Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is a senior writer at SiliconANGLE covering Startups, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things.

Duncan is a co-founder of VC funded media company B5Media and founder of news site The Inquisitr, and was a senior writer at TechCrunch in its earlier days.

Tips? Press releases? Intersting startup? email: duncan@nichenet.com.au or contact Duncan on Twitter @duncanriley

Latest from Duncan Riley

190,000 user accounts exposed in hack of Docker Hub database

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A Docker Hub database has been hacked, exposing data relating to about 190,000 users. The unauthorized access was detected on April 25, and Docker moving quickly to intervene and secure the database. Docker Hub is a library and community for container images, …

Report: Amazon’s planning a high-definition music streaming service

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A week after launching a free, ad-supported version of its Music Unlimited service in the U.S., Amazon.com Inc. is reported to be planning a new high-definition music streaming service. According to Music Business Worldwide, Amazon is currently in discussion with music rights holders about …

Report: Uber to reveal details of IPO, expected on a valuation of $80-90B

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. finally could reveal details of its forthcoming initial public offering Friday, with reports suggesting that it will price its shares at between $44 and $50 each. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, said the offering will value Uber …

New York sues Bitfinex, claiming the cryptocurrency exchange hid $850M loss

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

The price of bitcoin plunged Thursday following an announcement from the New York Attorney General’s office that it had filed a lawsuit against Bitfinex Inc., the company behind cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and the Tether stablecoin. The lawsuit claims that Bitfinex and Tether …

Report: Samsung is developing custom blockchain based on Ethereum

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is developing its own custom blockchain based on the Ethereum blockchain, according to source quoted by CoinDesk. Exactly what Samsung intends to use its blockchain for is not clear. “Currently, we are thinking of private blockchain, though it …

Report: Slack could reveal stock prospectus before week’s end

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Messaging platform startup Slack Technologies Inc. is about to go public. That’s according to a report published Wednesday that the company may make it official before the end of the week. The Wall Street Journal, quoting people familiar with the matter, said Slack …

$30M stolen as popular dark web market pulls an exit scam

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A popular dark web marketplace for the sale of illicit goods is alleged to have stolen $30 million in customer funds in what is likely to be an “exit scam.” The Wall Street Market, which had become popular after rival Dream Market …

Coinbase closes Chicago office and lays off 30 engineers

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Coinbase Inc. has announced that it is shutting its Chicago office and laying off 30 engineers less than a year after opening it. The office, which supported a division called Coinbase Markets aimed at institutional investors, was working on building a new “matching engine” that …

Sunnier days as both Twitter and Snap beat earnings expectations

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Updated: Both Twitter Inc. and Snap Inc. beat earnings expectations today in a marked turnaround for two companies that have struggled with growth for some time. Twitter reported 330 million monthly users in the quarter, up from 321 million in the previous quarter …

Disney in talks to acquire the owner of crypto exchanges Bitstamp and Korbit

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

The Walt Disney Co. is in talks to acquire South Korea’s NXC Corp., the majority owner of bitcoin exchanges Bitstamp and Korbit. As reported by Dailyhold, Disney’s interest is highly unlikely in cryptocurrency but instead in Nexon, 47% owned by NXC and South Korea’s …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

190,000 user accounts exposed in hack of Docker Hub database

Report: Amazon’s planning a high-definition music streaming service

Report: Uber to reveal details of IPO, expected on a valuation of $80-90B

New York sues Bitfinex, claiming the cryptocurrency exchange hid $850M loss

Report: Samsung is developing custom blockchain based on Ethereum

$30M stolen as popular dark web market pulls an exit scam

Coinbase closes Chicago office and lays off 30 engineers

Sunnier days as both Twitter and Snap beat earnings expectations

Disney in talks to acquire the owner of crypto exchanges Bitstamp and Korbit

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