2019-1-12 02:14 |
The tokenized securities trading platform, launched just this week, was quickly subject to a major security snafu.
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NASA is exploring potential use-cases for blockchain technology in a bid to safeguard the privacy and security of aircraft flight data. A research paper, published by aero-computer engineer Ronald Reisman this week, explored the viability of a blockchain network and smart contracts to overcome the aforementioned security issues.
2019-1-11 20:05 | |
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DX. Exchange, the Estonian exchange that rose to fame last week after launching tokenized U. S. equities on its platform, is facing scrutiny after a severe security vulnerability was discovered in its framework.
2019-1-11 15:20 | |
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After being a member of the Ethereum ecosystem for several years, Parity Technologies was provided a grant from the Ethereum Foundation this week. They have been granted the sum of five million dollars for scalability, usability and security work.
2019-1-8 16:49 | |
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This week, a group of security researchers gave a presentation called Wallet. Fail at the #35C3 Security Conference. During the presentation, the team outlined vulnerabilities in three popular hardware wallets.
2018-12-30 20:13 | |
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Cryptocurrency project Prometheum raised $12 million in seed funding this week before the company gears up to offer a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-approved security token to investors in early-2019, reported American Banker on December 21, 2018.
2018-12-24 21:00 | |
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Mobile cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer wallet Shakepay has announced a new product that allows its Canadian customers to buy bitcoin with spare change. Dubbed "ShakePay Change," the pre-launch of the service was announced in a Medium post.
2018-12-18 02:32 | |
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Last week, it was reported that a Bitcoin whale had moved thousands of bitcoin into different wallet addresses. Between December 1 to December 6, 2018, the whale split 856,000 bitcoin between 107 wallets, sending an equal 8,000 BTC into each wallet.
2018-12-12 23:53 | |
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This week, Cryptovest.com gained exclusive access to the private launch evening of Juliet Leadership Summits ‘Security Tokens Realised’ event, which was hosted and founded by serial entrepreneur Michael Barrell.
2018-12-6 22:26 | |
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In an elaborate scheme, the German political art collective Center for Political Beauty (ZPS) tricked thousands of potential far-right supporters to unknowingly reveal themselves. Earlier this week ZPS set up a site where people could identify far-right demonstrators in exchange for money.
2018-12-6 13:02 | |
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This time XRP is much weaker. The counter-movement in the overall market that started last week was much weaker in this case. The so far so strong outperformer now takes the position of the underperformer.
2018-12-6 03:00 | |
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The crypto-jacking epidemic continues this week with news that 415,000 routers have been infected with crypto mining malware. The targeted routers were quietly hijacked to mine cryptocurrency without alerting users.
2018-12-5 02:50 | |
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The crypto world received a surprising win from the U.S. justice system today. Earlier this week, a California judge slapped down an SEC attempt to classify an ICO token as a security. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel of the Southern District of California declared yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has failed to […]
2018-11-29 00:17 | |
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A week after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dished out massive fines and closed a prominent “decentralized” exchange, its chairman is dashing hopes for Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) one more time.
2018-11-28 14:37 | |
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In today’s Crypto Briefing video presentation, Kiana Danial offers a brief introduction to the Polymath cryptocurrency token and platform. Since it is Digital Securities Week here on the site, we figured that we should acknowledge one of the trailblazers in the field, while also noting that they were their own ICO was compliant with SEC […] The post The Video Coin Guide: Polymath Security Token Platform appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2018-11-22 18:00 | |
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It seems we might never win the battle against fake cryptocurrency apps on Google’s Play Store, as another four have been identified this week. The apps were masquerading on the Play Store as cryptocurrency wallets for NEO, Tether, and MetaMask.
2018-11-14 18:09 | |
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Last week, one of our authors published a rather unfavorable article about Skycoin and John McAfee getting together on a crypto conference, a meetup that ended in a Skycoin tattoo on the body of the legendary cyber security expert.
2018-11-13 03:25 | |
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The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a press release on Friday, November 9, 2018, stating that it had fined Arizona resident Joseph Kim for perpetrating a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading scheme against his former employer and other investors.
2018-11-13 22:55 | |
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There has been an explosion of hardware wallets recently, with new models shipping on a weekly basis. What’s more, many of these units are more than mere Ledger or Trezor clones, offering unique form and features compared to the market leaders.
2018-11-8 14:45 | |
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A Canadian university had to shut down its entire campus network after it discovered hackers had hijacked its computing power to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, to be exact. In a statement released earlier this week, Nova Scotia-based St.
2018-11-7 13:44 | |
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Cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfury Group has closed a Series C, $80 million funding round led by EU-based Korelya Capital. The round also included crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, Lian and Jabre Group, Dentsu Inc.
2018-11-7 01:06 | |
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Blockchain financial service company Unchained Capital will now offer multi-signature and multi-institution cold storage solutions for borrowers who leverage its crypto-collateralized loans service.
2018-11-2 21:42 | |
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This week, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released draft regulations for blockchain firms that operate in the country of 1. 4 billion people, and it’s inviting public feedback until Nov.
2018-10-27 07:10 | |
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Blockchain App Factory (BAF) announced this week the launch of an STO-in-a-Box service. The company has supported platforms planning to tokenize their assets, including the tokenization process, compliance, investor management, and fundraising.
2018-10-21 03:51 | |
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With over $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency being stolen since 2017, British security services firm G4S is taking it upon itself to try and make the wild west of cryptocurrency a little less wild.
2018-10-18 12:38 | |
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CryptoNinjas Peer-to-peer security token trading platform DSTOQ and data-secure identity verification system Blockpass announced this week a joint mission to implement compliant tokenized security and equity token trading.
2018-10-16 23:59 | |
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The bad headlines continue to stack up for Facebook this year: from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, to the New York Times report that Facebook gave Apple, Samsung, and other mobile device makers access to its users personal data without permission, to the revelation that the firm routinely gives user information and preferences to several Chinese telecommunications firms, to last week’s security breach in which hackers took control of 50 million user accounts as well as any third-party sites those users logged into via Facebook.
2018-10-6 19:30 | |
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Featuring cutting-edge speakers and blockchain experts from the Colorado State Department, Dcntral, GitCoin, National Cyber Security Center, and many more. The post Global Blockchain Summit Returns As The Cornerstone Of Denver Blockchain Week appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-10-5 13:28 | |
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Reports this week show that two mining pools, Etherdig and F2Pool, are publishing significant numbers of empty blocks and making a lot of money. While they’re not technically breaking any rules, their actions do present a security risk. Here's how they might be doing it.
2018-10-7 23:44 | |
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Tron, a blockchain infrastructure for a decentralized Internet, announced last week that it is enhancing the security of its mobile-first cryptocurrency wallet by natively integrating biometric technology.
2018-10-4 16:29 | |
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A security officer belonging to the French Intelligence Agency – General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) was arrested last week for selling state secrets on the Dark Web in exchange for bitcoin, reported Le Parisien on October 1, 2018.
2018-10-4 13:00 | |
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The collateral damage from Bitcoin’s epic inflation bug continues to spread. The developers of small-cap cryptocurrency Pigeoncoin have confirmed hackers successfully exploited the vulnerability to print 235 million Pigeoncoins, worth around $15,000.
2018-10-3 14:40 | |
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Last week, the Bitcoin Core team came out with a brand-new update to its client which was supposed to address a major vulnerability on the chain. The vulnerability made it easy for hackers to execute a “denial of service” attack on the network, which could be a potentially devastating security problem. But in many ways, […]
2018-9-28 08:58 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges are hitting back at New York Attorney General’s scathing criticism, suggesting the industry lacks fairness, integrity, and security. Earlier this week, the office of the NY Attorney General office published a report which highlighted a number of risks cryptocurrency exchanges expose their users to, including the possibility of market manipulation.
2018-9-20 13:50 | |
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In framework of its "Crypto Week", Internet security provider Cloudflare set to facilitate an access to the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) for its users. The post Cloudflare Starts Its ‘Crypto Week’ Introducing the New IPFS Gateway appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-9-19 14:12 | |
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Cloudflare Launches IPFS Platform as First Announcement of “Crypto Week” Internet security giant Cloudflare is introducing a new product catered to crypto markets. Cloudflare’s new decentralized web gateway will make it easier for users to access the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) decentralized storage protocol.
2018-9-17 22:28 | |
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Industry buzz surrounded Ethereum this week as community members await the next stage of the coin’s development. The protocol also served as the jumping-off point for a new fully regulated stablecoin.
2018-9-16 18:41 | |
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A series of smart contract exploits have seen hackers abscond with over $600,000 worth of EOS over the last week, raising questions regarding the security of the $4 billion “Ethereum killer” EOS blockchain.
2018-9-16 10:00 | |
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Home is where the heart is…. and in some cases, that’s a security token on a blockchain. Polymath has teamed up with an investment fund to tokenize real properties, adding to the growing number of asset classes represented by on-blockchain securities.
2018-9-16 19:18 | |
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Google Cloud’s soon-to-be head of AI will have his work cut out for him if he wants to convince disgruntled employees he won’t follow in his predecessors footsteps and develop AI for the military.
2018-9-14 00:27 | |
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We’re now less than two months out from the US midterm elections, and the pre-emptive assurances about security from social media sites, particularly Facebook, are now colored by a sense of urgency.
2018-9-14 21:20 | |
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With increasing regulatory scrutiny, several cryptocurrency exchanges are seeking to open regulated security token markets across the globe. This week, Binance and Malta Stock Exchange confirmed a partnership to launch a new security token trading platform, reports Malta Today.
2018-9-13 18:00 | |
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Security tokens might have their own Ethereum-based token standard called ERC-1400. The standard was proposed this week by four authors.
2018-9-12 19:38 | |
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Last week, Fortune reported that the security token protocol, 0x, is now partnered with Harbor. Co-founded by former PayPal COO, David Sacks, Harbor is “building a decentralized compliance protocol that standardizes the way securities are issued and traded on blockchains.
2018-9-10 19:18 | |
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This week, Wired published a unique insight into the security system employed by Coinbase to lure institutional investors into the crypto space. In July, Coinbase, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage, announced the formal launch of Coinbase Custody, a custodian solution designed to facilitate large transfers of capital from the traditional finance sector into […]
2018-8-31 18:00 | |
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For every problem that smart contracts solve, they seem to introduce another. In a week in which EOS has made news for all the wrong reasons over a RAM vulnerability, a code auditor has revealed the prevalence of smart contract bugs.
2018-8-29 18:55 | |
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South Korea To Host Hackathon To Discover Blockchain Uses In Society South Korea has recently taken a deeper dive at blockchain technology, as an announcement regarding a hackathon was revealed on Monday, August 27 via local news outlet, Money Today.
2018-8-28 20:52 | |
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Neon Exchange (NEX), a decentralized exchange and payment service platform is now gearing up for their token sale which is just one week away. Today, the team informed that they have received regulatory approval.
2018-8-28 05:50 | |
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A conference this week in Canada saw discussion of how securities tokens might offer a path for blockchain products to reach consumers.
2018-8-18 13:45 | |
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iComply, a global regtech platform for digital finance and cryptocurrencies is announcing the launch of its public beta following the closure of a seven-figure seed round that was covered by Coindesk earlier this week.
2018-8-16 19:35 | |
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According to a tweet from the CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, the well-known cryptocurrency exchange has suddenly paused its trading due to what is being called “unscheduled maintenance. ” The tweet did not explain much more than that, but Binance has been facing issues for the past few weeks, infuriating their users.
Crypto exchange Binance has rolled out yet another service offering dubbed Binance X. The platform will serve as a hub to engage and support developers and foster third-party development within Binance's network.
Privacy-focused web browser Brave has announced plans to develop its own crypto wallet, which will run on MetaMask's open-source codebase. The wallet will support Ethereum tokens, including Brave's own native BAT, and cryptocollectibles like CryptoKitties.
Crypto exchange Binance has announced it will launch Binance Lending. The service will allow users to lend out their dormant holdings and earn interest in return. The service will launch with support for Tether, Binance Coin, and Ethereum Classic.
Agencies to include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, an Australian investigative agency, and an unnamed agency have opened separate investigations into the defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX.
Data firm Nomics has announced the launch of its transparent volume service, which calculates the percentage of real volume traded on crypto exchanges to push back against the trend of faked trading volume.
Though Binance has maintained that the know-your-customer hack earlier this month was not entirely made up of Binance users, those whose photos were successfully linked to the exchange will receive free, lifetime VIP membership accounts.