The DoppelPaymer gang deployed a ransomware attack against ventilator manufacturer Boyce Technologies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA-approved Coronavirus ventilator manufacturer Boyce Technologies has been targeted by ransomware launched by the DoppelPaymer gang, who are threatening to leak data from the company. Cointelegraph has viewed the DoppelPaymer blog, where the gang lists example files of […]
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Blockchain could be key for ensuring user privacy in COVID-19 contact-tracing apps. Countries all over the world are feeling the impact of COVID-19, as travel restrictions have virtually put an end to tourism for this year. To put this into perspective, recent statistics from Hawaii’s Maui News found that in June of this year, 1,929 […]
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Federal Reserve monetary policy appears to be a primary catalyst for the current rally in gold, silver and Bitcoin. The prices of gold, silver, and Bitcoin (BTC) are all rallying in tandem, as various macro factors boost alternative assets. As gold rose to a new all-time high at $2,055, BTC rallied to $11,715 on the […]
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Five months after Indian courts lifted the blanket ban on crypto, an official said the government is considering a new law banning crypto. An Indian government official has claimed that two ministries and the Reserve Bank of India are actively working on a legal framework to ban cryptocurrencies on the subcontinent. According to a Aug. […]
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Dave Portnoy, also known as Davey Day Trader, now wants to learn how to buy Bitcoin from the Winklevoss twins. Popular Twitter personality Dave Portnoy, famous for his motto “stocks only go up,” now wants to learn about Bitcoin (BTC) from Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. In a Twitter clip extracted from his latest […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted challenges in global seafood supply chains, and blockchain tech may help improve them. COVID-19 is the most devastating plague to ravage humankind this century. Every day, the number of patients infected with the coronavirus is rising globally and taking the highest human toll in the United States. The highly infectious […]
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United States Representative Tom Emmer is confident about the bright future of Bitcoin and blockchain technology. The largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), is not going away once the ongoing financial crisis subsides, United States Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN) believes. A known industry advocate, Emmer says that Bitcoin will only be getting stronger after the world eventually […]
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Bitcoin overtakes Intel and Coca-Cola at a market capitalization of $205 billion. Amid a major bullish trend on cryptocurrency markets, Bitcoin’s (BTC) market capitalization is outstripping some major publicly traded companies like Intel and Coca-Cola. Following a bullish market in late July 2020, Bitcoin’s market cap saw a significant increase to cross a $200 billion […]
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Looming Bitcoin futures gaps and mainstream interest are providing the perfect environment for another week of volatility. Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week at over $11,000 after a wild weekend saw the market crash $1,200 in minutes — will the chaos continue? Cointelegraph gives you five factors that could easily impact Bitcoin price action over […]
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There’s been plenty of drama on the crypto markets this week — Bitcoin surged to $12,000 only to crash spectacularly, and Ether has continued to rally. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, […]
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