Cyble Research Team unveiled a new massive data dump of credit cards for sale on the dark web. New research by cybersecurity firm, Cyble Research Team, revealed that on May 29, data for more than 80,000 credit cards were put up for sale on the dark web. The data from these cards appears to have […]
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Canada-based York University will start two new blockchain education programs in September 2020 in order to meet rising demand for professionals in the field. Canada’s York University School of Continuing Studies today announced two new university-level continuing blockchain programs — the part-time Certificate in Blockchain Development and the full-time Post-Graduate Certificate in Back-End and Blockchain […]
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Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange teams up with a local security firm to offer full security against “the unthinkable”. Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bitbuy, now offers full insurance on all Bitcoin (BTC) deposits in an apparent first for the industry, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 27. The platform claims that the full value […]
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Bitfury is opening the company up to institutional investment, which it says will help family offices and others to diversify their holdings with Bitcoin mining. Bitfury, a mining company established in 2011, announced a partnership program on May 26 that lets institutions invest in Bitcoin (BTC) mining. The program will help family offices and other […]
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The Louisiana BitLicense is closer than you might think. The state of Louisiana might soon pass a bill to offer licenses for crypto businesses to operate legally, according to a May 25 report. The bill was filed earlier this year with the goal of helping crypto businesses get official licensure and bring more crypto-related business […]
Continue ReadingAfter expansion across Europe, Crypto.com is now set to roll out its MCO Visa Cards in Canada. Leading cryptocurrency payments platform Crypto.com announced that it has received regulatory approval for its Visa card program in Canada, and will soon be rolling out MCO Visa cards in the country. MCO Visa cards are prepaid cards that […]
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Advances in payment settlements and decentralized ledger technology are driving central banks to consider digital currencies, according to a recent Bank of Korea report. South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea, has conducted new research and analysis on the progress of central bank digital currencies — or CBDCs — around the world. The bank […]
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Hackers attacking supercomputers across Europe, trying to get their hands on mining crypto. Hackers have attacked multiple supercomputers across Europe this week with the intention of mining cryptocurrency. Clusters of supercomputers have been forced to shut down in order to investigate the intrusions, according to a ZDNet news report on May 16. These security incidents […]
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South Korea and Singapore may have the best regulations around compliance with the Financial Action Task Force guidelines. CoolBitX Founder Michael Ou believes regulators in Asia are leading the way when it comes to compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) travel rule, which is due to be implemented in June. The startup has […]
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Viewers polled at Consensus: Distributed believe Gerald Cotten from the defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX may still be alive. Eighteen months after Gerald Cotten, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of QuadrigaCX, was reported to have died while doing volunteer work at an orphanage in India, and most crypto users apparently believe he’s still alive. The […]
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