A Ukrainian hacker stole data in government databases and attempted to sell it for crypto. A Ukrainian hacker got caught selling confidential information gathered from Ukrainian central government databases. According to a media release from the Ukrainian Cyberpolice, a hacker whose identity was not disclosed was able to break into many government databases by compromising […]
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A drop in Bitcoin trading resulted in a six-month low of Bitcoin’s annualized volatility. Though Bitcoin’s (BTC) correlation with gold has diminished, the asset’s correlation with the S&P 500 stock market index is on the rise, researchers from Kraken exchange found. Kraken Intelligence, a research arm of major United States cryptocurrency exchange, Kraken, released a […]
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As Bitcoin corrected on July 9, altcoin prices dropped but many are holding above their support levels, suggesting the uptrend will resume. Veteran trader Peter Brandt believes that a new altcoin season is likely to start in the near future and he predicted that altcoins are likely to outperform Bitcoin (BTC) during this next run. […]
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Russia’s blockchain vote experiences yet another hiccup, as e-constituents’ personal data is reportedly exposed. Personal data for over a million Russian nationals has reportedly been leaked. The data allegedly belongs to some of the citizens who participated in the recent blockchain-based e-vote on Constitutional amendments. The archive was reportedly available for everyone to download According […]
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As Compound conquered the DeFi space and its COMP token rallied, Basic Attention Token saw an abnormal surge in its trading volume and price. According to recent research from blockchain analytics firm Flipside Crypto, Brave’s Basic Attention Token (BAT) became the most used ERC-20 token in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector from June 19 to […]
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao shows first beta transactions involving Binance’s long-anticipated crypto debit card, Binance Card. Binance’s CEO has just demonstrated the first use of Binance Card, a cryptocurrency debit card that was first announced by Binance in April 2020. In a July 10 tweet, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao revealed that he is taking part […]
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Analysis of futures behavior is strongly reminiscent of the days before BTC fell to $3,600, Cointelegraph Markets’ filbfilb warns. Bitcoin (BTC) futures were worrying analysts on July 10 as volume data suggested serious weakness and the potential for a major pullback. Uploading a weekly chart of CME Group’s Bitcoin futures to Twitter, Cointelegraph Markets analyst […]
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Slow-roll regulations in the United States may leave Americans behind in the financial innovations’ running. When the United States government voted in stimulus payments to its citizens in the wake of COVID-19, to say it went well would be… categorically untrue. From delivering checks to the deceased to the simple fact that most people would […]
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Stateless clients research promises to make blockchain nodes lighter without sacrificing validation, but there are stumbling blocks in their cryptography. Research into stateless clients for Ethereum is seen as instrumental for the long-term health of the network, but despite all the progress, some fundamental limitations prevent them from being applied in practice for now. At […]
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“Digital is the Cash” is a short, accessible read, looking at cryptocurrency from a vaguely African perspective, with a strong preference for Dash. “Understanding the Past, Present & Future of Finance in One Read,” boasts the subtitle of Digital is the Cash by Nathaniel Luz. Whether the book achieves this lofty aim is likely to […]
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