As Libra and COVID-19 give a push to CBDCs, some projects are looking to dethrone the main international currency. As central bank digital currencies continue to be researched and tested by countries across the globe, it becomes more apparent that the United States dollar’s reign might be challenged once the concept is implemented on a […]
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SophosLabs published a study that revealed hackers use the blockchain network to share secret messages. A group of researchers from SophosLabs state that hackers operating the cryptojacking malware, Glupteba, have been using the Bitcoin blockchain network to communicate in secret. According to the report published on June 24, cybercriminals rely on a command and control […]
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Coinbase has listed Compound’s COMP asset. Coinbase announced support for COMP, the token of decentralized finance, or DeFi, project, Compound. “Coinbase customers can now buy, sell, convert, send, receive, or store COMP. COMP will be available for customers in all Coinbase-supported regions, with the exception of New York state,” the exchange said in a June […]
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Roger Ver says that Bitcoin.com’s forum closure announcement was premature, but the closure alert is still on the website. Roger Ver, executive chairman of major cryptocurrency website, Bitcoin.com, now says that Bitcoin.com’s forum closure announcement was premature. Yesterday, Bitcoin.com’s forum abruptly dropped an alert about the upcoming closure of the forum on July 23. Posted […]
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Clinton-era Treasury Secretary Summers doesn’t buy some of the crypto community’s anarchic sentiments but agrees that they are solving a major problem. In a June 25 interview with Circle’s Jeremy Allaire, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers talked about crypto’s ability to patch up the modern financial system, particularly calling out the great difficulty in […]
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A new service from Uphold allows crypto holders in Latin America to invest in Amazon, Google, or Tesla for as little as 10,000 Satoshis. On June 25, Uphold announced that they will allow users in Latin America to use cryptocurrency to acquire fractional ownership of the world’s leading companies. Uphold supports dozens of cryptocurrencies, including […]
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Dragonchain will demonstrate its new blockchain-based contest system in a televised contest with a $50,000 prize. Blockchain firm Dragonchain has announced a new contest system, which they claim is “provably fair.” Dragonchain founder and CEO Joe Roets told Cointelegraph on June 25 that the firm has developed a blockchain-based contest system that allows participants to […]
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Ethereum 2.0 developers agreed in a call to move up the launch of a milestone 0.12 testnet to Monday, to ensure all engineers are on deck for the genesis block. The latest Ethereum 2.0 testnet iteration, Altona, is scheduled to release on Monday, June 29. As discussed in the Eth 2.0 developers call on June […]
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A recent message from one of Bitcoin.org’s overseers hints at foul play. Will Binns, one of Bitcoin.org’s overseers, said he has lost access to the site, claiming a breach may have occurred. “Bitcoin.org, where many people also download the latest version of Bitcoin Core software, is now in danger of becoming compromised, if it hasn’t […]
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Regions of the world with fast-growing economic potential and young populations, such as India and Africa, will become leaders in crypto adoption. Beyond rapidly changing how we create, store and transfer value, cryptocurrencies are accelerating financial inclusion in a way that traditional financial institutions have either been unwilling or unable to. Yet crypto’s possibilities go […]
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