2019-1-15 12:45 |
New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has gone offline claiming "significant" losses arising from a hack.
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One of the internet’s longest serving digital asset exchanges, Cryptopia, claims to have been hit by a debilitating hack. After a full day of unscheduled maintenance outages, the NZ-based cryptocurrency exchange posted an official statement, explaining it had suffered “a security breach which resulted in significant losses.
2019-1-15 14:02 | |
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The team at both Bitfinex and Ethfinex has announced that they plan a scheduled ‘shutdown’ on the 7th of January 2019, to facilitate the final stages of a currently ongoing data migration to dedicated bare-metal servers.
2018-12-30 12:28 | |
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The School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph has partnered with an award-winning startup to revolutionize connectivity across Northern Canada. The Maple Ridge-based tech company Left has teamed up with the University of Guelph to launch a $2.
2018-11-9 23:04 | |
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CryptoNinjas COINiD Group today announced the live launch of their new bitcoin (BTC) storage solution that prioritizes user security, has full SegWit support, allows transaction batching and offers offline storage without.
2018-11-7 21:53 | |
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Leading software provider for digital currencies, Blockchain has launched a new custom hardware device called Blockchain Lockbox, built in partnership with hardware wallet maker Ledger. The device will be compatible exclusively with the Blockchain Wallet and will allow simple and secure storage of crypto assets offline.
2018-10-26 19:59 | |
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Niantic today announced a new feature for Pokemon GO called “Adventure Sync” — a lofty name for a very simple feature: step tracking. Specifically, Adventure Sync will record your walking distance in the background, even if you’re doing other things with your phone.
2018-10-26 01:05 | |
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In today’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about the latest investment in the cryptocurrency space by Goldman Sachs, the amount institutional traders borrowed in the last six months from just one OTC desk, research on state-sponsored hackers, and a new security tool from Coinbase.
2018-10-21 14:25 | |
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U. K. -based multinational security services company G4S has developed a new service offering high-security offline storage for cryptocurrencies, the company announced in a press release published on October 16, 2018.
2018-10-21 13:00 | |
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Emma, a London-based startup firm specializing in money management services, has launched cryptocurrency exchange integration for its new app. The platform, which the company describes as a kind of “financial advocate” service, is designed to help millennials gain a better understanding of their finances.
2018-10-18 21:30 | |
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G4S, the U.K.-based security services company, now offers a crypto custody service aimed to protect investors’ holdings of digital assets. According to a press release from October 16, the firm developed the new service to offer “high-security offline storage that helps to protect assets from criminals and hackers.” Dominic MacIver, a senior risk analyst at […]
2018-10-22 16:22 | |
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A New Zealand developer sent two signed Bitcoin transactions to his girlfriend’s crypto wallet on Monday using only radio signals and a cheap smartphone while offline and not connected to a cell network.
2018-10-18 13:00 | |
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Following a partnership between Samourai Wallet and goTenna, which now allows users to send bitcoin transactions offline, one developer in New Zealand is staying ahead of the curve.
2018-10-18 00:36 | |
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The world of cryptocurrencies has had one big problem in adoption arising from the connectivity issues on the internet. The off chain transaction system has taken up a rise in overall development as more blockchain platforms adopt the idea of sending cryptocurrencies without the need for an internet connection over data or Wi-Fi. One of […]
2018-10-9 19:58 | |
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Brooklyn-based goTenna has launched TxTenna, a mobile app that allows users to send bitcoin without an internet connection. Built in partnership with Samourai Wallet, the mobile app will enable users to send bitcoin using a secure and private network free of censorship.
2018-10-8 19:38 | |
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An exchange-traded bitcoin fund (ETF) would signal greater acceptance of bitcoin as a mainstreet investment, while also making it much easier for both institutional and retail investors to get involved.
2018-10-6 01:07 | |
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Today marks the official release of Bitcoin Core 0. 17. 0, the 17th generation of Bitcoin’s original software client launched by Satoshi Nakamoto almost 10 years ago and still the dominant Bitcoin implementation on the network today.
2018-10-3 16:28 | |
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LiquidEOS has announced a project that will make dApps more decentralized than ever before. The group is using IPFS, a new web protocol from hosting giant Cloudflare, to host EOS dApps on a decentralized filesystem.
2018-10-1 02:32 | |
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Think you know the ins-and-outs of bitcoin? Test yourself with 30 questions that grill you on Bitcoin’s history, technology and politics. The 30 questions are split up into three segments ranging from novice to intermediate to expert, and cover a wide range of topics across the Bitcoin landscape.
2018-9-26 02:13 | |
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Another cryptocurrency heist has shaken Japan. This time, 6. 7 billion yen ($60 million USD) worth of company and user funds have vanished from Japanese cryptocurrency exchange platform Zaif.
2018-9-21 19:30 | |
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Bitcoin developers released a new version of the Bitcoin Core client September 18 after fixing a “very scary” bug which could have seen a malicious party take many nodes offline. Upgrade ‘As Soon As Possible’ In release notes for Bitcoin Core version 0.
2018-9-19 16:00 | |
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An alpha version of the new Lightning desktop app has been released. The application includes a redesigned and optimized backend for light clients, as well as a simplified interface for users with little to no cryptocurrency experience.
2018-9-15 21:22 | |
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Google has quietly been providing select advertisers a “stockpile” of offline credit card transaction data. After a four year negotiation, Google and Mastercard reached a deal that would pay the latter millions in exchange for coughing up data on its card holders, according to a Bloomberg report.
2018-9-1 00:53 | |
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On Monday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduced his company’s latest line of graphics cards aimed at gamers and the consumer market. In a special event that took off in Cologne, Germany, on the eve of Gamescom, Jensen showed the green team’s next generation GPUs, the GeForce RTX 20 line.
2018-8-28 10:13 | |
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BitMEX goes Offline; Bitcoin Jumps to a High Near $6,900 The new price of Bitcoin hit around $6,900 Wednesday morning, rising an astounding $300 in less than 60 seconds. The rise in prices has been one of the most sudden climbs in recent cryptocurrency history of the granddaddy of all cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. An incident that […]
2018-8-22 21:33 | |
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Cryptocurrency cards are coming to the fore. They are a hybrid between the FIAT world and a crypto wallet and aim to help the adoption of cryptocurrency by having a use as a traditional payment card, linked to a secure and offline cryptocurrency wallet, enabled via speedy blockchain transactions.
2018-8-20 23:00 | |
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Special thanks to Emin Gun Sirer for review We’ve heard for a long time that it’s possible to achieve consensus with 50% fault tolerance in a synchronous network where messages broadcasted by any honest node are guaranteed to be received by all other honest nodes within some known time period (if an attacker has more than 50%, they can perform a “51% attack”, and there’s an analogue of this for any algorithm of this type).
2018-8-9 04:03 | |
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The darknet site founded by Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road, has been offline for years now. But the legal questions behind his conviction and subsequent sentencing to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015, remain fresh, raw and real to Ulbricht’s advocates.
2018-7-28 23:38 | |
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Since its invention, a recurring question for cryptocurrency holders has been how to best secure their digital assets. This question of security carries the greatest weight when one understands the stakes of holding unprotected cryptocurrency — vulnerability to hackers.
2018-7-6 03:51 | |
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What Is DAN-Service? DANS is a platform that will serve as an exchange for ads, which is powered by the blockchain. It is a revolution, which will affect offline and online advertising in general. The goal is to simplify the placement of ads, add new advertisement spots, and reward consumers for viewing the ads. The entire […]
2018-7-5 12:26 | |
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Chinese cryptocurrency exchange BTCC has announced the official relaunch of its trading platform, while also suggesting that it will eventually offer its own token.
2018-7-3 17:25 | |
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Former Cryptopia Ltd. employee pleads guilty to stealing NZD 250,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies from the exchange. The employee returned the funds and will not face any charges.
Криптовалютные компании в Новой Зеландии должны предоставлять налоговой службе страны персональные данные клиентов и информацию о стоимости их криптовалютных активов. Согласно заявлению Департамента внутренних доходов Новой Зеландии (IDR), эта информация необходима для того, чтобы лучше понять текущее состояние криптоиндустрии в стране и «помочь налогоплательщикам выполнить свои обязательства».
Аудиторская компания Grant Thornton, которая управляет процессом ликвидации новозеландской криптовалютной биржи Cryptopia, начнет принимать заявки пользователей на возврат активов к концу 2020 года.
Компания GNY 21 июля, эмитент криптовалюты LML, подало уведомление в суд о невыполнении ликвидаторами криптобиржи Cryptopia своих обязанностей. GNY обвинила компанию Grant Thornton, которая занималась этим делом, в неумелой ликвидации криптобиржи Cryptopia.
Bitcoin continued eying the barrier $7,500 barrier on Wednesday as the prevailing bullish momentum kept the support around $7,000 firmly intact. At one time, BTC went as high as $7,410 before retreating to just over $7,300 at the time of publishing.
The High Court of New Zealand ruled on April 8, 2020, that the cryptocurrencies are beneficially owned by the account holders and aren’t the assets of the company, on the basis that cryptos are “property” under Companies Act and cryptos were held on multiple trusts.
At long last Cryptopia victims may be one step closer to finally recovering their cryptos. After more than a year of painstaking investigation, liquidators Grant Thornton have finally received a positive ruling from the New Zealand High Court.