WhatsApp’s payment features have been suspended in Brazil less than one month after the Facebook-owned app rolled them out. Brazil’s central bank has ordered Mastercard and Visa to suspend processing money transfers on behalf of Facebook’s WhatsApp. According to official information shared with Cointelegraph Brazil, the Central Bank of Brazil (BC) took action against WhatsApp […]
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After a Coinbase Pro listing drove Compound Governance Token prices up more than 100%, the market is now crashing back to Earth. Compound Governance Token (COMP), the native token to the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Compound, has suffered heavy losses after its meteoric first day of trading on Coinbase. After trading as high as […]
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DeFi tokens like LEND — the price of which has increased by 3900% since 2019 — rallied further this week, some to new all-time highs. Decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens from Balancer, Ben, Aave and Swissborg have all made huge gains, in the wake of excitement generated by the distribution of Compound’s governance token. Less than […]
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Fees for Ethereum transactions are at an all-time high but what does this mean for the network and ETH price? The median transaction fees on the Ethereum network are the highest they have been in two years and have risen above Bitcoin fee for the second time in the last three months. Recently, Coinbase researcher […]
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South Korea economist worries that tough regulation would slow down crypto’s growth. The South Korean government recently announced their intention to impose a tax on cryptocurrency, leading to backlash. Korean Yonsei University economist, Sung Tae-yoon, warned that the decision to tax crypto capital gains may slow the technology’s emerging market, according to Koreatimes on June […]
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Questions from Gavin Andresen’s deposition that he probably should have asked Craig Wright. The deposition of Gavin Andresen in the Kleiman v. Wright case unveils numerous new details about Craig Wright’s efforts to prove he is Satoshi Nakamoto. The deposition included questions about the proof session during which Wright allegedly signed a message with a […]
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Today’s Chainlink rally leaves the price just 3% away from setting a new all-time high, but can bulls maintain the current momentum? Chainlink (LINK), a smart contract blockchain network, is nearing an all-time high after the altcoin broke out today, notching a 11% gain at the time of writing. The altcoin first hit a record […]
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NCC Group revealed that a ransomware variant is now asking for million dollar ransoms. A malware group called Evil Corp is reportedly back in action, having recently launched a new ransomware which asks its victims to pay a million dollar ransom. The group had previously gone quiet after the U.S. Department of Justice charged some […]
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The WEF’s blockchain project lead said the technology has its place, but likely will not takeover as the underpinning of all systems. Ashley Lannquist, blockchain project lead for the World Economic Forum, or WEF, explained blockchain has its use cases, but the technology is not without limitations. “I think it is unlikely that blockchain technology […]
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REvil ransomware gang immediately auctioned sensitive data after a card services provider failed to cover their ransom. The REvil ransomware gang is auctioning off sensitive information, stolen from debit card services provider, Interacard. According to REvil’s website, the information is available in an auction listing published by the group. All prospective bidders are required to […]
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