A recent U.S. government hearing showed a significant uptick in online crime since COVID-19 took over in 2020. Giving the opening remarks during a U.S. House meeting on illegal digital activities, Representative and subcommittee chair Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) noted a major jump for online crime in 2020. “We are seeing a 75% spike in daily […]
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Civil lawsuits against telecom providers such as AT&T are becoming commonplace as the number of SIM swap hacking scandals rises. On June 11, it came to light that California resident Richard Yuan Li had been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in a number of SIM swap attacks that targeted at […]
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One of the greatest challenges for digital content creators is the ability to maintain copyright over their works, and blockchain tech can help them. The narrative around blockchain technology as a great enabler of cross-sector innovation has endured since the technology’s perceived potential was assertively decoupled from fluctuations in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) in […]
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Women experts from the World Economic Forum, Stellar Development Foundation and Avandis Consulting discussed issues relating to diversity and inclusion with Cointelegraph. Last week, Cointelegraph organized another episode of “CT Talks” dedicated to addressing challenging issues in the crypto and blockchain space: on diversity and inclusion. The blockchain space is known for openness, transparency and […]
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The controversial Satoshi Nakamoto candidate says he bought Bitcoin stored in the 1Feex address. Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto candidate and chief scientist at NChain, has addressed the recent allegations about him hacking the now-defunct exchange Mt. Gox. Last week, a lead maintainer of Monero (XMR) privacy coin Ricardo Spagni tweeted out court documents […]
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The Islamic Development Bank’s research organization has partnered with Blocko to build a blockchain credit management system. The research arm of Suadi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank Group is aiming to develop a blockchain-based smart credit management system. To achieve this, the bank’s Islamic Research and Training Institute, or IRTI, has partnered with the Samsung-backed blockchain […]
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Crypto custody firm Casa unveiled a new wallet that offers access without a seed phrase and gives users a way to check on their private keys. New York-based crypto custody startup Casa has released a new wallet for Bitcoin newbies and long-term HODLers. In a Casa blog post on June 13, the crypto firm that […]
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Government surveillance may be more rampant in the crypto space than most users realize, says a source familiar with ongoing tactics. On June 5, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase came under fire for its alleged efforts to sell crypto surveillance services to both the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. In the days since, […]
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The website Kycnot.me has compiled a list of cryptocurrency exchanges that do not require identity verification to preserve the independence of crypto. A new website seeking to compile an active list of every cryptocurrency exchange that welcomes traders in some capacity without forcing them to hand over personal information through know-your-customer, or KYC, verification. Kycnot.me […]
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To become truly decentralized, blockchain projects should remove dependency on the centralized cloud providers used as their data storage. Across Europe, a privacy row has been brewing over various efforts to use coronavirus contact tracing technology. Contact tracing is the cornerstone of the efforts to track the spread of COVID-19 in an attempt to prevent […]
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