A cybersecurity firm has discovered a new strain of Monero mining malware, which contains code that hides the miner from Task Manager. Cybersecurity company Varonis has discovered a new cryptojacking virus, dubbed “Norman,” that aims to mine the cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) and evade detection. Varonis published a report about Norman on Aug.14. According to the […]
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South Korean music streaming platform Bugs has joined the blockchain-oriented Terra Alliance e-commerce ecosystem. Blockchain payment system and stablecoin issuer Terra has added South Korean music streaming platform Bugs to its e-commerce alliance. As CoinDesk reported Aug. 14, there are now 25 partners in the Singapore-based company’s South Korea-focused payment ecosystem. The Terra Alliance uses […]
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Crypto developers in Iran have created a charity platform for crypto donations in an effort to bypass United States sanctions. Volunteer cryptocurrency developers in Iran have created a blockchain platform called IranRescueBit, which allows people to make charitable cryptocurrency donations to aid regions in the country in recovering from destructive flooding. Al Jazeera shared the […]
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Companies are actively hiring blockchain and cryptocurrency specialists, while the number of job searches has dropped. Along with Bitcoin (BTC) price growth in 2019 (from $3,400 in February to $12,689 in June), some segments of the labor market related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain have also actively manifested themselves. Demand for lawyers has risen sharply, Facebook […]
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Binance’s fiat-to-crypto service for European currencies has partnered with a fast-execution crypto platform. Binance’s fiat-to-crypto conversion branch for euros and British pounds, Binance Jersey, has entered into a partnership with the crypto investment service Caspian, which provides trading, portfolio and risk management on its platform. Caspian shared news of the partnership with Cointelegraph on Aug. […]
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Luxembourg’s financial regulator has warned the public that a cryptocurrency-related firm has no license to operate in the country, despite its claims. Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), says that a seemingly crypto-related entity called Cryptominingoptionsignal claims to be licensed in Luxembourg, but is not. In a warning notice dated […]
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Bitcoin has broken down of a tight range. Will it weaken sentiment and drag a few major altcoins to new yearly lows? Let’s analyze the charts. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk. You […]
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Sovereign states and central banks could digitize paper money and be the concrete alternative to Libra. Paper money today is a marginal part of the currency in circulation and represents a direct relationship between the end user and the central bank. Its use is, however, unknown to the central bank; in a certain sense, it […]
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Finance infrastructure-focused blockchain project Findora has appointed the former CTO of major American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase as a strategic advisor. Finance infrastructure-focused blockchain project Findora has appointed the former chief technology officer of major American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase as a strategic advisor. As fintech media outlet Fintech Finance reported on Aug. 14, Balaji Srinivasan joined […]
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Online survey by ING shows Austrians are the most skeptical towards cryptocurrency. An online survey by banking giant ING finds that Austrians are the most skeptical of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies in general. The poll, including respondents from 15 countries, shows that Bitcoin-positivity is also weakening in other countries, according to Der Standard, Aug. 14. […]
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