Illicit “cryptomining against consumers is essentially extinct,” declares a report released by cybersecurity company MalwareBytes. Illicit crypto mining — or cryptojacking — against consumers “is essentially extinct,” declares a report released by cybersecurity company MalwareBytes on April 23. Per the report, after in-browser mining service CoinHive shut down in early March — when the team […]
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E*Trade is reportedly ramping up to offer cryptocurrency trading services on its online trading platform. Online trading firm E*Trade Financial Group is preparing to offer cryptocurrency trading on its platform, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on April 26. E*Trade will reportedly begin by offering bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) after which it will […]
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The Chinese government is purportedly supporting the construction of a “blockchain city” in the Malaysian Malacca Strait. The Chinese government is purportedly supporting the construction of a “blockchain city” in the critical shipping lane of the Malaysian Malacca Strait. The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 26. Construction and […]
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The Ministry of Finance in Austria is considering the establishment of a regulatory sandbox for the fintech industry. The Ministry of Finance in Austria is considering establishing a regulatory sandbox for the fintech industry, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports on April 26. The country’s Finance Minister Hartwig Loeger said that the FinTech Advisory Council — which […]
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Blockchain firm RChain informed clients that the firm suffered a scam involving an escrow transaction with counterfeit money. Singapore-based crypto exchange KuCoin has blocked a crypto wallet that is allegedly involved in a recent RChain (RHOC) token scam, RChain wrote in a blog post on April 26. RChain, the blockchain firm behind RHOC coin, informed […]
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Hardware crypto wallet manufacturer Ledger has detected malware targeting its desktop app. Hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Ledger has detected malware targeting its desktop application, according to a tweet on April 25. Ledger warned its users that the malware locally replaces the Ledger Live desktop app with a malicious one, and advised to follow security practices […]
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Crypto markets are in the red today, with bitcoin losing almost $260 on the day and significant fluctuations in the top 20. Friday, April 26 — After breaking above the $5,500 mark yesterday, bitcoin (BTC) has reported a loss of around $260 to press time. All of the top-20 cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin SV (BSV) […]
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Supply, demand and the April bull market: Why MakerDAO’s DAI hasn’t been all that stable. Stability has become a holy grail for the crypto market, and right now, one of the biggest stablecoins is MakerDAO‘s DAI. Launched in December 2017 as an ERC-20 token, it’s pegged 1:1 with the United States dollar, with its peg […]
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In the full fiscal year ending on March 31, 2019, SBI Virtual Currencies recorded a profit before tax of around $3.2 million. New Japanese crypto exchange SBI Virtual Currencies (SBIVC) achieved profitability in the first year of its launch, Cointelegraph Japan reports on April 26. SBIVC exchange, launched by Tokyo-based financial services giant SBI Holdings, […]
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The regulatory endorsement allows users to trade startup shares after acquisition. SeedInvest, the equity crowdfunding platform owned by crypto-friendly payment giant Circle, has gained approval to offer secondary shares trading, crypto industry news outlet The Block reported on April 26. The platform, which Circle bought out for an undisclosed sum in March this year, can […]
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