The hardware wallet company has stepped into the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). Ledger, a producer of cryptocurrency hardware wallets, announced today that its users can now connect their devices to the DeversiFi decentralized exchange, or DEX. Hardware wallets + DeFi As a result of this integration, Ledger has become one of the first hardware […]
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Cointelegraph examines where crypto debit cards are available and what options they offer as wider adoption starts to take hold. As a sector, plastic cryptocurrency cards have had a bumpy ride. While for some they are the perfect way to spend those hard-stacked sats, it has evidently been a struggle for crypto companies to provide […]
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A company that was heralded as the “New Google” settles with the SEC, agreeing to return $29 million to ICO investors, in addition to a $400,000 penalty. A company once heralded as a “decentralized alternative” to Google recently settled with the SEC. Unlikely BitClave will ever pay $29M The project’s token price collapsed almost immediately […]
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Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange teams up with a local security firm to offer full security against “the unthinkable”. Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bitbuy, now offers full insurance on all Bitcoin (BTC) deposits in an apparent first for the industry, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 27. The platform claims that the full value […]
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Facebook continues sprucing up for regulators. Facebook-owned digital wallet Calibra rebranded itself as Novi earlier today, sharing new details about the project. The primary reason for the name change was to avoid the confusion with the Libra cryptocurrency, a representative for Novi told Cointelegraph. “When we announced Libra and Calibra last June, we wanted to […]
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South Korean electronics corporation Samsung continues its commitment to crypto technology with its latest security chip. South Korean tech titan Samsung announced a standalone turnkey security solution that secures cryptocurrency transactions on smartphones and tablets, according to the press release issued earlier today. The solution consists of a Secure Element (SE) chip S3FV9RR and “enhanced” […]
Continue ReadingThe launch date of China’s long-awaited digital yuan remains a secret, creating space for potential fraud. With the official release date of digital yuan being kept in the dark, third-party actors have stepped in to impersonate the digital yuan officials, hoping to attract gullible investors. A recent press statement issued by a company called Yuan […]
Continue ReadingThe Harmony mainnet claims to be the first blockchain network to integrate both sharding and staking into its infrastructure. The open blockchain platform Harmony announced that it will now support staking in a bid to create a blockchain infrastructure that attains high scalability without compromising on decentralization. In a press release published May 19, 2020, […]
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German bank WEG has partnered with Anquan Capital to explore DLT applications in the banking and financial services industries. Ten31, the FinTech arm of Germany’s WEG Bank, has partnered with Singaporean technology incubator, Anquan Capital. While the entities have yet to detail the specific projects they’ll work together on, a press release announced that the […]
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The latest reports suggest that North Korea could be encouraging the Lazarus group to steal crypto globally. North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, is reportedly backing a group of hackers. Their goal? Stealing cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) using phishing scams. Sources indicate that the country has ramped up these efforts in an attempt to prevent a […]
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