Ledger Reveals Physical Exploits Against Trezor Hardware Wallets
The battle of the hardware wallets is heating up. At this weekend’s MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston, Charles Guillmet, Chief Security Officer of Ledger, presented a number of physical attacks…
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The battle of the hardware wallets is heating up. At this weekend’s MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston, Charles Guillmet, Chief Security Officer of Ledger, presented a number of physical attacks…
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Ledger Reveals Physical Exploits Against Trezor Hardware Wallets – Wallets Bitcoin News
The battle of the hardware wallets is heating up. At this weekend’s MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston, Charles Guillmet, Chief Security Officer of Ledger, The battle of the hardware wallets is heating up. Ledger has presented a number of physical attacks that could…
Malta Appoints Cybersecurity Firm Ciphertrace to Monitor Crypto Transactions
The Malta Financial Services Authority MFSA has appointed U.S. cybersecurity company Ciphertrace to help with compliance monitoring of crypto assets. Ciphertrace will be expected to keep track of transactions that…
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The Malta Financial Services Authority MFSA has appointed U.S. cybersecurity company Ciphertrace to help with compliance monitoring of crypto assets. Ciphertrace will be expected to keep track of transactions that…
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Malta Appoints Cybersecurity Firm Ciphertrace to Monitor Crypto Transactions
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has appointed U.S. cybersecurity company Ciphertrace Inc. to help with compliance monitoring of cryptocurrency assets.
How the World’s Leading Banks Help Launder $2 Trillion a Year
Some of the most well known banks in the world are also the biggest money launderers. The recent Troika Laundromat affair added another $8 billion to the trillions financial institutions…
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Some of the most well known banks in the world are also the biggest money launderers. The recent Troika Laundromat affair added another $8 billion to the trillions financial institutions…
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How the World's Leading Banks Help Launder $2 Trillion a Year – Bitcoin News
A look at a variety of money laundering schemes used by criminal enterprises who choose to use the world’s regulated banks as the main laundromat system.
Cointext Adds the Ability to Pay Bitpay Invoices Using SMS
Cointext, the cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to send bitcoin cash BCH by SMS, has been steadily adding regional support and so far has captured 42 countries. Now Cointext has…
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Cointext, the cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to send bitcoin cash BCH by SMS, has been steadily adding regional support and so far has captured 42 countries. Now Cointext has…
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Cointext Adds the Ability to Pay Bitpay Invoices Using SMS | Bitcoin News
Cointext has added the ability to pay the BIP70 protocol so users can pay Bitpay invoices using the wallet’s text messaging abilities.
In the Daily: Amun Funding Round, Coinsource Two-Way ATM, Etoro Wallet
In this edition of The Daily we cover a funding round by a Swiss startup that lists crypto instruments on the SIX exchange, an expansion of the Coinsource ATM network…
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In this edition of The Daily we cover a funding round by a Swiss startup that lists crypto instruments on the SIX exchange, an expansion of the Coinsource ATM network…
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In the Daily: Amun Funding Round, Coinsource Two-Way ATM, Etoro Wallet - Bitcoin News
In this edition of The Daily we cover a funding round by a Swiss startup that lists crypto instruments on the SIX exchange, an expansion of the Coinsource
Active Development for Most Bitcoin Forks Evaporates
A report published by Electric Capital has estimated that the number of developers working on public cryptocurrencies has doubled since January 2018. The research found that Ethereum has the largest…
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A report published by Electric Capital has estimated that the number of developers working on public cryptocurrencies has doubled since January 2018. The research found that Ethereum has the largest…
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Active Development for Most Bitcoin Forks Evaporates
A report published by Electric Capital has estimated that the number of developers working on public cryptocurrencies has doubled since Jan. 2018. The research finds that Ethereum has the largest development team of currently crypto assets, with 216 developers…
Up & Down: Large Volume for Today’s Gainers, ENJ and COSM Among Losers
In today’s market action, several of the day’s top 20 gainers have seen eight-figure trade volume over the last 24 hours including GRS, VIA, DMT, and CVC. When looking at…
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In today’s market action, several of the day’s top 20 gainers have seen eight-figure trade volume over the last 24 hours including GRS, VIA, DMT, and CVC. When looking at…
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Up & Down: Large Volume for Today's Gainers, ENJ and COSM Among Losers
In today’s market action, several of the day’s top twenty gainers have seen eight-figure trade volume over the last 24 hours, including GRS, VIA, DMT, and CVC. When looking at the worst performing markets, ENJ and COSM command the largest volume of the day’s…
In the Daily: Exchange to List STOs, Crypto Tax Tool for Accountants, Coinbase Updates
In this edition of The Daily we cover a regulated exchange that is starting to list security tokens, a new tool for accountants serving cryptocurrency users, and Coinbase linking its…
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In this edition of The Daily we cover a regulated exchange that is starting to list security tokens, a new tool for accountants serving cryptocurrency users, and Coinbase linking its…
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In the Daily: Exchange to List STOs, Crypto Tax Tool for Accountants, Coinbase Updates
In this edition of The Daily we cover a regulated exchange that is starting to list security tokens, a new tool for accountants serving cryptocurrency users, and Coinbase linking its platform and wallet app in addition to adding XLM trading on Coinbase Pro.
Markets Update: BTC Longs Hit New Low for 2019, ETH Longs Test ATH
In recent market action, BTC shorts have increased by 20% during the last two weeks, while longs have continued to slide for the fourth straight week to consistently post lower…
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In recent market action, BTC shorts have increased by 20% during the last two weeks, while longs have continued to slide for the fourth straight week to consistently post lower…
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Markets Update: BTC Longs Post New Low for 2019, ETH Longs Test ATH
In recent market action, BTC shorts have increased by 20% during the last two weeks, while longs have continued to slide for the fourth straight week to consistently post lower lows for 2019 so far. In other markets, ETH shorts have dropped by nearly 50%…
Thailand Approves Country’s First ICO Portal
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission SEC has reportedly approved the country’s first portal for initial coin offerings ICOs. The main purposes of these portals are to screen tokens, perform due…
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Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission SEC has reportedly approved the country’s first portal for initial coin offerings ICOs. The main purposes of these portals are to screen tokens, perform due…
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Thailand Approves Country's First ICO Portal – Regulation Bitcoin News
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly approved the country's first portal for initial coin offerings (ICOs). The main purposes of these portals are to screen tokens, perform due diligence, ensure project consistency with its whitepaper…
Crypto Users Are Still Scared to Pay With Bitcoin in 2019 — FIO Protocol Aims to Fix That
Over the last few months, a number of cryptocurrency wallet and exchange providers have joined the Foundation for Interwallet Operability FIO. The foundation aims to improve digital currency operability because…
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Over the last few months, a number of cryptocurrency wallet and exchange providers have joined the Foundation for Interwallet Operability FIO. The foundation aims to improve digital currency operability because…
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Crypto Users Are Still Scared to Pay With Bitcoin in 2019 — FIO Protocol Aims to Fix That - Bitcoin News
On March 12, a published FIO research study suggests that 60 percent of crypto users are “still scared to make a bitcoin payment.”
Basel Committee Sets out Guidelines for Banks Intending to Enter Crypto Market
The Basel Committee has laid out guidelines for banks that plan to enter the cryptocurrency market. While outlining the supposed threats posed by crypto assets in terms of financial stability,…
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The Basel Committee has laid out guidelines for banks that plan to enter the cryptocurrency market. While outlining the supposed threats posed by crypto assets in terms of financial stability,…
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Basel Committee Sets out Guidelines for Banks Intending to Enter Crypto Market
The Basel Committee has set out guidelines for banks that intend to enter the cryptocurrency market.
US Sanctions Moscow’s Evrofinance Bank Over Involvement With Petro
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC has imposed sanctions on Moscow-based Evrofinance Mosnarbank. The Russian bank was allegedly involved in Venezuela’s attempts to bypass…
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC has imposed sanctions on Moscow-based Evrofinance Mosnarbank. The Russian bank was allegedly involved in Venezuela’s attempts to bypass…
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US Sanctions Moscow's Evrofinance Bank Over Involvement With Petro – Economics Bitcoin News
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Moscow-based Evrofinance Mosnarbank. The Russian
Quoine Found Liable for Wrongfully Reversing BTC Trades in Singaporean First
In the first Singaporean legal dispute involving BTC, Singapore-registered cryptocurrency exchange Quoine has been found to have wrongfully reversed seven trades placed by market maker B2C2 during April 2017. The…
In the first Singaporean legal dispute involving BTC, Singapore-registered cryptocurrency exchange Quoine has been found to have wrongfully reversed seven trades placed by market maker B2C2 during April 2017. The…
Tel Aviv Court Gives Moshe Hogeg 30 Days to Settle $4M Lawsuit
Moshe Hogeg, the co-founder and chairman of venture capital investment fund Singulariteam, and the alleged head of Stox Technologies, has been given 30 days to settle with a Chinese investor.…
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Moshe Hogeg, the co-founder and chairman of venture capital investment fund Singulariteam, and the alleged head of Stox Technologies, has been given 30 days to settle with a Chinese investor.…
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Tel-Aviv Court Gives Moshe Hogeg 30 Days to Settle $4m Lawsuit
Moshe Hogeg, the co-founder and chairman of venture capital investment fund, Singulariteam, and the alleged head of Stox Technologies, has been given 30 days to settle with a Chinese investor who has brought an 17 million Israeli New Shekels (NIS) (approximately…
Bitcoin Exchange Gatecoin Shuts Down Citing Financial Difficulty
Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Gatecoin has said it is shutting down citing financial difficulty. The exchange suffered a $2 million hack in 2016 and hasn’t been able to recover the…
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Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Gatecoin has said it is shutting down citing financial difficulty. The exchange suffered a $2 million hack in 2016 and hasn’t been able to recover the…
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Bitcoin Exchange Gatecoin Shuts Down Citing Financial Difficulty
Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Gatecoin has said it is shutting down citing financial difficulty. The exchange suffered a $2 million hack in 2016 and hasn't been able to recover the funds
Satoshi’s Pre-Release Bitcoin Code Contains Some Fascinating Findings
Cryptocurrency supporters have been discussing an early version of the original Bitcoin source code that surfaced this week. An old forum post and mailing list letter written by Satoshi suggests…
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Cryptocurrency supporters have been discussing an early version of the original Bitcoin source code that surfaced this week. An old forum post and mailing list letter written by Satoshi suggests…
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Satoshi's Pre-Release Bitcoin Code Contains Fascinating Findings
There was a private version of the Bitcoin code distributed to a few people before the launch of the network on Jan. 3, 2009.
Chinese Government Officials Targeted With Ransomware, North Korea Suspected
A statement issued by the People’s Government of Yiling District, Yichang has revealed that Chinese officials have been the target of a ransomware email attack in recent days. Also Read:…
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A statement issued by the People’s Government of Yiling District, Yichang has revealed that Chinese officials have been the target of a ransomware email attack in recent days. Also Read:…
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Chinese Government Officials Targeted With Ransomware, North Korea Suspected
A statement issued by the People’s Government of Yiling District, Yichang has announced the Chinese officials have been the target of a ransomware email attack during recent days.
How to Identify and Mitigate a Bitcoin Dust Attack
Bitcoin transactions are not anonymous but users can still add a layer of privacy by using different addresses and other techniques to confuse blockchain surveillance. However, a de-anonymization method known…
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Bitcoin transactions are not anonymous but users can still add a layer of privacy by using different addresses and other techniques to confuse blockchain surveillance. However, a de-anonymization method known…
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How to Identify and Mitigate a Bitcoin Dust Attack
The dust attack has been prevalent over the years and if transactions like these go unnoticed they can ultimately be used to identify cryptocurrency users.
Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency: Separating Hype from Reality
Pick an industry – any industry – and you can virtually guarantee that AI will have been hailed as its next big thing. The cryptocurrency sector is no different, with…
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Pick an industry – any industry – and you can virtually guarantee that AI will have been hailed as its next big thing. The cryptocurrency sector is no different, with…
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Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency: Separating Hype from Reality – Technology Bitcoin News
Pick an industry – any industry – and you can virtually guarantee that AI will have been hailed as its next big thing. The cryptocurrency sector is no
Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Found Not Guilty of Embezzlement
Mark Karpeles, CEO of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has been sentenced by the Tokyo District Court. The court convicted him of record tampering but found him not guilty…
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Mark Karpeles, CEO of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has been sentenced by the Tokyo District Court. The court convicted him of record tampering but found him not guilty…
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Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Found Not Guilty of Embezzlement - Bitcoin News
Mark Karpeles, CEO of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has been sentenced by the Tokyo District Court. The court convicted him of record tampering but found him not guilty of embezzlement. He received a suspended jail sentence of two and a half years.