Bitfinex claims that the recent allegations made about the exchange’s insolvency by the New York Attorney General are “filled with inaccuracies and false assertions.” Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex stated that the recent allegations by the New York Attorney General (NYAG) about the exchange’s insolvency are “filled with inaccuracies and false assertions.” The exchange made the claim […]
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South Korean electronics giant Samsung might become the next multinational conglomerate to issue its own cryptocurrency token. Samsung is another big-name company to consider issuing its own cryptocurrency. Similar stories have already emanated from the likes of Facebook and JPMorgan Chase, with analysts speculating on various use cases for these cryptocurrency tokens. While not yet […]
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Two shareholders of major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex said that they are not distressed by the allegations made about the exchange’s insolvency. Two shareholders of major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex said that they are not distressed by the allegations made about the exchange’s insolvency by the New York Attorney General. The news was reported by cryptocurrency news […]
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Illicit “cryptomining against consumers is essentially extinct,” declares a report released by cybersecurity company MalwareBytes. Illicit crypto mining — or cryptojacking — against consumers “is essentially extinct,” declares a report released by cybersecurity company MalwareBytes on April 23. Per the report, after in-browser mining service CoinHive shut down in early March — when the team […]
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E*Trade is reportedly ramping up to offer cryptocurrency trading services on its online trading platform. Online trading firm E*Trade Financial Group is preparing to offer cryptocurrency trading on its platform, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on April 26. E*Trade will reportedly begin by offering bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) after which it will […]
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The Chinese government is purportedly supporting the construction of a “blockchain city” in the Malaysian Malacca Strait. The Chinese government is purportedly supporting the construction of a “blockchain city” in the critical shipping lane of the Malaysian Malacca Strait. The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 26. Construction and […]
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The Ministry of Finance in Austria is considering the establishment of a regulatory sandbox for the fintech industry. The Ministry of Finance in Austria is considering establishing a regulatory sandbox for the fintech industry, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports on April 26. The country’s Finance Minister Hartwig Loeger said that the FinTech Advisory Council — which […]
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DLT-based trade finance network Marco Polo has onboarded three new members for piloting and evaluating purposes. Distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based trade finance network Marco Polo has onboarded three new members for piloting and evaluating purposes, according to an announcement published on April 25. Marco Polo Network is a joint undertaking with tech firm TradeIX, enterprise […]
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Blockchain firm RChain informed clients that the firm suffered a scam involving an escrow transaction with counterfeit money. Singapore-based crypto exchange KuCoin has blocked a crypto wallet that is allegedly involved in a recent RChain (RHOC) token scam, RChain wrote in a blog post on April 26. RChain, the blockchain firm behind RHOC coin, informed […]
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Hardware crypto wallet manufacturer Ledger has detected malware targeting its desktop app. Hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Ledger has detected malware targeting its desktop application, according to a tweet on April 25. Ledger warned its users that the malware locally replaces the Ledger Live desktop app with a malicious one, and advised to follow security practices […]
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