2019-11-5 11:14 |
Researchers have alleged that market misconduct by a single whale was responsible for Bitcoin’s bull run to an all-time high of nearly $20,000
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The researchers tested the “efficient market hypothesis” against Bitcoin and, according to the study, were able to develop an “optimal model.”
2023-11-11 22:06 | |
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Bitcoin mining raises a “set of red flags for any consideration as a sustainable sector,” according to researchers.
2022-9-30 07:07 | |
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Researchers behind an earlier study claiming that US Dollar Tether (USDT) was the cause of the 2017 Bitcoin bull market peak now claim that a single large holder drove the price upwards. However, an analyst at VanEck believes this to be nonsense.
2019-11-5 23:00 | |
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In a press release issued on November 4, 2019, OKEx – the world’s largest futures cryptocurrency exchange – announced that it will list open-source blockchain platform Tezos’s digital token – XTZ. Tezos Marks its Debut on OKEx Tezos, an open-source distributed ledger technology (DLT) project with a global community of validators, researchers, and developers hasRead MoreRead More.
2019-11-5 22:00 | |
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Based on the data released by researchers at Skew, the correlation between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) has been at around 90 percent for two years. Since the end of the 2017 bull market during which the Bitcoin price achieved $20,000, most cryptocurrencies have fallen by 80 to 95 percent against the U.
2019-11-4 15:01 | |
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According to researchers at Skew Markets, total open interest at Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures market — operated by NYSE parent company ICE — crossed $1 million. The Skew Markets researchers said: “Bakkt slowly taking off – total open interest just crossed $1mln with volumes also ramping up a quite a bit this week.
2019-11-3 11:46 | |
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While many people can only imagine what Bitcoin is, Blockchain is only part of what makes cryptocurrencies what they are, and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been urged to show interest in it.
2019-10-26 00:46 | |
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A new denial-of-service attack could slow down or completely stop bitcoin payments over the lightning network.
2019-10-21 11:00 | |
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The researchers of the IT security company ESET have recently discovered a new way that hackers use to invade people’s computers. According to them, several hackers have been distributing a malicious version of the Tor Browser, which is generally used to access the deep web or to browse incognito. This malicious version, however, is set […]
2019-10-19 01:13 | |
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Researchers have identified malware associated with an unofficial version of the Tor Browser. Evidence suggests that the covert software has been tricking users into sending Bitcoin to addresses under the control of scammers.
2019-10-19 23:00 | |
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Ray Dalio, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Bridgewater Associates with a net worth of over $18 billion, warns stimuli from central banks won’t reverse global economic slowdown, which may affect Bitcoin in the medium term.
2019-10-18 20:46 | |
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Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have uncovered a malicious version of the Tor browser – the program used to access the dark web – and it’s been stealing user‘s Bitcoin. According to ESET, the bad actors were able to steal more than $40,000 worth of Bitcoin.
2019-10-18 14:04 | |
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A new distributed ledger protocol is being pitched as a secure and less power-hungry alternative to Bitcoin mining
2019-10-16 12:10 | |
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Some villains who distributed the Sodinokibi Ransomware earn a tremendous amount of money illegally by conning victims to pay a requested bitcoin price into their wallets. Researchers from McAfee tracked some covered information, only to find out that one distributor of the ransomware made an equivalent of $287,499 Bitcoins in 3 days. The analysts further […]
2019-10-15 18:31 | |
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Analysts have reportedly discovered the source of the sextortion emails that’ve plagued the internet since last year — the ones that demand Bitcoin or else they’ll leak videos of you masturbating to kinky pornography.
2019-10-14 18:12 | |
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Criminals who distributed the Sodinokibi ransomware threat earned a huge payday from victims who paid the requested Bitcoin ransom. According to researchers at McAfee, who tracked down several posts published on underground forums, one particular distributor made the equivalent of $287,499 in Bitcoin in just 72 hours.
2019-10-14 17:00 | |
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Research by cryptocurrency researchers has shown that Bitcoin SV has suffered one of its biggest plunges in October. Twitter shows that the “altcoin mention season” has drastically dropped this month, TIE reported.
2019-10-8 17:53 | |
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Bitcoin SV, an offshoot blockchain project that self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright supports, is losing touch with its core audience on Twitter. Cryptocurrency researchers at the TIE found that Bitcoin SV lately suffered one of its worst ‘Twitter-mentions’ deficit.
2019-10-7 18:30 | |
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Researchers at one of the biggest Bitcoin derivatives giants believe there is no point waiting for a specific innovation to take Bitcoin mainstream. BitMEX: Bitcoin Will ‘Slowly Improve’ Presenting a new forecast on October 6, BitMEX Research, the analytics arm of BitMEX, said new tools such as the Lightning Network would not transform Bitcoin overnight.
2019-10-7 13:00 | |
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A link between Bitcoin and Tether has become more clear as researchers discover that Bitcoin rallies were sparked by the issuance of new USDT coins at least 70% of the time. It is no secret that the largest stablecoin in the crypto market, Tether (USDT), is linked to the largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC).
2019-10-4 12:10 | |
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Dutch journalist and TV presenter, Jort Kelder, called out a Bitcoin scammer over Skype following the illicit use his face. Researchers located and revealed the names of a number of companies that have been using the faces of celebrities to promote heinous Bitcoin scams, Brandpunt+ reported earlier this year.
2019-10-3 15:39 | |
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A report by Forbes Digital Assets has identified the periods during the week that Bitcoin (BTC) is at its most volatile. The researchers found that Friday is generally the most volatile day for the BTC market and Monday mornings are usually slow.
2019-10-4 14:12 | |
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Bayern LB, one of Germany's top banks, has published a report in strong support of bitcoin superseding gold, predicting a price of $90,000 per BTC post bitcoin's halving in 2020. Within a report entitled, "Is bitcoin outshining gold?" the bank's researchers delved into the stock-to-flow ratios of gold and bitcoin, specifically regarding the impact of […] The post Top German Bank Predicts Bitcoin to Hit $90,000 After Halving, Calling It ‘Ultrahard Money’ appeared first on CCN.com
2019-10-2 21:00 | |
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Quantum computing could break bitcoin. Here's how researchers from government and academia are trying to future-proof blockchain technology.
2019-9-30 14:00 | |
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Conspiracies concerning the manipulation of bitcoin futures may now have some grounds, as researchers claim to have found a "striking systematic trend" between BTC price action and futures expiry dates.
2019-9-27 20:30 | |
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Losing your data sucks. It sucks even more when someone uses ransomware to maliciously encrypt your files and demands Bitcoin to ensure its safe return. But don’t worry, because there are things you can do to get one over on the cyberbaddies.
2019-9-26 13:08 | |
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A pair of researchers have released the results of a formal verification of the lightning network, saying it's "as secure as bitcoin."
2019-9-23 12:11 | |
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A pair of researchers have released the results of a formal verification of the lightning network, saying it's "as secure as bitcoin."
2019-9-22 12:11 | |
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ZsCaler ThreatLabZ released a report on September 12, 2019, noting that security researchers had uncovered a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) malware that was targeting BTC wallets. Dubbed InnfiRAT, the RAT had been designed to perform a broad array of tasks such as infecting the target machine and more specifically seeking information on available LTC (Litecoin) […]
2019-9-19 18:39 | |
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Zscaler ThreatLabZ has discovered a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) malware designed to steal Bitcoin and Litecoin wallet data from infected systems
2019-9-19 14:25 | |
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There’s a small team of committed researchers and activists called the Ryver Bitcoin Cash group surveying Venezuelans, and giving them educational resources about the benefits of bitcoin cash.
2019-9-14 20:50 | |
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Security experts and researchers have recently identified an ongoing trend of illicit and lucrative transactions involving BTC to cash transactions. The security experts provided a glimpse into what is taking place in the dark web after analyzing dozens of transactions posted and executed in various forums and marketplaces. The financial scammers are alleged to be […]
2019-9-14 17:28 | |
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The crypto industry has not been without its fair share of scams and cons. Bitcoin has battled this reputation since its inception and FUD-fueled mainstream media outlets do not help matters. Social media and search giants are equally to blame but that doesn’t stop the Bitcoin bashing.
2019-9-13 09:30 | |
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The FATF ‘Travel Rule’ that cryptocurrency proponents have described as “absurd” will result in a mass shift to compliance among Bitcoin exchanges, new data claims. FATF Rules Move Closer To Law In a report issued on September 9, Crystal Analytics, the dedicated offshoot of mining giant Bitfury, forecast possible consequences of cryptocurrency rules likely to become law across the globe by June 2020.
2019-9-10 16:00 | |
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new strain of the nefarious Glupteba malware that uses the Bitcoin blockchain to ensure it remains dangerous. TrendMicro’s latest blog details the previously undocumented variant which is capable of invading systems to mine Monero cryptocurrency and steal sensitive browser data like passwords and cookies.
2019-9-4 17:09 | |
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According to a press release, August 25, researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed an open system based on blockchain to mitigate trust issues in electric charging stations trades. The platform allows users to check whether they have been overcharged by means of a distributed ledger technology.
2019-8-27 11:00 | |
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Varonis, a data security and analytics company, has discovered new strains of cryptojacking malware that hijacks a victim’s computer resources to mine monero (XMR), and a mysterious web shell while investigating the cause of a cryptomining infection for a client.
2019-8-15 19:00 | |
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Cybersecurity researchers are always looking for flawed systems in order to expose vulnerabilities. The latest effort was made by a group of researchers who hacked a Canon EOS 80D DSLR camera in order to test a ransomware scheme.
2019-8-13 00:58 | |
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Bitcoin demanding ransomware knows no bounds, and the latest potential victim? DSLR cameras. A group of security researchers have managed to exploit vulnerabilities in a Canon EOS 80D digital camera to hold its owner’s photos to a Bitcoin ransom, The Inquirer reports.
2019-8-12 16:59 | |
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Bitcoin dominance is now at 68%, the highest level of the past two years. In a recent report, Binance researchers indicated that these “historical” levels represent a “triumph” for BTC, as other cryptocurrencies lose ground.
2019-8-9 19:39 | |
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Infamous stablecoin and pseudo currency Tether (USDT) doesn’t exactly have the cleanest of rap sheets, and if you needed another reason not to trust it, keep reading. According to recent findings from cryptocurrency researchers at Coin Metrics, around 300 entities hold about 80 percent of the Tether currently in circulation, Bloomberg reports.
2019-8-8 11:30 | |
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If you’re trying to launder money, don’t use Bitcoin. Elliptic, a British company providing blockchain monitoring solutions for regulatory compliance, has teamed up with researchers from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab to create a public dataset of legal and illegal Bitcoin transactions.
2019-8-4 18:21 | |
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Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic collaborated with researchers from MIT to analyze $6 billion worth of bitcoin transactions.
2019-8-3 16:00 | |
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Coinspeaker China’s Latest Crypto Rankings: EOS and Ethereum Lead the PackChina's CCID has published another crypto project evaluation chart, where it overlooks 37 projects which the country's researchers consider the “best”.
2019-8-1 10:02 | |
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Cryptocurrencies, unlike stocks and currencies, are quite difficult to trade and keep a track of simply because the market is always open. According to a detailed analysis by LongHash, using data from July 2017 to July 2019, Bitcoin shows the most volatility between 12 A.
2019-7-19 19:00 | |
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There are a lot of loopholes in the conversation around bitcoin and its annual energy consumption rate, says a clean energy specialist. Professor Katrina Kelly-Pitou of the University of Pittsburgh wrote that researchers overestimate their findings of the cryptocurrency’s higher power consumption rates.
2019-7-9 15:26 | |
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Much of the conversation surrounding Bitcoin and Switzerland in recent days is focused on the cryptocurrency showing price correlation between it and the country’s native fiat currency, the Swiss franc, which is often viewed as a “safe haven” asset for investors alongside gold and the Japanese yen.
2019-7-6 04:01 | |
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Bitcoin’s spectacular surge has been the talk of the town, with many analysts and researchers expecting the cryptocurrency to climb to even greater all-time highs. According to a recent analysis, the real reason for Bitcoin’s climb can be attributed to cryptocurrency traders and maturing market fundamentals, and not the introduction of Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra.
2019-6-26 22:30 | |
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Security researchers at Google and Coinbase discovered a zero day exploit on the Firefox browser that would allow an attacker to remotely execute code on an underlying operating system, as reported by ZDNet, June 18, 2019.
2019-6-23 13:00 | |
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Ilya Lichtenstein, the man behind the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack, has broken his silence following his sentencing to five years in federal prison.
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Эксперты трейдинговой компании QCP Capital заявили, что на крипторынке возможны резкие движения цен. Во всех сегментах рынка аналитики заметили постепенное снижение ликвидности.
Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, who helped launder the proceeds of the 2016 Bitfinex hack led by husband Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in the incident that drained almost 120,000 bitcoin from the exchange.
По данным Arkham Intelligence, хакер, который накануне взломал принадлежащий правительству США криптокошелек и вывел около $20 млн в цифровых валютах, вернул государству 88% похищенных активов.
Prosecutors have requested that Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty last year to the 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, should spend five years behind bars for his crime.