Hackers have reportedly compromised nearly 100 XRP Ledger wallets on cryptocurrency wallet service GateHub. Hackers have reportedly compromised nearly 100 XRP Ledger wallets on cryptocurrency wallet service GateHub. The incident was announced by GateHub in a preliminary statement on June 6. In the statement, GateHub reveals that it was notified by some of its customers […]
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Despite bitcoin price rising by 57% in May, a new report from SFOX has downgraded the crypto market outlook to uncertain. The current outlook for the cryptocurrency market has been downgraded from mildly bullish to uncertain, SFOX’s latest volatility report concluded on June 6. While the report acknowledged that crypto prices recovered substantially last month, the authors described […]
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Funds worth an estimated $13 million were successfully shielded from attackers after Komodo reacted to a security vulnerability. Crypto wallet provider Komodo effectively hacked itself to prevent fraudsters from accessing its users’ funds, the company confirmed in a blog post on June 5. Security researchers had alerted the company to a vulnerability in its Agama wallet. Realizing […]
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Mark Karpeles has revealed he will serve as the CTO of a new Japan-registered blockchain technology firm. Mark Karpeles — the former CEO of the now-defunct bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox — has revealed he will serve as the chief technology officer of a new Japan-registered blockchain technology firm. The news was reported by Japanese […]
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The success of Tezos’ self-amendment process and other recent events stress the relevance of the topic of governance in the crypto community. On May 30, Tezos implemented the amendment Athens A, as the result of a voting process that involved its baker nodes (the Tezos equivalent of “miners”) from Feb. 28 to May 30. Although […]
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Binance is currently testing a British pound stablecoin on its native blockchain, Binance Chain. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is apparently testing a British pound stablecoin on its native blockchain, Binance Chain, according to a Twitter post on June 3. Twitter user CryptosBatman noticed that the listing “$BGBP” appeared on the Binance platform. Screenshot of stablecoin […]
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Blockchains, LLC, has acquired slock.it, a small blockchain development team that created The DAO. United States-based blockchain incubator and investment firm Blockchains, LLC, has acquired the German Ethereum dev team slock.it, according to a press release on June 3. Slock.it’s team is reportedly around three dozen large, and is known for its creation of the […]
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How OTC trading conquers the crypto world and why its volumes are drastically different from those of crypto exchanges. Here is everything you want to know. How are these issues solved? As the OTC market evolves, companies are working on building trusted custodial solutions and risk management systems. The OTC market is expected to continue […]
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Justin Sun has won an eBay charity auction to have lunch with renowned investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Tron (TRX) founder and CEO Justin Sun has won an eBay charity auction to have lunch with renowned investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. The news was revealed in a press release shared with […]
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Chainalysis claims that 64% of ransomware attack cash-out strategies involve the laundering of funds via crypto exchanges. United States-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis claims that 64% of ransomware attack cash-out strategies involve the laundering of funds via cryptocurrency exchanges. The data was revealed in a Chainalysis webinar attended by Cointelegraph on May 30. A ransomware […]
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