China is promoting its central bank digital currency with a public $1.5 million giveaway. The major Chinese city of Shenzhen is launching a pilot program to promote the digital yuan with a public giveaway. In collaboration with the country’s central bank, Shenzhen is planning to distribute a total of 10 million digital yuan ($1.5 million) […]
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The report is a major step towards pushing central bank digital currencies forward. With Central Bank Digital Currencies a point of focus across the globe, a number of countries’ banking authorities have jointly produced a document discussing the currency type at length. The Bank for International Settlements told Cointelgraph in a statement that a group […]
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Analysts expect Bitcoin price to retest $11,000 after favorable macro factors improve BTC’s technical setup. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is nearing $11,000 once again after a shaky start to October. Last week BTC fell below $10,500 but on Oct. 9 the price swifty recovered to $10,940. In the short term, there are three factors […]
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Cosmos have announced a new bug bounty to rigorously vet the forthcoming Stargate upgrade to ensure no vulnerabilities are missed. In the lead up to its major network upgrade Stargate, Cosmos (ATOM) has announced a three-month-long bug bounty with double rewards to improve the software’s robustness prior to release. The key Stargate upgrade will complete […]
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The Ethereum network has taken more in fees than Bitcoin for a record streak, but a fee reform proposal faces an uphill battle. Ethereum (ETH) transaction fees have exceeded those on the Bitcoin (BTC) network for two months straight. Crypto market data aggregator Messari tweeted about the streak on October 8, noting it is the […]
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The DoJ’s guidance around cryptocurrency enforcement, that cites “crime” and “criminals” 168 times, has been poorly received. The new cryptocurrency enforcement guidelines by the Department of Justice (DoJ) have received a negative response from segments of the crypto community. Published earlier today by the attorney general for the U.S. William Barr, the DOJ report aims […]
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Six law firms are fighting over how to distribute $8.3M in attorney’s fees from the Tezos’ $25M class action settlement. Negotiations between six legal firms over $8.3 million in attorney’s fees awarded from Tezos’ $25 million class-action settlement has descended into “unseemly mudslinging,” according to lawyers representing Block & Leviton LLP (B&L) and Hagens Berman […]
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The lightning vulnerability was made public on Oct 9. Lightning network node operators running LND versions prior to the Oct. 1 version 0.11 upgrade have been urged to upgrade immediately after a vulnerability was discovered affecting LND versions 0.10 and below. The vulnerability was made public in an Oct. 9 announcement from Lightning engineer Conner […]
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Top Yearn Finance developer Andre Cronje has disappeared from social media due to ‘death threats’ — and now the community is posting ‘Love Letters’ to entice him back. Yearn Finance (YFI) developer Andre Cronje has dropped out of public view after reportedly receiving ‘death threats’ from the decentralized finance (DeFi) community and becoming ‘demoralized’. Cronje […]
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The legal team behind the case called it a “prolific cryptocurrency scam.” Electronics entrepreneur Dick Smith — who is a household name in Australia — has threatened a lawsuit against a major media outlet after it hosted ads that linked to fake articles suggesting Smith is promoting a fake Bitcoin and crypto investment scheme. According […]
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