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

Bitcoin Savings & Trust Ponzi scammer Trendon Shavers gets 18 months

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Trendon Shavers, the mastermind behind the disgraced Bitcoin Savings & Trust Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on one count of securities fraud. In addition, Shavers was ordered to forfeit $1.23 million and to pay restitution in the …

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase adds support to buy, sell, send and store ether

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase, Inc. has added support for Ethereum, allowing customers in 32 countries to buy, sell, send and store ether in their Coinbase accounts. The announcement follows Coinbase’s first commitment to the Ethereum network in May when it added ether support …

Celebrity hacker Andrew Helton jailed for 6 months with two years supervised release

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A man who hacked into celebrity accounts and stole X-Rated pictures has been sentenced to 6 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release Andrew Helton of Astoria, Oregon, pleaded guilty to hacking 363 Apple and Gmail accounts in February. …

Pandora misses Q2 financials, rejects takeover offer

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Internet radio company Pandora Media, Inc. missed analyst projections in its second quarter financials Thursday as the company continued to lose listeners. Pandora reported consolidated revenue of $343 million for the quarter, up 20 percent over the same quarter of 2015, but …

Security experts warn hackers will target the Rio Olympics

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Gold medals and the baby-deforming Zika virus won’t be the only things making headlines at the forthcoming summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, with security experts warning cyber criminals will be targeting athletes, officials, tourists and even fans watching at home …

Leaked pictures show 3 new iPhone models including a dual-camera Pro version

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Another day, another round of iPhone 7 leaks including photos and possible confirmation that Apple, Inc. will launch three new versions of the phone come September instead of the traditional two. At the top of the list comes an alleged shot of …

Facebook Messenger hits the big 1 billion active users mark

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Some 27 months after Facebook forced users to use its dedicated chat app if they wanted to chat privately with other users, Facebook’s Messenger has passed the 1 billion active users mark. Significantly, the 1 billion number is up 200 million from …

Alleged KickassTorrents founder arrested, site taken offline

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Popular BitTorrent site KickassTorrents (KAT) is no longer, following the arrest of its alleged founder and seizure of its domains by the United States Government. Artem Vaulin, 30, of Kharkiv, Ukraine, was arrested in Poland on behalf of U.S. authorities on one …

Twitter signs deal with NBA for exclusive pre-game show, expanded video offering

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Twitter, Inc.’s plans to turn itself into a sports live-streaming service has received a boost, with news Tuesday that it has signed an original content deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA). The deal, which will include live programming and video to …

Former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa gets 46 months for hacking Houston Astros

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for hacking accounts at rival Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Houston Astros. Correa, who was fired in July 2015 after the hacking scandal was first …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Bitcoin Savings & Trust Ponzi scammer Trendon Shavers gets 18 months

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase adds support to buy, sell, send and store ether

Celebrity hacker Andrew Helton jailed for 6 months with two years supervised release

Pandora misses Q2 financials, rejects takeover offer

Security experts warn hackers will target the Rio Olympics

Leaked pictures show 3 new iPhone models including a dual-camera Pro version

Facebook Messenger hits the big 1 billion active users mark

Alleged KickassTorrents founder arrested, site taken offline

Twitter signs deal with NBA for exclusive pre-game show, expanded video offering

Former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa gets 46 months for hacking Houston Astros

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