What if this scammer is just pretending to be a hacker? The hacker claiming to be selling user databases from top hardware wallet manufacturers Ledger, Trezor, and KeepKey appears to actually be peddling bunk, according to SatoshiLabs. On May 24, cybercrime monitoring blog Under the Breach reported that a hacker had begun advertising the customer […]
Continue Reading
Chainlink’s decentralized price oracles will be used as an “anchor” by the forthcoming derivatives exchange Digitex Futures to protect traders against slippage. Forthcoming Seychelles-based crypto derivatives trading exchange Digitex Futures has announced it will integrate Chainlink’s (LINK) decentralized price reference contracts on its platform. Chainlink’s decentralized price oracles are typically utilized by decentralized finance (DeFi) […]
Continue Reading
A cryptocurrency analyst recently said that he is surprised that Bitcoin Cash did not yet fall victim to an attack, given the fall in its hashrate. Yassine Elmandjra, a crypto asset analyst at ARK Invest, said in a May 24 tweet that the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hashrate fell by 30% since its halving event, and […]
Continue Reading
Floyx, a social media platform for the crypto community, aims to prevent crypto impersonation scams by developing a novel system. Floyx, a Malta-based social media platform for the crypto community, is trying to prevent crypto impersonation scams by developing a novel system. Floyx CEO Kamil Kępiński explained to Cointelegraph that the platform can prevent malicious […]
Continue Reading
Exchanges use leverage like banks with cryptocurrencies, the agency argues, appearing to support self-ownership of private keys. There is actually more than 21 million Bitcoin (BTC) in the world, ratings agency Weiss has claimed as it eyes major exchanges. In a tweet on May 25, Weiss, which is well known for its controversial cryptocurrency posts, […]
Continue Reading
The Turkish stablecoin BiLira has received a spot listing on BTSE, offering a new on-ramp for Turkish investors to access crypto markets. Over-the-counter and cryptocurrency futures exchange BTSE today launched support for BiLira’s Turkish stablecoin TRYB. TRYB can now be traded against Tether (USDT) on BTSE’s spot markets. Cointelegraph spoke to BiLira and BTSE to […]
Continue Reading
A basket of bearish signals suggests further problems for BTC/USD, but a higher CME futures gap is among the causes for hope this week. Bitcoin (BTC) faces a challenging week as $9,000 support fades and uncertainty increases after the halving — what should you look out for in the coming days? Cointelegraph’s weekly summary takes […]
Continue Reading
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin suggested that stablecoins could serve as instant cross-blockchain bridges. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin thinks that the stablecoin industry is missing a valuable opportunity to improve interoperability between different blockchains. In a lengthy Twitter thread on May 20, Buterin suggested that stablecoins could enable users to move value across different blockchains: “In […]
Continue Reading
Crypto adoption appears to be growing across the continent of Africa. Crypto adoption is making significant advances in Africa, with crypto ownership, trade volume, and regulation all moving toward greater adoption. A recent report by Arcane Research and Luno found that Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya are frequently among the top 10 countries […]
Continue Reading
Bitcoin faces a crucial weekly close, the mystery of coins moved for the first time in 11 years, and Times Square billboards call for the release of Ross Ulbricht. 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 […]
Continue Reading