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Ransomware Crooks Cashed Out $16 Million from Defunct Bitcoin Exchange: Google Research

By CCN: In the two years leading up to 2018, a spate of ransomware attacks were analyzed in a report by a team of researchers hailing mostly from leading U. S. universities and Google. Results showed a conservative estimate of total funds stolen to be $16 million, with bitcoin providing a way for malicious actors to take payment from anywhere in the world. дальше »

2019-5-9 11:50


Cent, an Ethereum-based Blockchain Blogging Platform, Now Let’s Users Send ETH via Chat

Cent launches payment processing service for cryptocurrency payments. CTO expresses interest in expanding to other sources of content, like video blogging. Cent is a platform that consumers can use for blogging, but it looks like the company is taking a page out of WeChat’s book, creating an opportunity to use the chat function in payment […] дальше »

2019-5-9 00:27


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Built Over Brave, Gab’s Browser Plans to Use Bitcoin Instead of BAT

Gab is using Brave’s open source code to build its browser, Dissenter, and plans to integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network and replace BAT tokens, reported Decrypt Media, April 25, 2019. Brave CEO Not Impressed by Dissenter The free-speech social media platform Gab has been blocked out from almost all payment processors and web host providers onRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-4-30 10:35


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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »

2019-4-27 01:30


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Lil Pump now accepts Bitcoin on his merch store (but will he dump it?)

In a move that’s sure to make some Bitcoin hodlers happy, Columbian-American rapper, Lil Pump, is now accepting the cryptocurrency as a payment method on his online merch store. He’s a millionaire that doesn’t know how to read, but it hasn’t stopped him from offering customers the opportunity to pay either “on chain,” or “off chain” through the Lightning Network. дальше »

2019-4-25 12:07


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Out of Testnet and Into Alpha: Lightning Labs’ Desktop Application Is Live

Lightning Labs just released an alpha version of its Lightning Network wallet. The desktop application is now compatible with Bitcoin’s mainnet and it leverages Neutrino (the protocol, not the analytics company acquired by Coinbase) to give users a lightweight option to “control their own funds,” as opposed to running a full node or trusting a third party to play custodian. дальше »

2019-4-24 01:38


Edge Non-Custodial Cryptocurrency Wallet and Exchange Partners with Simplex Payment Processor

Edge cryptocurrency wallet, formerly Airbitz, announced its partnership with Simplex payment processor to provide a direct channel to sell cryptocurrency to your Visa or MasterCard credit card. The beta of the “cash out” functionality is released only on iOS only at the moment with the Android version still in development. As cryptocurrency adoption rate gains […] дальше »

2019-4-10 18:44


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Sparkswap, World’s First Lightning Atomic Swap Exchange, Now in Beta

Bitcoin’s first decentralized exchange to make use of the Lightning Network’s Atomic Swaps is now in beta. Sparkswap, an exchange with backing from Pantera Capital (which announced its ambitious mission to become the most decentralized bitcoin exchange on the market in August 2018), has now opened its beta to users. дальше »

2019-4-9 23:28


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Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them

Lightning Labs, the development team working to grow the Lightning Network, just released the alpha version of a new protocol called Lightning Loop. Lightning Loop is designed to give users the ability to deposit and withdraw bitcoin from their payment channels (the two-way payment gateways that allow users to send and receive funds to and from each other) without closing these channels entirely. дальше »

2019-3-22 20:32


Texas Bill Proposal: ” Before Accepting Payment by a Digital Currency, a Person Must Verify the Identity of the Person Sending Payment”

In the US state of Texas, a new proposed bill sets out to require identity verification to use cryptocurrencies. The… The post Texas Bill Proposal: ” Before Accepting Payment by a Digital Currency, a Person Must Verify the Identity of the Person Sending Payment” appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »

2019-3-16 12:32


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As Court Reconvenes for QuadrigaCX, Questions Surround Empty Cold Wallets

As QuadrigaCX’s legal counsel descends on the courtroom in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for another round of legal proceedings, the court monitor’s third report on QuadrigaCX’s finances — specifically its revelation that the exchange’s cold wallets are empty — lays out some hopeful avenues for fund recovery — and some frustrating dead ends. дальше »

2019-3-5 20:20