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‘Wrong at Virtually Every Level’: Elon Musk Torches ‘Radical’ SEC for Twitter Gag Attempt

Billionaire Elon Musk fired back at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s February 2019 contempt filing designed to muzzle the Tesla CEO’s Twitter commentary. Elon Musk: ‘SEC’s Position Is Wrong’ In a fiery response filed March 22 in New York federal court, Musk slammed the SEC for its “radical reinterpretation” of a September 2018 consent decree under which he agreed to get approval from Tesla’s board before tweeting anything that could impact TSLA’s stock price. дальше »

2019-3-24 14:41


Compound Finance Introduces New Risk Model For Their Upcoming Release

Compound Finance, the company behind the concept of Decentralized Finance Applications (DeFi), alongside MakerDAO, among others, has registered $9 million in crypto collateralized loan. It just took six months for the firm to reach this amount of funds, after being launched back in September 2018. Now, the firm is planning to release a new risk […] дальше »

2019-3-20 13:59


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‘Best We Have’: Experts Call for Measured Reaction to New SEC Ethereum Comments

Cryptocurrency industry sources continue to debate the impact of fresh statements from US regulators over whether the Ethereum network’s ether (ETH) token is a security.   SEC Presents Concerted View On Ethereum After receiving a response to an enquiry from Jay Clayton, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), New York-based nonprofit Coin Center reignited a festering debate about cryptocurrency and securities obligations. дальше »

2019-3-13 16:00


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Report Claims That “Sextortionists” Absconded With Over $300,000 in Crypto in 2018

Most cyberattacks in the crypto space involve hackers finding a way around the security of crypto exchange platforms and gaining access to users’ funds. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $300,000 in bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018. дальше »

2019-3-1 18:10


Stablecoin PAX Garners $10 Billion in Transactional Volume to remain at the Top of Trading Charts

In September 2018, a New York blockchain startup, Paxos Trust Company successfully launched the PAX token. The token has a complete 1:1 surety with the U.S. dollar; as such it offers a liquid digital option to cash and is available round the clock for immediate transactions and redemptions. Four months since its launch, PAX has […] дальше »

2019-2-2 01:25


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Zebpay Continues European Expansion, Launches EU-Wide Trading Tournament

Cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay is opening new offices in five European countries, increasing its presence on the continent to 43 countries. Launched in 2015 in India, Zebpay grew into one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges before shuttering its operation in September 2018, due to the crypto ban in the country. дальше »

2019-2-1 00:24


USDC Ecosystem Spotlight: USDC crosses $300 million in market cap and has support from nearly 100 companies

USDC this week surpassed $300 million in market cap (including Circle activity) and earned the support of six new companies, bringing to nearly 100 the number of exchanges, protocols, platforms, applications, wallets and service providers that are part of the USDC ecosystem. USDC, launched in September, is now the second дальше »

2019-1-10 19:03


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Blockchain Analysis Is About to Get Harder as P2EP Enters Testing Phase

Yet another tool is being added to Bitcoin’s growing number of privacy solutions. Thought up at a brainstorming event attended by Bitcoin developers and privacy researchers last summer, Pay to Endpoint (P2EP) is a relatively new trick that utilizes the well-known CoinJoin mixing technique to make blockchain analysis much harder. дальше »

2019-1-1 19:31


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Starwood breach affecting 500M users reportedly part of a larger Chinese state-sponsored attack

Remember that massive breach of the Mariott-owned Starwood hotel chain from last month, which saw 500 million users’ data stolen? The New York Times reports that the intrusion was part of a larger state-sponsored intelligence-gathering effort spurred on by China‘s spy agency, the Ministry of State Security. дальше »

2018-12-12 09:46


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Starwood breach affecting 500m users reportedly part of a larger Chinese state-sponsored attack

Remember that massive breach of the Mariott-owned Starwood hotel chain from last month, which saw 500 million users’ data stolen? The New York Times reports that the intrusion was part of a larger state-sponsored intelligence-gathering effort spurred on by China‘s spy agency, the Ministry of State Security. дальше »

2018-12-12 09:46


Cryptocurrency Market Value Plummets 50% in Just a Month, BTC Back to September 2017 Price

During the last month, virtual currencies have plummetted and lost around 50% of their value. The whole crypto market has lost around $110 billion or even more. This marks a new 2018 low and several virtual currencies registered losses of more than 95% of their value. Bitcoin (BTC) fell under $3,300 a few days ago, […] дальше »

2018-12-10 03:42


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BitGo Hires Trust Company Veteran as CEO of Its Custody Arm

BitGo has a new CEO for its custody business. The cryptocurrency solution provider has recruited Richard Corcoran as its new chief executive officer. Having retired some years back after over 30 years in the traditional banking and finance industry, Corcoran has come out of retirement to lead the BitGo Trust Company, BitGo's crypto custody arm. дальше »

2018-12-8 21:38


South Korea Is Trialing Blockchain Voting — Here’s What That Means

South Korea will test out a new blockchain voting system this month, sources close to the developments have confirmed to Bitcoin Magazine. Developed by the country’s National Election Commission (NEC) and its Ministry of Science and ICT, the distributed ledger system is based on IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric and will be used to authenticate voters and save voting results in real time. дальше »

2018-12-4 21:41


Bitcoin On Reddit Sees /r/Bitcoin Reach 1 Million Subscribers In New Milestone

The Bitcoin subreddit /r/Bitcoin reached a new milestone after surpassing 1 million subscribers on December 2nd. The information was released in a Reddit post by the moderator ibelite. The /r/Bitcoin community was founded back in September 2010, two years after the release of the popular Bitcoin white paper. Although Bitcoin has lost around 80% of […] дальше »

2018-12-3 21:04


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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


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Lads allegedly beat up their ‘friend’ to steal his Bitcoin

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. дальше »

2018-11-7 16:56