ADA’s price has rallied on the base of Shelley and “smarter contracts,” but mainstream adoption is still a faraway goal. Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility hitting its lowest since late 2018 has forced investors to turn to altcoins that could act as more lucrative investments in their portfolios. Cardano (ADA) has been one of the largest benefactors […]
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The deep-web website allowed users to pay extra to decide what torture the children would be subject to next. Two Italian 17-year-olds were arrested for paying Bitcoin (BTC) to see children being sexually abused, tortured and murdered in live streaming. Local media Il Messaggero reported on July 15 that the deep web website viewed by […]
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The Twitter hackers had used one of the addresses involved, which shows transactions to BitPay and Coinbase. The Twitter hackers who compromised more than a dozen celebrity accounts on Wednesday appear to be consolidating their funds to an address that had earlier sent money to BitPay and Coinbase. According to research from Whitestream, a blockchain […]
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Whale Alert’s crypto transactions are still available on its Telegram channel, but its Twitter profile has been hampered for the time being. Whale Alert, a popular service dedicated to tracking major cryptocurrency transactions, is being negatively affected by Twitter’s anti-hack measures. In a July 16 tweet, Whale Alert said that the crypto bot can no […]
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Researchers discovered a new trojan targeted at crypto traders using trading applications on macOS. A new trojan attack using malware called GMERA is targeting cryptocurrency traders who use trading applications on Apple’s macOS. The internet security company ESET found that the malware comes integrated into legitimate-looking cryptocurrency trading applications and tries to steal users’ crypto […]
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Pavel Luptak — co-founder of Czech cryptocurrency community hub Parallel Polis — says Schiff’s suggestion has no foundations in reality. Gold bug and notorious cryptocurrency critic Peter Schiff wonders whether the recent hack of verified profiles on Twitter is “a harbinger of Bitcoin itself being hacked.” In a July 16 tweet, Schiff mentioned yesterday’s mass […]
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Blockchain payments project Ubin can lay the financial blueprint for countries looking to explore crypto tech in a fully regulated manner. With cross-border interoperable blockchain systems gaining traction across the globe, it comes as no surprise that an increasing number of government agencies are looking to explore the full potential of this technology to make […]
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Hackers were able to get away with posting fake Bitcoin giveaways on various Twitter accounts thanks to high level internal admin access. Crypto scammers responsible for what could be the largest ever hack on Twitter were able to succeed because individual employees have high levels of access to information and control on the platform. In […]
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The increasing use of HFT may help explain Bitcoin’s record low volatility. The Bitcoin (BTC) market has been quiet lately. A little too quiet. As of Tuesday Bitcoin’s volatility levels had dropped to levels unseen since 2017. In recent weeks, Bitcoin has fallen behind as investors piled into altcoins such as Chainlink (LINK) and Cardano […]
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Crypto Twitter has taken aim at the Twitter hack, suggest there is more to this attack than meets the eye. Earlier this morning, a large-scale Twitter attack took over some of the most powerful verified Twitter accounts including Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Wiz Khalifa, Warren Buffett, Mike Bloomberg, Barack […]
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