August 2013

Private and secure file storage service SpiderOak to accept bitcoin

SpiderOak, the private storage company that can't unencrypt your data even if it wanted to, will start taking bitcoin.

Business  ·  13 August 2013
Startups

Lavabit and Silent Circle shut down encrypted email services

Lavabit and Silent Circle have both closed down their encrypted email services to avoid sacrificing their customers' privacy.

Business  ·  13 August 2013