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

SpriteCoin ransomware pretends to be a cryptocurrency wallet to get installations

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a different twist on traditional ransomware, a newly discovered attack pretends to be a new cryptocurrency wallet to persuade users to install it, then takes over control of files on a victim’s personal computer. Called SpriteCoin, the same name of the …

Researchers find Tinder is a steaming hot … security mess

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Months after a journalist found that online dating app Tinder gathered staggering amounts of information about users, security researchers have discovered that at least some of that information could be easily stolen due to inadequate security used by the app. The claim comes today from the …

The battle for the home is on: Apple’s delayed HomePod smart speaker goes on sale Feb. 9

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. is finally bringing its delayed HomePod smart speaker to market, announcing today that it will be available starting Feb. 9, with preorders opening Friday. The $349 speaker, a competitor to Google LLC’s Home and Amazon.com Inc.’s Echo, was announced at the …

Report: Apple to cease iPhone X production in midyear thanks to lackluster sales

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

How much is too much for a smartphone? The answer to that question may be $999. A report Monday claimed that Apple Inc. is planning to cease production of its flagship iPhone X model thanks to lackluster sales. The claim comes from renowned KGI …

Research finds 10 percent of funds raised in ICOs are stolen by hackers

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

About 10 percent of funds raised in initial coin offerings in 2017 were stolen by hackers, according to newly published research from global accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP. The research, which studied 372 ICOs in 2017, found that although the amount of funds …

Report: Bitcoin exchange Coinbase booked $1B in revenue last year

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase Inc. is believed to have booked $1 billion in revenue in 2017, arguably justifying the faith of investors who made it the first “bitcoin unicorn” back in August. Recode, quoting “industry sources,” makes the claim in a report that also …

Bitcoin suffered a price correction – just don’t call it a crash

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin’s price floated around the $11,000 to $13,000 price range over the weekend while other cryptocurrencies likewise stabilized following a dramatic price correction last week. In what is more accurately described as a price correction — not a crash as it was described …

Intercontinental Exchange will bring live cryptocurrency data to hedge fund investors

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is bringing bitcoin and cryptocurrency price data to hedge fund investors in a deal with Blockstream Inc. that will deliver a cryptocurrency price data feed based on real-time information from more than 15 exchanges. The feed will offer information on prices, …

OriginTrail raises $22.5M to build out its blockchain-based supply chain platform

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

European supply chain management startup OriginTrail has raised $22.5 million in an initial coin offering to build out a custom blockchain-based platform for global supply chain tracking. The company was founded in 2013 and brought an app to market that allowed consumers to track the …

France and Germany to push bitcoin regulations at G20 summit

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

France and Germany announced Thursday that they plan to make a joint proposal on regulating bitcoin at a meeting of G20 finance ministers scheduled to be held in Argentina in March. Details of exactly what the regulations may entail were nonexistent, though. French …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

SpriteCoin ransomware pretends to be a cryptocurrency wallet to get installations

Researchers find Tinder is a steaming hot … security mess

The battle for the home is on: Apple’s delayed HomePod smart speaker goes on sale Feb. 9

Report: Apple to cease iPhone X production in midyear thanks to lackluster sales

Research finds 10 percent of funds raised in ICOs are stolen by hackers

Report: Bitcoin exchange Coinbase booked $1B in revenue last year

Bitcoin suffered a price correction – just don’t call it a crash

Intercontinental Exchange will bring live cryptocurrency data to hedge fund investors

OriginTrail raises $22.5M to build out its blockchain-based supply chain platform

France and Germany to push bitcoin regulations at G20 summit

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