Couter-Strike superstars with two million fans will participate in a crypto-powered tournament, while fans will be able to bet on the outcome with crypto tokens. Esports superstars of the popular first-person-shooter game Counter-Strike will participate in a crypto-powered tournament where fans will be able to bet with crypto tokens. The tournament is sponsored by Verasity […]
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Crypto has been left out of the advertising industry, but blockchain technology may be its ticket back in to innovate and change the space. Despite seeing substantial growth in popularity, topping Google search trends amid the recent halving, the coronavirus pandemic and mainstream coverage, the cryptocurrency industry has somewhat been left out of the advertising […]
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New findings show a major domain provider as a focal point for massive global spying. A mammoth global spying and data theft effort currently leaves web surfing citizens at risk, with several Bitcoin and crypto domains included in the mix, according to research from Awake Security. At the heart of the problem — a web […]
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SophosLabs published a study that revealed hackers use the blockchain network to share secret messages. A group of researchers from SophosLabs state that hackers operating the cryptojacking malware, Glupteba, have been using the Bitcoin blockchain network to communicate in secret. According to the report published on June 24, cybercriminals rely on a command and control […]
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Three major shifts will lead to crypto and blockchain adoption worldwide, and they have already started reshaping our world. There’s a revolution happening. We’re moving toward a world with a massive reduction in trust in centralized institutions and ways of doing things. There are several concurrent shifts happening right now, including a shift away from […]
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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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Top crypto exchange Binance has lost a domain name dispute with an Australian florist over the website binance.com.au. Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has lost a dispute over the domain name ‘binance.com.au’ to an Australian florist trading under the name Binancé. On June 17, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) denied a complaint filed by the […]
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Kroll’s team says transnational cybercrime groups are launching unemployment fraud schemes in the US. A study by risk solutions provider, Kroll, indicated that a group of hackers from Russia managed to file fraudulent unemployment claims with the Washington State Employment Security Department, or ESD, through a ransomware attack against a healthcare provider in the US. […]
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MyEtherWallet is adding an integration with IPFS to let its users easily launch websites on the decentralized web, but the network is still quite limited. MyEtherWallet, a well-known Ethereum wallet app, is releasing a feature named “Host Your Own Site” that provides an easy interface for its users to upload a website to the InterPlanetary […]
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As protests against police brutality continue in the U.S., privacy advocates warn of the risks posed by centralized social media platforms. The protests in the United States against police brutality and systemic racism sparked by the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25 are showing no signs of […]
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