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Hackers Attacking GitHub Repositories for Bitcoin Ransom
GitHub, a platform where software developers from across the globe discover, share and build software, is now being attacked by hackers who aim to hijack and encrypt users’ code for a Bitcoin ransom, according to a Vice report on May 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-7 23:00 | |
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Mysterious Chinese Hacker Group on Supply Chain Hijacking Spree
While cyber attacks link cryptojacking and fingerprinting have become known to the masses, software supply chain attacks are also fast gaining momentum. In the latest, Barium, the mysterious Chinese-speaking cyberpunks orchestrating such attacks are advancing with each passing day, according to a Wired report on May 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-6 21:00 | |
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Iran Central Bank Develops Blockchain Platform for Financial Sector
Iran’s Central Bank has been developing a platform named Borna to provide a common standard for blockchain use in Iran and bringing down the cost of developing blockchain solutions, allowing Iran’s banks and other financial entities to test and implement blockchain on a wider scale. дальше »
2019-5-6 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin Moves Towards $6,000 Mark as Momentum Remains Positive Despite “Untethered” Tether
The price of bitcoin rallied by over nine percent week-on-week despite the revelations that market-leading stablecoin USDT is not fully backed by US dollars as we were made to believe. On Sunday evening, BTC/USD traded at $5,785. дальше »
2019-5-6 19:00 | |
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Fidelity to Cater to Institutional Appetite for Bitcoin “Within a Few Weeks”
Multi-trillion asset management firm Fidelity Investments could launch its cryptocurrency trading service very soon. Citing sources in the know, Bloomberg reported on May 6, 2019, that the Wall Street juggernaut could launch its bitcoin trading service “within a few weeks. дальше »
2019-5-6 17:22 | |
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Craig Wright’s Motion to Seal Bitcoin Addresses Denied
In a widely expected move, the District court of South Florida has dismissed Craig Wright’s motion to seal his Bitcoin holdings and addresses, May 03, 2019. If Wright doesn’t comply, the court indistinctly said there are other ways to obtain this information, methods of which Kleiman’s estate will be authorized to use. дальше »
2019-5-6 17:00 | |
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Report: Bitcoin Driven by Transaction Volume and Investor Sentiment
Delphi Digital’s latest report, an outlook of the Bitcoin market and what drives it, has shed light on what data points are most important to monitor going forward. This report highlights the dynamic nature of crypto markets and why it cannot be compared to other markets. дальше »
2019-5-6 15:00 | |
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World Gold Council: Cryptocurrencies Pale Compared to Gold
Answering whether or not cryptocurrencies can potentially replace gold, Adam Perlaky, Manager of Investment Research at World Gold Council, compared recent stats of both assets. In a blog on May 2, 2019, he opined that cryptocurrency is a promising technology, but far from being a match to gold. дальше »
2019-5-6 13:00 | |
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Market Update and Ripple XRP Price Analysis: May 6, 2019
The total crypto market cap lost $5 billion of its value since May 3, 2019, and now stands at $180. 7. The top ten cryptocurrencies are all in red for the 24 hours with Litecoin (LTC) and Cardano (ADA) being the worst performers losing 5. дальше »
2019-5-6 12:00 | |
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Qtum Launches Blockchain Development Suite on Google Cloud
Blockchain project Qtum on May 2, 2019, announced its integration with Google’s Cloud Platform. With this, Qtum developers can now develop enterprise-grade decentralized applications and smart contracts on Google’s Cloud Platform. дальше »
2019-5-6 11:00 | |
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Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Looks to Raise $1 Billion by Sale of Native “LEO” Token
On May 4, 2019, Dong Zhao, a stakeholder of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, tweeted what is allegedly an excerpt of a whitepaper which sheds light on the exchange’s upcoming $1 billion initial exchange offer (IEO). дальше »
2019-5-6 10:51 | |
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Stakeholders Call for Major Bitcoin Exchanges to Delist Tether
There is currently a growing call from many in the cryptocurrency industry for major Bitcoin exchanges to delist Tether (USDT). This development comes amid an investigation into suspected fraudulent activity by Tether and Bitfinex running into almost a billion USD. дальше »
2019-5-6 10:00 | |
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SETL Buys Back Major Assets and Rises above Past Insolvency
London-based blockchain settlement startup SETL, backed by Credit Agricole, has emerged from administration as management bought back operating assets, staff and intellectual property rights, The Financial Times reported May 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-6 09:52 | |
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Wikileaks’ Julian Assange Receives 50-Week Prison Sentence But US Extradition Is the Real Battle
High-profile information transparency advocate and co-founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been sentenced by a British court to 50 weeks in prison for breaching bail conditions after he was forced to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in which he has been seeking refuge since 2012. дальше »
2019-5-6 09:00 | |
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High Net Worth Individuals are Increasing Their Exposure to Cryptocurrencies
A survrey conducted by deVere Group showed 68 percent of their clients have already invested in or plan to invest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple, as reported on May 3, 2019, by TechRound. дальше »
2019-5-6 01:00 | |
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Admins of Largest Dark Web Marketplace Arrested in Germany
In a major operation to uncover dark web business, the German Federal Criminal Police pulled down the shutters of the largest dark web market, the Wall Street Market. In a similar operation earlier this year, Finnish Customs and the French National Police busted Silkkitie, aka the Valhalla Marketplace, along with its entire content, Europol announcedRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-5 09:00 | |
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Myanmar Central Bank Warns Against Cryptocurrency Trading
Myanmar’s apex bank is sounding a note of warning to citizens against the dangers of trading with cryptocurrency. Per the report from The Irrawaddy May 03, 2019, the country’s central bank frowns on the use of virtual currencies, as there have been reports of digital currency scams by inexperienced victims. дальше »
2019-5-5 01:00 | |
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Balaji Srinivasan Resigns as CTO of Coinbase
Balaji Srinivasan announced he has quit his role as the CTO of Coinbase on his Twitter, May 3, 2019. Srinivasan will be taking some time off to familiarize himself with the development angles he has missed out on since he joined Coinbase. дальше »
2019-5-5 21:00 | |
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Crypto Exchange Bitbuy Passes Audit; Launches High-Frequency Trading Platform
Canada-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitbuy on May 2, 2019, announced that it has completed a Proof of Reserve and Security Audit to bolster its safety mechanisms. No Compromise The recent drama surrounding QuadrigaCX has forced crypto exchanges around the world to reassess their security mechanisms. дальше »
2019-5-4 13:00 | |
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Thailand Set to Introduce Blockchain-Powered Digital Securities Trade
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended the Securities and Exchange Act of 2019 to allow market players to participate in primary markets to trade digital securities. This according to a report by the Bangkok Post published May 2, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-4 09:00 | |
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Detention Memorandum Issued against Bitfinex Linked Crypto Capital
The United States Department of Justice has moved the District Court of Arizona to stay a detention memorandum against Crypto Capital and Reginald Fowler concerning the ongoing case against Bitfinex. дальше »
2019-5-4 01:00 | |
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University of Waterloo Researchers Increase Hyperledger Fabric Transaction Speeds
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada have managed to increase the speed of Hyperledger Fabric blockchain transactions almost sevenfold through a series of optimizations. Waterloo Researchers Give Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain a Boost According to a blog post on the University of Waterloo website, researchers have increased transaction speeds on the Hyperledger FabricRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-4 23:00 | |
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Fidelity Survey: 22 Percent of Institutional Investors Have Some Exposure to Digital Assets
Asset management firm Fidelity Investments on May 2, 2019, published a Medium post which suggests that almost 22 percent of institutional investors hold digital assets in some form in their portfolios. дальше »
2019-5-3 21:00 | |
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New York Police Warn Citizens of Cryptocurrency Phone Scams
In New York, Bitcoin scammers are impersonating Social Security Administrators. A report by The Next Web reveals the New York Police Department (NYPD) sent out a warning to the public, alerting them to fraudsters who call and ask for payment in bank wire transfers, bitcoin (BTC), and prepaid gift cards. дальше »
2019-5-3 20:00 | |
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Google Bends to User Privacy Demands; Launches Auto-Delete Option for User Data
Google has announced its plan to add an auto-delete option for location history and web activity information on its blog, May 01, 2019. This comes as an acknowledgment to the rising demands for data privacy from its users. дальше »
2019-5-3 19:00 | |
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Facebook’s Crypto Initiative “Project Libra” Is Making Moves
Facebook is actively seeking collaborators and funding for its cryptocurrency venture, now known to be “Project Libra,” which is more commonly referred to as FacebookCoin. This according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), and Gizmodo, May 02, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-3 18:06 | |
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Microsoft Launches Enterprise Tools for AI, Blockchain, and IoT
Microsoft has unveiled a new release of Azure for AI, mixed reality, IoT, and blockchains. This release will enable the creation of hybrid applications for cloud and edge computing. This according to a report from Reuters, May 02, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-3 17:00 | |
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Tron Releases Developer’s Guide, Deletes After Instant Backlash
Justin Sun, CEO of Tron, announced the foundation had released a developer guide for Tron, April 30, 2019. In reality, the ‘guide’ was just a list of exchanges on which Tron (TRX) is listed. Making Headlines TRON released a ‘developer guide’ which turned out to be nothing more than a list of exchanges. дальше »
2019-5-3 13:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Transactions are up Four Fold in 2019
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain’s daily processed transactions has increased by 400% since the start of the year, as per a Tweet from LongHash, May 02, 2019. This comes in light of the Bitcoin (BTC) Mempool reaching yearly highs. дальше »
2019-5-3 12:05 | |
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Ethereum-Powered Crypto Trading Platform dYdX Goes Live
Ethereum-based trustless digital asset trading venture, dYdX, has gone live and is now open to the public as announced by dYdX announced in a Medium post, May 1, 2019. The highly anticipated project, backed by the likes of Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital, enables traders to trade ETH using leverage with DAI as the baseRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-3 11:00 | |
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Square’s Stock Tanks after Lackluster Q1 Results
Despite a 43 percent year-on-year growth in net revenues, Square has declared a loss per share of 9 cents in a letter to shareholders. Wall Street was expecting the loss making company to finally declare an earnings call in the green, evidently, the market punished Square for hitting below expectations. дальше »
2019-5-3 09:22 | |
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The Malware that Hacks Computer Servers to Mine Cryptocurrency
In an exclusive report to TechCrunch, Boston-based security firm, Threat Stack, revealed the discovery of a new variation of the Shellbot malware that was capable of breaking into crypto miners’ computers and using their resources to mine cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2019-5-3 09:00 | |
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FCC Commissioner Questions Telecom Companies for Selling Location Data
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on May 1, 2019, demanded answers from telecommunication companies in regards to their involvement in selling customers’ phone location information to data aggregators, Motherboard reported. дальше »
2019-5-3 01:00 | |
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China-based Blockchain Investment Firm Diversifies with Cannabis
A Chinese blockchain investment firm listed in Hong Kong recently announced that it was looking at the cannabis sector following bitcoin’s price struggles in 2018. As reported by South China Morning Post, the company says it wants to diversify its investment portfolio. дальше »
2019-5-3 23:00 | |
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Dogecoin (DOGE) Now Supported by Coinbase Android and iOS Wallets
U. S. -based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on May 2, 2019, announced in a blog post that its user can now store Dogecoin (DOGE) directly in the Coinbase Wallet app. Wow, Much Support Users of Coinbase Wallet, an Ethereum-powered crypto wallet, can now securely store DOGE digital tokens. дальше »
2019-5-3 21:00 | |
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CoinMarketCap: Crypto Exchanges Must Provide Mandatory Data or Risk Exclusion
CoinMarketCap, a market capitalization tracker, announced in its sixth Anniversary blog post on May 1, 2019, that it will be removing exchanges from its calculations that fail to provide necessary data. дальше »
2019-5-3 20:00 | |
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Bank of Canada and Singapore Financial Watchdog Exchange Digital Currency on Blockchain
Bloomberg reports on May 2, 2019, that the Bank of Canada and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have successfully sent each other digital currencies using blockchain technology. This marks the first instance of such a transaction between two central banks. дальше »
2019-5-3 19:00 | |
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CFTC Chair: Cryptocurrencies Bring New Applications for Clearinghouse Registration
In his testimony before the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit Washington, D. C. , May 1, 2019, CFTC chairman J. Cristopher Giancarlo asserted that the mounting interest in cryptocurrencies might bring new applications for clearinghouse registration. дальше »
2019-5-2 17:00 | |
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This Hedge Fund Has Outperformed the Market since its Launch
In an interview with the Houston Business Journal, Amsys Digital Asset Fund has revealed they have given a 7. 08 percent return to investors over a time frame in which bitcoin returned -34. 5 percent. дальше »
2019-5-2 15:00 | |
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Ripple Releases 1 Billion XRP ($309 Million) from Escrow
Ripple has released one billion XRP worth about $309 million from its escrow account at the start of May 2019, according to Twitter user Whale Alert. In a recently released Q1 2019 performance, the company revealed total XRP sales of $169 million between January and March 2019. дальше »
2019-5-2 14:00 | |
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Australian Tax Authorities Collect Crypto Data to Verify Tax Compliance
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), on April 30, 2019, announced that they were collecting trading records from designated service providers (DSPs) to ensure that cryptocurrency traders were presenting accurate income statements and not cutting out on taxes. дальше »
2019-5-2 13:00 | |
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Feds Seize Part of Bitfinex’s Missing Funds, First Arrest Made
As first reported by Modern Consensus, an HSBC account linked to a federal indictment for bank fraud has been found to be directly related to Bitfinex. Legal Troubles Begin A portion of Bitfinex’s missing $850 million has been seized by the U. дальше »
2019-5-2 12:38 | |
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New York Attorney General Accuses Two of Cryptocurrency Fraud
Federal prosecutors indicted Reginald Fowler, 60, of Arizona and Ravid Yosef, 36, of Tel Aviv on grounds of hiding the true nature of hundreds of millions of dollars transferred in and out of their several bank accounts around the world, reported Bloomberg May 1, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-2 12:00 | |
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Filings Reveal that Only 74 Percent of USDT Is Backed by Short-Term Liquid Funds
According to a Bloomberg report published April 30, 2019, only 74 percent of Tether’s USDT stablecoin is backed by fiat and other short-term liquid assets. The Trouble Runs Deep In an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court of State of New York on April 30, 2019, Tether’s general counsel Stuart Hoegner stated that the companyRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-2 11:48 | |
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Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP Weekly Market Update May 2, 2019
The total crypto market cap lost $1. 6 billion of value for the seven-day period and now stands at $175. 6 billion. The top ten currencies are mostly in red for the same time frame with Cardano (ADA) and Ripple’s XRP down by 1. дальше »
2019-5-2 11:00 | |
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Charles Hoskinson Launches Enterprise Blockchain with Ethiopian Government
Forbes reported that Ethereum and Cardano co-founder, Charles Hoskinson, has announced the launch of an enterprise blockchain framework in collaboration with the government of Ethiopia. Financial Services for Africa’s Unbanked Charles Hoskinson is launching “Atala,” an enterprise blockchain framework that aims to provide financial services to billions living in African countries. дальше »
2019-5-2 09:00 | |
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Australia: Opposition Labor Party Commits $2.1 Million to Blockchain Academy
In a major push for the development of blockchain skills among the working populace, the Australia Labor Party has announced that it will commit $2. 1 million towards the creation of Australia’s first Blockchain Academy in Perth, ZDNet reports, May 1, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-2 05:00 | |
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Meet the New King of GPU Mining
Tech Radar reports the new AMD Radeon VII graphics card is able to achieve a hash rate of 90 MH/s. The highest GPU hash rate prior to this was 69 MH/s on the AMD RX Vega 64. This is expected to greatly affect the efficiency of Ethereum mining. дальше »
2019-5-2 01:00 | |
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