CoinMarketCap’s new crypto education portal aims to provide holistic content for newcomers to the industry. Veteran crypto markets data aggregator CoinMarketCap (CMC) is venturing into new territory — cryptocurrency education. CMC first made its name as a price-tracking website for cryptocurrencies back in 2013 and has remained at the center of ongoing efforts to establish […]
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Authorities in the canton of Zug now embrace cryptocurrency for tax settlement. The Swiss canton of Zug is making it easier to imagine a world in which cryptocurrency users are resolutely in the mainstream. The canton — which has earned itself the moniker of “Crypto Valley” for its positive stance towards cryptocurrencies — will begin allowing […]
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Crypto mining is allowed, but payout in crypto is prohibited. Authorities in Russia continue the game of ping pong in regulating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) even after passing the country’s first crypto law. Russia’s Ministry of Finance has reportedly proposed a set of amendments to the law “On Digital Financial Assets,” or DFA, which bans many […]
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John Bigatton has been barred from providing financial services in Australia for seven years for his involvement with the BitConnect Ponzi scheme. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned John Louis Anthony Bigatton, the former ‘Australian National Representative’ of the multi-billion-dollar crypto Ponzi scheme BitConnect, from providing financial services for seven years. ASIC […]
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Centrapay, a digital payment platform that serves KFC, Adidas, BP, and Carlton Draught has secured an investment from Coca-Cola Amatil for an undisclosed amount Coca-Cola Amatil’s corporate venturing platform Amatil X has invested in digital asset and payment provider Centrepay, as part of the startup’s seed funding round. Coca-Cola Amatil, one of the largest bottlers […]
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A cybercrime group named ‘John Wick’ has taken responsibility for the attack. Hackers took over one of the Twitter accounts linked to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and posted messages asking his followers to make crypto donations. According to a report from news outlet India Today, Modi’s Twitter account narendramodi_in, which is associated with his […]
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Uniswap has become the first decentralized exchange to tag ten-figure volumes amid a yield farming frenzy and vampire attacks A dramatic spike in yield farming activity associated with SushiSwap and similar protocols has seen Uniswap become the first decentralized exchange (DEX) to exceed $1 billion in 24-hour trade volume. According to crypto data aggregator CoinGecko, […]
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As yield farmers race to reap fast returns from the next hot Uniswap clone, security researchers caution about the risks of unaudited smart contracts. Blockchain security firm Quantstamp has published a security review of hyped DeFi protocol SushiSwap, identifying ten issues with the platform. The good news is the issues with the Uniswap fork aren’t […]
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A 51% attack on Ethereum would not be fatal according to Vitalik Buterin, amid concerns the yETH vault could amass enough Ether to launch an attack Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has dismissed concerns that a 51% attack on Ethereum 2.0 would be ‘fatal’. The scenario emerged as a result of the burgeoning popularity of Yearn.finance’s […]
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Not even the Colombian president is exempt from being impersonated by Bitcoin scammers. The Colombian police have issued a warning about fraudsters promoting a Bitcoin scam website to social media users. The “announcement” about the launch of a fake Bitcoin-related investment system was purportedly “approved” by Ivan Duque, President of Colombia. According to Colombia Check, […]
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