Japan’s top idol is now part of bitFlyer cryptocurrency exchange’s aggressive new advertising campaign. Japan’s most famous idol just became the face of bitFlyer, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the country. Asuka Saito is one of the most popular members of Nogizaka 46, a leading idol group in Japan consisting of 46 girls. […]
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Telegram’s built-in contact import feature was exploited to leak the personal data of millions of users onto the darknet. Telegram, a major privacy-focused messaging app, has suffered a data leak that exposed some personal data of its users on the darknet. A database containing the personal data of millions of Telegram users has been posted […]
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Hao claims that retail investors are likely to spend the extra money on Bitcoin since there’s nowhere else they can get a good return on their savings. Jay Hao, the CEO of crypto exchange OKEx, suggests that a second United States stimulus plan could result in Bitcoin’s (BTC) price growing further. In his June 22 […]
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Almost $1,000 worth of Bitcoin is up for grabs for finding the twelve parts of a wallet’s seed phrase within the serialized web comic “Bulltardia.” A serialized web-comic called Bulltardia is hiding twelve keys which form a seed phrase for a Bitcoin (BTC) wallet containing 0.1 BTC. The first two episodes are included in volume […]
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A frenetic day of trading on Coinbase Pro saw unusual activity from what seems to be an early investor in Compound, which briefly hit $427. The rapid growth in the price of so-called decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens is raising fresh suspicions after one altcoin hit $427. In a curious sequence of events still unfolding on […]
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A new cryptocurrency hardware wallet stores private keys securely and fully isolated, while NFC technology enables authorization of transactions through a mobile device. Keycard is a new credit-card sized hardware wallet featuring near-field communication (NFC) to authorize cryptocurrency transactions. At launch, it features integration with combined private messenger/wallet/DeFi browser, Status App, although further integrations are […]
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USD Coin, which is a joint venture of Circle and Coinbase, will soon launch on the Algorand blockchain. The Algorand Foundation has announced that the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin will be launched on the Algorand (ALGO) blockchain. The integration will allow customers using Circle APIs or Circle Business Accounts to convert funds from their bank […]
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The South Korean exchange is reportedly looking into a stock market launch despite local regulatory uncertainty. Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is planning to hold an initial public offering (IPO), according to reports from local media. As reported by MoneyToday on June 24, Bithumb Korea, the trading platform’s operator, has begun preparing for a […]
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The Bank for International Settlements expects the COVID-19 crisis’ impact on retail payments to have a positive effect on central bank digital currency development. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) expects the COVID-19 crisis’ impact on retail payments to have a knock-on effect on the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The BIS is […]
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The leading global central bank institution has published new research on central bank digital currencies, noting a major shift in their direction thanks to Libra as well as COVID-19. In advance of its coming annual report, on June 24 the Bank for International Settlements released a special chapter from that report on digital payments — […]
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