Dorian S. Nakamoto listens during an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. Nakamoto, the man that Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin, denies he had anything to do with it and says he had never even heard of the digital currency until his son told him he had been contacted by a reporter three weeks ago.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- WHY US SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA COULD BACKFIRE
Stiffer U.S. and EU penalties over Ukraine could sting Russia’s already slow-growing economy. And Russia could retaliate.
- UKRAINE’S LEADERSHIP TURNS TO OLIGARCHS FOR HELP
The decision to appoint the country’s richest men as regional administrators has risks, but their wealth and influence could be key to calming tensions.
- WHO’S DISTANCING HIMSELF FROM BITCOIN
Dorian S. Nakamoto, the man Newsweek points to as the creator of the digital currency exchange, denies he had anything to do with it.
- PISTORIUS NEIGHBOR SAYS BANGS WERE GUNSHOTS
Johan Stipp testifies he heard a woman’s screams and a man’s shouts before a second group of sounds he identified as gunshots, not a cricket bat hitting the door.