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Financial Conduct Authority Increases Crypto Investigations to Eliminate Unsavory Businesses

Bitcoin’s price has been going down for quite some time, and this seems to coincide with the UK watchdog taking some action in the industry. According to data provided to Telegraph Money, the quantity that the Financial Conduct Authority has been investigating in the digital currency industry has doubled. In a Freedom of Information request, […] дальше »

2018-11-27 18:25


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No, Lower Bitcoin Price Won’t Start a Mining ‘Death Spiral’

A giant mining initiative sponsored by the government of Paraguay should quell fears the current Bitcoin price lows hurt the profitability of the practice. Golden Goose Will Have 15 Years’ ‘Guaranteed’ Power In a press release November 18, Korean Blockchain startup Commons Foundation confirmed authorities had “guaranteed” electricity for the Golden Goose project, which it says will be “the world’s largest cryptocurrency mining center and global exchange. дальше »

2018-11-26 14:00


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A Bug Making Ethereum Transactions on Exchanges Vulnerable Has Been Fixed

A bug centering around a new Ethereum token, GasToken, which was enabling abuse on cryptocurrency exchanges, appears to have been resolved. The details are provided in a report originally published on November 13, 2018, that discussed how the bug was exploited by attackers, and what digital platforms could do if they wished to protect their hot wallet funds. дальше »

2018-11-22 00:34


Сайт Coingeek подвергся DDoS-атаке накануне хардфорка Bitcoin Cash

Владелец крупнейшего BCH-пула Келвин Эйр сообщил о DDoS-атаке на свой новостной сайт. hahaha…someone DDosing https://t. co/k3ybTnnwU5…. this is exactly my point on why we need adult leadership provided by miners to take over from the Devs. дальше »

2018-11-15 18:58


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BREAKING: Google hacked to promote Bitcoin scam on Twitter

In the latest in a string of cryptocurrency-related hackings on Twitter, attackers have breached an official Google account to promote a Bitcoin giveaway scam to its over 800,000 followers. The official G Suite Twitter account just blasted the following message to hundreds of thousands of users: Hard Fork has yet to confirm for how long the tweet remained on G Suite’s feed, but it was no less than 11 minutes (as you can notie on the screenshot. дальше »

2018-11-14 22:40


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New Exchange Security Scoring Model Offers Insurance Rates for Coin Holders

International cybersecurity solutions provider Group-IB has come up with a scoring model to grade crypto exchanges based on their level of security. The scoring model was created by Group-IB in conjunction with Swiss-based Cryptolns (which is operated by Swiss insurance broker APIS AS), and the grading is intrinsic to CryptoIns’ new cryptocurrency exchange insurance, which will allow exchange users to cover up to 15 BTC worth of digital assets held in their exchange accounts. дальше »

2018-11-13 00:43


Plasma Halted as Ethereum Seeks Alternative Scaling in zk-SNARKs

Ethereum’s Achilles heel has always been scaling. Since its inception, developers have been researching different ways to scale the blockchain in order to increase network capacity and speed. Back in August 2017 Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, released an initial draft of the Plasma project which provided an off-chain layer 2 scaling solution. дальше »

2018-11-9 15:00


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Ethfinex Hopes to Break Stalemate by Offering In-Platform ICOs and Token Sales

Ethfinex plans to host token sales and ICOs within its platform. The company has developed what they believe to be a more equitable method for involving investors in ICOs. Will Decentralized ICOs Level the Playing Field? Ethfinex will soon offer users the opportunity to participate in token sales and ICOs provided directly through the exchange platform. дальше »

2018-10-27 08:00


Sweden to Bring Forward Launch of State-Backed Digital Currency e-Krona

The government of Sweden has called for plans to launch a digital version of their fiat currency, the krona, to be brought forward. As the country moves rapidly towards a cashless future, there are concerns that citizens will turn to means of payments provided by “private agents” without “state-guaranteed” digital cash. дальше »

2018-10-26 21:00


A College Freshman is Livestreaming Himself Committing 51% Attacks on Small Cryptocurrency Projects

Despite the inherent security advantages provided by blockchain governance systems, no protection technology is unbreakable. To prove this, a college freshman and security researcher by the online handle of “geocold51” is breaking through blockchain-based security with 51% attacks, reports CoinDesk. дальше »

2018-10-25 00:25