The ‘.io’ domain name has become part of a complaint against the U.K. for alleged human rights violations tied to its continuing administration of territories in the Indian Ocean. The popular ‘.io’ domain name has become part of a complaint against the United Kingdom for alleged human rights violations tied to its continuing administration of […]
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A report published by Emsisoft revealed a strong decline in successful ransomware attacks during Q1 and Q2 2020. The number of successful ransomware attacks witnessed a decrease between January and April 2020 in the U.S. public sector amid the COVID-19 crisis. However, researchers have recently noticed that trend reversing, with incidents now starting to increase. […]
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South Korean legislature will host a seminar to address crypto laundering and other related topics. The South Korean National Assembly will host a talk titled “How to boost transparency in cryptocurrency transactions” on July 10. This news comes amid a recent child porn scandal that involved crypto transactions. According to the Kukto Ilbo, the seminar […]
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The Chinese police busted a massive crypto scam in Wenzhou that managed to amass over $14.31 million. The Chinese authorities dismantled a significant crypto-related scam in Wenzhou. The scheme amassed over 100 million yuan ($14.31 million), which was seized along with a number of luxury cars and villas. According to Toutiao, the gang has been […]
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James Lovejoy, a research assistant for Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, crypto and blockchain group the Digital Currency Initiative, explained blockchain attacks might not always be obvious. Speaking on a Unitize digital conference panel about proof-of-work, or PoW, attacks, James Lovejoy of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative, or DCI, said 51% attacks might not be […]
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On July 8, a record number of Bitcoin were removed from custodial exchanges, with Coinbase leading the charge. July 8 set a year-to-date record for the number of net Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawn from custodial exchanges. The onslaught was led by Coinbase. A bullish sign? Yesterday, 20,660 more Bitcoin were removed from exchanges than deposited according […]
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Chinese courts are implementing blockchain storage technology to record court hearings. Shanghai courts are using Blockchain technology to record hearings as part of a court reform pilot, according to China’s local news on July 8. Participants at a recent court reform conference held by the Shanghai high court observed that the Minhang District People’s Court […]
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The announcement follows a Dogecoin marketing campaign that caused the coin’s price to surge 124% in two days. Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx launched saving accounts and margin trading for meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE). According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on July 9, OKEx announced that leveraged spot trading, perpetual swap contract trading, and saving features […]
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Bitcoin price dropped below $9,200 as stocks were rattled by the U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Trump’s tax returns. Today Bitcoin (BTC) price abruptly dropped 2.93% to $9,160 before traders stepped in to push the price back to the $9,200 level. Crypto market weekly price chart. Source: Coin360 The mild correction occurred as the […]
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New dev tools promise to make blockchain development open to more engineers, as well as faster and more efficient. While it may be a long-standing joke in the developer community that any bug can be turned into a feature simply by documenting it, the fact is that blockchain deployment is often mission-critical. Whether it’s at […]
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