The DeFi sector will continue to grow in the future despite the difficulties that the industry has faced since the beginning of 2020, but be careful by choosing whom to trust. Decentralized finance, or DeFi for short, became a buzzword in 2019 following the valuations of MakerDao and Compound after both companies raised sizable rounds […]
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The Switzerland-based Capital Markets and Technology Association has published a common industry standard for the custody and management of digital assets. The Switzerland-based Capital Markets and Technology Association (CMTA) has published a common industry standard for the custody and management of digital assets. Announced on April 30, CMTA’s “Digital Assets Custody Standard” aims to clarify […]
Continue ReadingNgrave has launched what it claims is the first cryptocurrency wallet boasting EAL7-certification — one of the highest security gradings in the world. Digital asset security firm Ngrave announced sales for its flagship product, the fully offline hardware wallet Ngrave Zero, will launch next month. The devices will be made available for purchase on Indiegogo […]
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The incarcerated Silk Road founder sees long term bullish possibilities for Bitcoin in 2020, with a potential market cap of $7 quadrillion. After predicting a possible Bitcoin price drop to the $3,000s, Silk Road founder and federal inmate Ross Ulbricht sees long-term bullish possibilities for the cryptocurrency price staying well above $20,000. Posting to his […]
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Check out this week’s Bad Crypto News. Bitcoin has had a rough week, down around 9 percent and trading below $6,700. Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, believes we’re in a bear market that could even take the price under $3,200. Ulbricht is serving two life sentences for money laundering, computer hacking, and conspiracy […]
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Seasoned crypto traders explain their approach to the Bitcoin halving…and more! As May approaches and Bitcoin’s next halving draws near, hodlers, traders, and investors are all keen to know how this quadrennial event will affect the price of the world’s foremost cryptocurrency. To delve further into the halving, we talked to traders Michaël van de […]
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North Korean crypto and cyberattacks still in the crosshairs of several U.S. agencies, who have issued a new advisory against the regime’s cryptojacking and hacking programs. Several United States agencies issued what they call comprehensive guidance on North Korea’s cyber attacks, which have hacked cryptocurrency exchanges and used cryptojacking and ransomware to finance the regime. […]
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Recent data shows parties selling a massive number of Zoom accounts in the far reaches of the internet. Recent data shows parties selling a massive number of Zoom accounts in the far reaches of the internet. In darknet and hacking forums, perpetrators are pawning off 500,000 user accounts from the popular internet video conferencing site, […]
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Writing from prison, Ross Ulbricht predicts the current wave in Bitcoin incited by a price drop under $4,200 could lead to a bear market. Writing from the United States Penitentiary Tucson, Ross Ulbricht sees Bitcoin (BTC) getting closer to the bears as a possibility for 2020. Posting to his personal Medium account on April 12, […]
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Can a new communications platform make security breaches a thing of the past? Jeff Pulver, a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) pioneer and the co-founder of Vonage, has launched a decentralized application (dApp) that claims to provide the “most secure end-to-end business communications network” available. The move follows reports last week that rival videochat app […]
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