Blockchain technology is transitioning from a conceptual tool that powered the ICO boom into a value-adding service for mainstream industries. Blockchain technology has proliferated in a number of industries outside of the cryptocurrency space in the decade since Bitcoin’s (BTC) inception. The underlying technology of the preeminent cryptocurrency went under the radar in the early […]
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One of the largest ponzi schemes in crypto history is still trying to launder its proceeds, but Ethereum congestion is making that difficult. Funds from the infamous Chinese-based PlusToken ponzi scheme are moving once again, but they’re being blocked by Ethereum’s block congestion. According to Whale Alert, funds from a known PlusToken Ether (ETH) stash […]
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Bitcoin.com’s forum will close in one month. The Bitcoin.com forum, one of the most popular forums in the crypto community, has abruptly announced closure. A place for the heated debates and thoughtful cryptocurrency-related discussions, Bitcoin.com’s forum will terminate its services on July 23, 2020. The news was reported by the forum’s administrator in a thread […]
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Blockchain companies are developing digital identity solutions to ensure regions can safely reopen following COVID-19 lockdowns. After spending months in lockdown, countries across the world have begun lifting stay-at-home orders enforced due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yet as countries look to reopen, and students and employees return to schools and offices, there is a fear […]
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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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