The deep-web website allowed users to pay extra to decide what torture the children would be subject to next. Two Italian 17-year-olds were arrested for paying Bitcoin (BTC) to see children being sexually abused, tortured and murdered in live streaming. Local media Il Messaggero reported on July 15 that the deep web website viewed by […]
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Cointelegraph Markets analyst filbfilb warns that weeks of compression will soon be over — but the close must be higher to turn bullish. Bitcoin (BTC) must reclaim $9,400 as soon as possible in order to change its bearish course, says Cointelegraph Markets analyst filbfilb. In an update on social media on July 16, the popular […]
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The Twitter hackers had used one of the addresses involved, which shows transactions to BitPay and Coinbase. The Twitter hackers who compromised more than a dozen celebrity accounts on Wednesday appear to be consolidating their funds to an address that had earlier sent money to BitPay and Coinbase. According to research from Whitestream, a blockchain […]
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Whale Alert’s crypto transactions are still available on its Telegram channel, but its Twitter profile has been hampered for the time being. Whale Alert, a popular service dedicated to tracking major cryptocurrency transactions, is being negatively affected by Twitter’s anti-hack measures. In a July 16 tweet, Whale Alert said that the crypto bot can no […]
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Researchers discovered a new trojan targeted at crypto traders using trading applications on macOS. A new trojan attack using malware called GMERA is targeting cryptocurrency traders who use trading applications on Apple’s macOS. The internet security company ESET found that the malware comes integrated into legitimate-looking cryptocurrency trading applications and tries to steal users’ crypto […]
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Pavel Luptak — co-founder of Czech cryptocurrency community hub Parallel Polis — says Schiff’s suggestion has no foundations in reality. Gold bug and notorious cryptocurrency critic Peter Schiff wonders whether the recent hack of verified profiles on Twitter is “a harbinger of Bitcoin itself being hacked.” In a July 16 tweet, Schiff mentioned yesterday’s mass […]
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South Asia Gateway Terminals becomes first Sri Lankan container terminal joined TradeLens platform. The first private Sri Lankan container terminal, South Asia Gateway Terminals, or SAGT, recently joined IBM and Maersk’s blockchain trade platform TradeLens. It is the first terminal in the country to adopt blockchain technology to digitize its trade processes. In an announcement […]
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Blockchain payments project Ubin can lay the financial blueprint for countries looking to explore crypto tech in a fully regulated manner. With cross-border interoperable blockchain systems gaining traction across the globe, it comes as no surprise that an increasing number of government agencies are looking to explore the full potential of this technology to make […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced it will study blockchain technology to aid in smarter food security. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a blueprint and pilot study for food safety, highlighting blockchain as a viable option for some of the identified challenges. The blueprint, released earlier this week, breaks […]
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Traders return coins to exchanges as Bitcoin moves lower, with CryptoQuant expecting a “small” retracement below $9,000. Bitcoin (BTC) edging ever closer to $9,000 support may lead to a major sell-off by exchange users, one analyst warns. According to data from on-chain analytics resource CryptoQuant, inflows of BTC to exchanges spiked on July 15. Kraken […]
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