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Cryptocurrency custodian firm Anchorage announced it is now offering insurance coverage for cryptocurrencies
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Social media personalities charge thousands of dollars for video reviews, while research houses accept payments in the digital currencies they’re analyzing, casting a shadow on the transparency of the crypto industry, Reuters uncovered in a November 27, 2018 report.
2018-11-28 17:51 | |
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It appears Twitter has become so saturated with cryptocurrency scams that attackers are finally starting to target other platforms too – like Facebook. Unlike the standard Bitcoin giveaway scams on Twitter, the Facebook scam (as noticed by Hard Fork) is designed to trick users into giving up sensitive data, like their credit card information.
2018-11-28 17:48 | |
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Despite the cryptocurrency market’s plummeting price of recent weeks, the Nasdaq is still plowing ahead with preparations to launch Bitcoin futures. Sources close to the matter say it could happen as soon as Q1 2019, according to Bloomberg.
2018-11-27 18:43 | |
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BitPay’s popular Bitcoin wallet, Copay, has been compromised – and your cryptocurrency might be at risk. Developer BitPay has warned users that its open-source wallet Copay has been infected with malware designed to steal users’ private keys.
2018-11-27 13:45 | |
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Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Since 2009, estimates suggest criminals have used the hyper-connected cryptocurrency ecosystem to launder well over $2.
2018-11-26 19:36 | |
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The central bank of France and its local financial markets regulator,ncies are often unregulated and, generally, not well-suited for uninformed investors. “[In light of recent announcements to offer cryptocurrency coupons in tobacco stores,] the AMF, the Bank of France, and the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority warn that the acts of purchasing, selling, and investing in Bitcoin are currently… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Bitcoin
2018-11-26 17:07 | |
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If you’re a big-time hodler you may have had your eyes glued to cryptocurrency prices over the weekend. If you did, here’s a helpful list of the top news from the industry from over the weekend that you might have missed – and we don’t mention Bitcoin’s price, not even once.
2018-11-26 12:32 | |
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Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and CEO of Binance, one of the largest virtual currency exchanges in the market, has been accused of searching biased coverage. During an interview with Techonomy, the Chief Market Strategist of Ripple, Cory Johnson, implied that CZ might search for a biased approach at the time of covering some crypto-related […]
2018-11-23 17:04 | |
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The French confederation of tobacconists is hellbent on allowing tobacco stores (tabacs) across the country sell special coupons for Bitcoin and Ethereum, as a way of keeping up with the times.
2018-11-22 16:51 | |
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It appears hackers were able to seize control of the email address of cryptocurrency exchange desk Uphold – and blast its users with a link to a Bitcoin giveaway scam. Scammers sent links to a phishing campaign, designed to dupe naive investors out of their coins.
2018-11-22 16:41 | |
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Two major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have been forced offline, after critical Amazon Web Services (AWS) servers suffered nationwide failure Thursday morning. AWS, one of the world’s widely used cloud services, was hit with major internal server failures that brought popular digital asset exchanges, Upbit and Coinone, to a screeching halt.
2018-11-22 14:31 | |
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The sharp dip in price is hardly the only hurdle ahead of cryptocurrency mainstream adoption: Bitcoin usage among major merchants and payment processors has purportedly fallen 80 percent since the beginning of the year.
2018-11-21 14:41 | |
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Remember that kid that got tortured by his friends in an attempt to steal his Bitcoin about a month ago? Well, turns out he may have actually made his cryptocurrency fortune by stealing it from a Silicon Valley exec, after pulling an elaborate SIM-swapping scheme.
2018-11-21 14:28 | |
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Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. The Lightning Network is getting so big that its capacity has recently surpassed the $1.
2018-11-19 18:39 | |
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Earlier last week, the highly controversial Bitcoin Cash hard fork finally happened, resulting in two separate chains — Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH ABC) and Bitcoin Cash SV (BCH SV). But there can only be one real “Bitcoin Cash,” and the war to claim to that title is intensifying.
2018-11-19 17:44 | |
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Greek lore tells the tale of Medusa — a fearsome monster who could turn mortals into pillars of stone, should they be unfortunate enough to gaze upon her. For the digital age, there’s something similar.
2018-11-19 16:10 | |
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Several high-profile cryptocurrency traders are posting major losses after the Bitcoin Cash hard fork, as the true impact of the controversial hash wars starts to make itself known. Just as the price of the original Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency started to fall last week, major exchange OKEx abruptly ended $135 million worth of futures contracts, claiming it necessary to protect clients from the impending market volatility.
2018-11-19 14:56 | |
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Twitter has confirmed the series of cryptocurrency-related hackings on its platform originated from a third-party software provider – and not its own system. In an email to Hard Fork, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed attackers exploited a third-party marketing solution to blast fake Bitcoin giveaway links from a slew of verified accounts, including Google and Target.
2018-11-16 19:44 | |
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Yesterday, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain split in two separate networks, each kicking off a new cryptocurrency. Now that Bitcoin Cash has forked into two rivalling cryptocurrencies – BAB, maintained by Bitcoin-ABC, and BSV, maintained by Craig Wright’s nChain – it remains to be seen which network will surface as the dominant chain.
2018-11-16 18:42 | |
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Today, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – the most popular fork of the original Bitcoin (BTC) network and the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap – is about to undergo a highly controversial hard fork that will split its network into two separate chains.
2018-11-15 17:35 | |
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We often hear about how Bitcoin is trying to disrupt the financial industry. Well, it turns out one German cryptocurrency startup has cut out the middleman and just bought a bank. Earlier this week, German cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Group SE announced it has successfully bought a 100-percent stake in an investment bank, Tremmel Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH.
2018-11-15 15:52 | |
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‘Big four’ accounting firm KPMG has just asserted that cryptocurrency assets, like Bitcoin, are simply not ready to be classified as real currencies – and that using Bitcoin as a store of value is a “fool’s errand.
2018-11-15 13:36 | |
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In some countries you are liable for capital gains tax on any profits you make on your cryptocurrency hodlings. Calculating how much you owe can be confusing, but it just got a bit easier for Australian cryptocurrencers.
2018-11-15 12:45 | |
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Sweden‘s northernmost county opened its arms to two cryptocurrency mining firms earlier this year – but it might now be regretting the decision. The county of Norrbotten, Sweden is playing host to a cryptocurrency mining mystery.
2018-11-14 13:15 | |
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In what could be one of the strangest milestones in cryptocurrency history, Bitcoin is now the preferred payment method of Australian tax scammers, surpassing iTunes vouchers for the first time.
2018-11-14 13:02 | |
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One of the cryptocurrency industry’s leading research groups, Diar, has announced that it will be expanding its coverage of the digital asset space going forward. Amongst the additional areas focused upon in future editions will be the Ethereum ecosystem, along with the ever-expanding list of stablecoins such as Tether and the Gemini Dollar.
2018-11-14 04:00 | |
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Target has officially confirmed its Twitter account got hacked to promote a malicious cryptocurrency giveaway scam, promising over $31 million worth of Bitcoin to naive investors. “Early this morning, Target’s Twitter account was inappropriately accessed” a company spokesperson told Hard Fork in an email.
2018-11-13 18:09 | |
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Twitter cryptocurrency scammers have claimed their largest prey ever: hackers briefly hijacked the official account of American retail behemoth Target to push malicious Bitcoin giveaway links to its almost two million followers.
2018-11-13 14:30 | |
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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.
2018-11-13 00:43 | |
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While the cryptocurrency mania that drove Bitcoin’s price to $20,000 may have eased, the threat posed by the most experienced cybercriminals hasn’t disappeared. In fact, prominent information security firm Kaspersky Labs has detailed how some of the internet’s most well-known cyberthreats have evolved to better target cryptocurrency users and services.
2018-11-12 17:47 | |
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With the nights drawing in, we’re officially in hibernation mode now, so we spent most of the weekend in bed hiding from the wind and rain. But it was all in vain, and now it’s Moonday again. Here’s this weekend’s round-up of top cryptocurrency and blockchain news you need to know about: 1.
2018-11-12 12:47 | |
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Another day, another fake cryptocurrency app on Google Play. A group of Brazilian EOS developers, called EOS RIO, has warned users someone is trying to spread a fake version of its cryptocurrency wallet app on Google Play.
2018-11-9 16:31 | |
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A Swedish man has been convicted of attempted murder after sending numerous threatening letters to local politicians – and mailing a bomb-like device to a Bitcoin company in London. The Stockholm District Court has sentenced 43-year Michael Salonen to seven years in prison, AP reports.
2018-11-9 15:36 | |
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Social trading platform eToro has finally begun rolling out its cryptocurrency wallet to Android and iOS users. The wallet, which promises an intuitive customer interface and enhanced security, is now available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store.
2018-11-8 19:54 | |
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Crypto-jacking schemes are getting more intricate by the day. It appears hackers are now disguising cryptocurrency mining malware and passing it off as legitimate Windows installation packages.
2018-11-8 18:20 | |
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French regulators are realigning the taxes imposed on hodlers of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The French finance commission supported plans yesterday that will see capital gains tax applied to cryptocurrencies brought in line with other capital gains tax, Reuters reports.
2018-11-8 13:31 | |
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A cohort of young men have been accused of drunkenly assaulting their “friend” to extort the credentials to his cryptocurrency wallet, the New York Post reports. According to the report, the attackers demanded the victim “provide […] login information for his cryptocurrency accounts while holding his head underwater in the bathtub, punching him in the stomach, and throwing hot wax on him.
2018-11-7 16:56 | |
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Cryptocurrency hackers have attacked one of the internet’s most used traffic analytics services, StatCounter, in order to siphon Bitcoin from users of online exchange desk Gate. io. In a targeted attack, hackers breached StatCounter to such an extent that over 688,000 websites were caught loading the malicious script, ZDNet reports.
2018-11-7 14:16 | |
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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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If the abundance of reportage regarding crypto related thefts and frauds is anything to go by, it might not be so wrong to say that there’s a conspiracy afoot against cryptocurrencies. There’s not as much media coverage of financial crimes carried out in the mainstream finance sector as there is for cryptocurrencies. But when it […]
2018-11-7 12:24 | |
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Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot is celebrating Bitcoin’s tenth birthday by issuing a very special Bitcoin-themed watch: the BIG BANG MECA-10 P2P. As you might expect, the new Bitcoin watches are only available for purchase using Bitcoin.
2018-11-6 16:55 | |
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According to newly published research, mining cryptocurrency takes nearly twice as much energy than mining gold, platinum, and copper. Bitcoin on its own, needs three times as much energy to mine than compared to gold.
2018-11-6 13:54 | |
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The cryptocurrency market is going through a rough patch, but this isn’t stopping scammers from duping people out of their funds. Hackers took over the official Twitter account of India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to promote blatant Bitcoin giveaway scams – a trend that’s been plaguing social media for months now.
2018-11-6 12:47 | |
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Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Using a Bitcoin address for the first time is definitely cool, but it’s also a little confusing.
2018-11-5 19:36 | |
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Tokyo has taken another step towards cryptocurrency “mass adoption,” and will be giving high-rollers another place to spend their hodlings. The Hinomaru Limousine company claims it will be giving passengers the opportunity to pay for their travel – between the Japanese capital and the city’s two major airports – in digital currencies, Bloomberg reports.
2018-11-5 14:20 | |
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Another day on Twitter, another Elon Musk cryptocurrency giveaway scam. The official account of… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Bitcoin,Twitter
2018-11-5 13:56 | |
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We spent the entire weekend failing to reach the bottom of our buckets of Halloween candy. Yes, we’re disappointed with ourselves too. But as it’s Moonday, we’ve put that aside and rounded up the best cryptocurrency news from the last few days just for you! Here’s some of our top picks.
2018-11-5 12:02 | |
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Despite Google’s hardline stance against malicious cryptocurrency apps, some still find ways of sneaking through its net. Security and malware researcher, Lukas Stefanko, published a video yesterday exposing how a malicious app, distributed via Google’s Play Store, steals the sensitive data from unsuspecting users.
2018-11-2 17:55 | |
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Online advertising giants like Google and Facebook promised entrepreneurs an effective way of reaching consumers at an affordable cost. But following a series of policy crackdowns, this wasn’t exactly the case for cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses.
2018-11-2 16:09 | |
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As well as cyber and crime markets, Relm is offering reimbursement for losses associated with staking on the Ethereum network.
Crypto insurance underwriter Evertas will increase coverage limits to $420 million per policy while adding additional mining coverage.
FTX imploded back in November and there have been a number of developments since then. The effect of the crypto exchange’s collapse is still being felt by both users and companies in the space, and the most recent development shows that the contagion is far from over.
Insurers are increasingly denying or significantly limiting coverage to clients involved with crypto due to the collapse of exchange FTX. The post First Accountants Now Insurers Turn Their Backs on Crypto Clients appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Decentralized insurance built on a transparent, blazingly fast, and efficient blockchain with the community in mind is something to think about. The post Decentralized Insurance Built on the Blockchain is a Game Changer appeared first on BeInCrypto.
The company said the move intends to cover all NFTs listed on the HARTi platform with no cost to the seller.
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