Barclays halts business with Coinbase as exchange needs an innovative bank to tailor to its AML and KYC needs, but will U.K. customers be better off now? It is being reported that Barclays, the London-based global bank, recently stopped banking for Coinbase, the United States-based crypto exchange. Coinbase reportedly found a quick replacement in the […]
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The white hat hacker who compromised crypto exchange Binance Jersey’s domain name and Twitter account will be compensated for cooperation. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will compensate the white hat hacker who compromised Binance Jersey’s Internet domain name and Twitter account. Binance Jersey Twitter and domain compromised In a post published on Aug. 16, crypto exchange Binance […]
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Coinbase resets the passwords of over 3,000 customers in response to a bug that logged their real passwords in clear text. Major crypto platform Coinbase has emailed 3,420 Coinbase customers to disclose an accident with customer registration. Some registration details were apparently stored in clear text on the logs of Coinbase’s internal server, with affected […]
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Cryptocurrency PIVX denies allegations that its blockchain was vulnerable to a bug, as consulting firm Lunar Digital Assets had claimed. Developers of the private transactions cryptocurrency PIVX replied to crypto consulting firm Lunar Digital Assets regarding claims its blockchain was vulnerable to a bug. In a reply published on Aug. 13, PIVX developers addressed claims […]
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Bitcoin price losses 7% in 24 hours sparking criticism from naysayers but sentiment has yet to turn bearish. Bitcoin (BTC) price was feeling the pressure Aug. 14 after a fresh downturn saw the largest cryptocurrency settle below $10,500. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Trade war tensions relief lifts markets, sinks Bitcoin price Data from Coin360 painted […]
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PIVX, a private transactions altcoin, and allegedly another 200 other chains are vulnerable to a bug that has been used across multiple PoS blockchains. Private transactions cryptocurrency PIVX and over 200 other blockchains are vulnerable to a vulnerability allowing the attacker to obtain disproportionately high staking rewards. A major staking vulnerability Cryptocurrency consulting firm Lunar […]
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Founder of the capital management firm Morgan Creek Antony Pompliano says that over half of his net worth is in Bitcoin. Founder of the capital management firm Morgan Creek Antony Pompliano said on CNBC’s Squawk Box that over half of his net worth is in Bitcoin (BTC). In a video published on Twitter on Aug. […]
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The gold bug remains critical of crypto markets while also claiming CNBC is deliberately promoting Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s (BTC) fresh bull run this week is down to speculators betting on Chinese economic upheaval, not Chinese upheaval itself, Peter Schiff claims. Schiff: speculators buying Bitcoin to speculate In a tweet Aug. 5, the veteran gold bug and […]
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Crypto bull Anthony Pompliano predicted that every central bank will be buying Bitcoin to hedge risks to the United States dollar. Every central bank will be buying Bitcoin (BTC) to hedge risks to the United States dollar, according to a forecast by major crypto bull Anthony Pompliano. In a tweet on Aug. 1, Pompliano, co-founder […]
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The latest mainstream media debate involving cryptocurrency delivered a bold prediction for the future of finance. Bitcoin (BTC) will make Peter Schiff’s gold arguments redundant if there is just a 1% chance it will succeed, Anthony Pompliano has told mainstream media. ‘You will be kicking yourself forever’ In a hotly-awaited debate with gold bug Schiff […]
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