Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency that millions of people from all around the world actively use has been around since 2009. Yet, while we know so much about it, its creator is still a myth that hasn’t been busted.

There have been numerous attempts trying to identify the identity of the Bitcoin creator, however, most were unsuccessful. However, an interesting investigation is now slowly gaining the media attention.

Based on the latest reports, it seems like Satoshi Nakamoto, might actually by an Australian businessman who is based in Sydney, Craig Steven Wright, alongside with Dave Kleiman, who is an American computer forensics expert that unfortunately died back in 2013. Wired recently stated that the two men might have been involved in the creation of the cryptocurrency, and linked some evidence including a couple of interviews. Together with this, Gizmodo also received some emails, coming from a tipster hacker who stated that he managed to hack into the accounts of a few people associated with the two men.

It seems like the Silk Road investigation is far from being officially close, considering the fact that today, a former U.S. Secret Service agent was sentenced to around six years in prison.

According to recent reports, Shaun W. Bridges, who also pleaded guilty to a couple of felony charges relating to money laundering and obstruction of justice, was also sentenced in another court to three years of supervised release, following the completion of his prison term. Together with this, it seems like Bridges agreed to pay a total of $1.1 million for stealing a couple of thousand bitcoin during the Silk Road investigation.

Chances are that you have heard about the Paris terrorist attacks, due to which, over 130 people lost their lives, and hundreds more were injured. Recent reports indicate that bitcoin might have played a role, due to a certain bitcoin address worth $3 million, linked to ISIS militants.

So far, Russia is one of the most anti-bitcoin countries, considering the fact that they have extensive legislation in place, meant to discourage the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Recent reports indicate that the Russian government is now threatening to ban bitcoin, considering the fact that a total of 6.9% of Russians are using the digital currency. The numbers come from a recent survey, carried out by a Slovakian Internet security company, known by the name of ESET.

Reddit, which is one of the world’s most popular sites, also known as a social hub, where people can share different ideas and find out more, has decided to change their privacy policy, thus sparking quite a lot of controversies.

Things started following a comment posted on the platform, which said that in a part of Reddit’s new privacy policy, it was signaled that the platform takes the liberty of sharing your personal information with 3rd party advertisers. The measure, which will become effective on January 1, 2016, has angered lots of users, who wondered why the decision was taken in such a short period of time.

In the last couple of days, there has been some pressure put upon the Asian region, in terms of Bitcoin acceptance and regulation.

In fact, the latest reports indicate that the Japanese Government is currently gearing up to regulate bitcoin activity throughout the country, following the investigations being carried out around the Mt Gox bitcoin exchange.

The Bitcoin Foundation, represents an interesting, American, non-profit organization that has been formed in order to promote the use of bitcoin in areas from all around the world, but also to come up with solutions meant improve the currency, and its future.

Recent reports indicate that not long ago, the Bitcoin Foundation has announced that the organization refuses to join a strategic partnership with the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Immigration Department.

The last couple of days have proven to be quite interesting for the Bitcoin community in China, and Taiwan. Over in Shenzhen, one of the first bitcoin meetups to take place in mainland China will unfold during the first week, whereas in Taiwan, Bitcoin has reportedly been ‘unbanned’.

During the last year, the U.S. Marshals Service, also known by the name of the USMS has managed to auction off a large part of the funds which had been seized following the completion of the Silk Road investigation.

If you are not yet aware of this, during the investigation, the USMS has managed to confiscate over 144,000 BTC from Ross Ulbricht, the mastermind behind the Silk Road marketplace, an online shop where people from all around the world traded drugs. When the funds were first seized, they were worth around 122 million. Other than these funds, the USMS also confiscated around 29,000 BTC from private Silk Road-related bitcoin addresses.

It’s widely known that the Bitcoin technology is quite dangerous when used by criminals, as it offers them a way of offering and accepting payments, while making it difficult to be tracked by the police.

Well, according to the latest reports, it seems like two popular ransomware strains known by the names of CoinVault and BitCryptor have been eliminated thanks to a joint effort carried out by law enforcement in the Netherlands alongside with an independent firm that deals with cybersecurity.