A spate of global ransomware attacks has delayed Australian television ratings, compromised eight universities, and shut down a smart-wearables firm. Leading market research and data analytics firm Nielsen has been unable to provide overnight ratings this week for Australian TV viewers as a result of a ransomware attack. The TV ratings were not available on […]
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Sejong police are investigating who leaked details of the government’s crypto tax bill before it was formally announced. The South Korean police have launched an investigation into the source of leaked information about the government’s new crypto tax legal amendments. Social media users and private blogs had revealed details of the changes before it was […]
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The world’s most famous chess player, Garry Kasparov, supports BTC as a means to fight human rights violations. Garry Kasparov, the Russian chessmaster who faced off against IBM’s “Deep Blue” supercomputer, says Bitcoin, crypto and blockchain technologies, are the solution to the demand for privacy in financial markets. In a July 23 interview with Forbes […]
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The son of ex-Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who escaped house arrest in Japan in December, paid for the extraction using Bitcoin. Carlos Ghosn — the ex-Nissan head who made a dramatic escape from house arrest in Japan in December — paid the extraction team half a billion dollars worth of crypto. According to U.S. prosecutors […]
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The popularity of crypto is on the rise in Africa, according to the CEO of one of the continent’s up and coming exchanges. Crypto usage and trading has made its way over to Africa, gaining prevalence all over the continent, according to Chris Maurice, CEO of Yellow Card — a crypto exchange based in Lagos, […]
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Traders bought $720 December call options as Ethereum price rallied 17% this week, but what’s the likelihood of ETH rallying another 160%? Since the start of the week Ether (ETH) has gained more than 17% and the gains appear to be connected to increasing stablecoin use and the rise of DeFi applications. As reported by […]
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A former director of the U.S. National Broadband Task Force criticizes anti-encryption bills that in his opinion hurt the nation’s economy and security. Under president Obama, Anurag Lal served as the director of the National Broadband Task Force. Currently he is the CEO of NetSfere, a company that provides secure messaging for enterprises. Lal believes […]
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NEO to partner with China’s Blockchain Service Network to overcome major barriers for blockchain adoption. NEO, a project dubbed the “Chinese Ethereum”, and the Blockchain-based Services Network, or BSN, are joining forces to push blockchain’s mainstream adoption forward, according to an official announcement on July 22. Overcoming major barriers High entry barriers and fragmented developer […]
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Bitcoin price surged 5% to $9,664 less than 24-hours after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced U.S. banks can provide crypto custody services. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is up 5% in the past 24 hours and currently trades at $9,600 after reaching a daily high at $9,664. The overnight increase in […]
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Anthony Pompliano, often referred to as Pomp, weighed in on a recent regulatory update, helped in part by a crypto industry player. Recent regulatory approval for banking crypto custody comes after a Coinbase alum took a prominent seat as the Acting Comptroller of the Currency for the the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, […]
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