A Colombian National Police report revealed that the country is the preferred target for ransomware attacks in Latin America. A study unveiled on May 28 by the National Police of Colombia shows that ransomware attacks are a rising trend across the country. The report notes that 30% of all ransomware attacks within Latin American have […]
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Crypto payments network Electroneum takes aim at expanding to African countries with new electricity top-up feature. The blockchain-based digital payment project, Electroneum, will be launching an in-app electricity top-up feature across four African countries — Nigeria, Senegal, Mali and The Gambia. The electricity top-up feature will allow ETN app users to top-up their electricity meters […]
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Facebook’s ads business will get a bump due to Libra integration, Zuckerberg reportedly said at a shareholders meeting. The proposed Libra cryptocurrency will allow Facebook to increase ad prices, the social network’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, according to Cnet. At the event, Zuckerberg was reportedly asked how Facebook […]
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Celsius users can now purchase Tether Gold via credit and debit cards with a minimum purchase amount of $50. Celsius Network is expanding its partnership with fiat-to-crypto payments provider, Simplex, by enabling its users to buy more crypto with credit and debit cards. Celsius, a major crypto lending startup, now allows its users to purchase […]
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Tether usage is picking up pace in DeFi as Aave reports over 10% of its assets locked are in USDT, after a slow start that saw its competitor USDC gain adoption. Tether (USDT) usage in decentralized finance (DeFi) appears to be growing, as lending protocol Aave reports over $7.2 million in USDT locked, out of […]
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$10,000 is edging ever closer for Bitcoin, which has gained $800 in the past few days and taken little notice of resistance levels. Bitcoin (BTC) hit $9,400 on May 28 in its latest attempt to upend a downward trend which had seen $8,640 lows just days before. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price: […]
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Gemini has teamed up with Samsung, paving the way for mobile wallet interaction with the U.S.-based crypto exchange’s app. U.S. crypto exchange Gemini has partnered with technology giant Samsung Electronics for wallet integration. The partnership means U.S. and Canadian customers can use the Samsung Blockchain Wallet in conjunction with Gemini’s mobile application, a statement provided […]
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Vitalii Antonenko is facing up to 20 years in jail for selling sensitive data after the prosecution traced his Bitcoin wallet. New York City resident Vitalii Antonenko was charged for allegedly participating in a $94 million Bitcoins-for-cards scheme, according to a May 27 statement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. […]
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Tired claims that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are not an asset class say more about Goldman Sachs and the banking system itself, proponents argue. Bitcoin (BTC) supporters have widely panned Goldman Sachs after it emerged that the banking giant does not consider it as a real asset class. Materials from an investor call on May 27 […]
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The Fortnite community on Reddit conducts five times as many token transfers as r/CryptoCurrency in the new community points system. Reddit’s r/FortNiteBR community has conducted almost five times as many ERC-20 token transfers as the r/CryptoCurrency community with over 1% of Fortnite subscribers holding tokens. After only two weeks of Reddit launching their Ethereum-based Community […]
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