Every sixth Facebook user will have their personal data exposed. This will happen with any centralized service unless we use new KYC methods with blockchain. If you are one of the 2.4 billion active Facebook users, the probability that your data has been leaked is around 17%, given the recent news of 419 million accounts […]
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UK police have arrested a 19-year-old citizen suspected of hacking major music acts to steal unreleased songs and sell them for digital currency. City of London Police have arrested a 19-year-old citizen suspected of hacking major music acts in a bid to steal unreleased songs and sell them for digital currency, Canadian daily newspaper The […]
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Cointelegraph Analytics takes a look at the most anticipated events for major coins such as EOS, Tron and Neo. Cointelegraph Analytics team released a summary of the most anticipated upcoming events for major coins including EOS, Tron (TRX) and Neo (NEO). EOS to have its first hard fork on Sept. 23 EOS, the 7th biggest […]
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Darknet financial scammers are selling cold, hard cash for only 10 to 12 cents on the dollar to buyers willing to provide a prepaid fee in Bitcoin, security researchers say. Security researchers have identified a new trend of lucrative and illicit Bitcoin (BTC) to cash conversions in their analysis of dozens of dark web marketplaces […]
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The team behind Ethereum Classic has activated the Atlantis hard fork, aimed at improving the altcoin’s functionality and compatibility with Ethereum. The team behind Ethereum Classic (ETC) has activated the Atlantis hard fork aimed at the improvement of the altcoin’s functionality and compatibility with Ethereum (ETH). The news was announced in a Twitter post by […]
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Warner Music part of an $11.2 million investment in new Dapper Labs’ blockchain called Flow from the creator of CryptoKitties. Global media giant Warner Music Group will be creating digital assets using new public blockchain backed by CryptoKitties creator. Warner Music’s to create assets on Flow According to a Forbes report on Sept. 12, Warner […]
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Major Spanish bank Banco Santander has issued what it claims is the first end-to-end blockchain bond. Major Spanish bank Banco Santander has issued what it claims is the first end-to-end blockchain bond. In a Sept. 12 news release, the bank revealed that it had issued a $20 million bond directly onto the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, […]
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The U.K. arm of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase settled a lawsuit with a man who lost 80 Bitcoins in an email phishing attack. The United Kingdom arm of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase settled a two-month legal battle with a man who lost 80 Bitcoins (BTC) in an email phishing attack. Stolen Bitcoin diverted to Coinbase On Sept. […]
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Finland-based P2P crypto exchange LocalBitcoins warned users about alleged security risks associated with Tor Browser. Finnish peer-to-peer crypto exchange LocalBitcoins has warned users about alleged security risks associated with anonymous browser Tor Browser. On Sept. 9, transactional compliance expert Richard Bensberg tweeted a screenshot of a LocalBitcoins banner warning Tor users about the risk of […]
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The Tezos Foundation has issued a number of new grants to projects that focus on various aspects of developing the Tezos network. The Tezos Foundation has issued grants to projects submitted in response to its latest request for proposals. Per a Sept. 10 announcement, the foundation has released 14 new grants to projects targeting the […]
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