Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx has notified its users that it suffered a hack on March 24. Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx has notified its users that it suffered a hack, according to an official announcement on the platform’s Telegram Channel on March 25. The incident— described as “attacks from hackers” that resulted in the transfer and […]
Continue ReadingFinnish Parliament approved new legislation that will provide a legal status for cryptocurrency assets on March 13, 2019. International peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange LocalBitcoins will soon become supervised by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Finland, as the firm announced on its blog on March 25. Helsinki-based LocalBitcoins wrote that the Finnish Parliament approved new legislation […]
Continue ReadingRakuten Wallet, the successor of embattled Everybody’s Bitcoin, will go live once the current platform closes at the end of March. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has completed registration of its cryptocurrency exchange Rakuten Wallet, which will go live next month, the company confirmed in a press release on March 25. Rakuten, which follows several major […]
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The trustee of Mt.Gox has announced that he has concluded the processing of creditors’ rehabilitation claims. Nobuaki Kobayashi, trustee of the now-defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox, has announced he has concluded the processing of creditors’ rehabilitation claims and that they will be notified of the results within days. The announcement was published in an […]
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New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia has reopened trading on 40 trade pairs following a mid-January hack. New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has resumed trading on 40 trade pairs, according to a tweet from the firm on March 18. In the tweet, the company announces that it has “resumed trading on 40 trade pairs that we […]
Continue ReadingThe hacked New Zealand exchange launched the Cryptopia Loss Marker, which will be used in the rebate process for hacked accounts. Cryptopia, the recently hacked New Zealand crypto exchange, has posted an update on March 17 concerning its plan to resume trading on its platform, which is expected by the end of March. In the […]
Continue ReadingThe Ledger Nano S from French crypto hardware wallet firm Ledger has received a First Level Security Certificate. The Ledger Nano S from French crypto hardware wallet firm Ledger has received a First Level Security Certificate (CPSN) from France’s national cybersecurity agency, ANSSI. The development was shared with Cointelegraph on March 18. The National Cybersecurity […]
Continue ReadingThe former CEO of the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has received a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of tampering with financial records. Mark Karpeles — the former CEO of the now-defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox — has received a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of tampering with financial records. […]
Continue ReadingAn 18-year-old cryptocurrency hacker was reportedly referred to prosecutors in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya for the theft of 15 million yen worth of cryptocurrency. An 18-year-old hacker was referred to prosecutors in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya for stealing cryptocurrency, local news outlet Japan Today reported on March 14. The cybercriminal allegedly hacked Monappy, […]
Continue Readingsponsored A decentralized, open-source crypto platform offers developers the opportunity to audit their smart contracts for free. The independent team of auditors will check the blockchain code for security issues, identify potential bugs and offer solutions for code optimization. A decentralized, open-source crypto platform based on the Ethereum protocol named Callisto Network offers users free-of-charge […]
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