With SWIFT looking to match Ripple’s transaction settlement rate, is speed the determining factor by which the success of a payment network will be measured? The emergence of blockchain technology has undoubtedly altered the course of global digital payment development. With the likes of Ripple and Facebook’s Libra challenging the monopoly of banks and other […]
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The SEC says Pocketful of Quarters is free to release its intended gaming rewards token without registration, as it is not a security. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cleared a crypto gaming company to issue blockchain tokens without registration, deeming the tokens to not be securities. The SEC published its determination […]
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Overstock’s digital currency arm tZERO has released an Android version of its recently launched cryptocurrency mobile application. Overstock’s digital currency arm tZERO has released an Android version of its recently launched cryptocurrency mobile application, according to a press release published on July 25. Initially, the tZERO Crypto App rolled out in late June supporting two […]
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Cryptocurrency ransomware, botnets and backdoors seem to have replaced cryptocurrency mining malware as the tool of choice for cybercriminals. Cryptocurrency ransomware, botnets and backdoors seem to have replaced cryptocurrency mining malware as the tool of choice for cybercriminals, according to a recent report from computer security firm Skybox Security. In its report dubbed “2019 Vulnerability […]
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Facebook isn’t avoiding the U.S. to skimp on compliance, but because Switzerland is better for crypto. Among all the issues cropping up in Facebook’s recent hearing in the United States Congress regarding its new Libra cryptocurrency, the matter of location was perhaps the thorniest. Testifying before various banking and financial committees, Libra co-creator David Marcus […]
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Security researchers from virtual private networks-focused site vpnMentor have identified a private data breach on digital currency loan platform YouHodler. Security researchers from virtual private networks-focused website vpnMentor have identified a users’ private data breach from digital currency loan platform YouHodler, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 24. According to vpnMentor, […]
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The release precedes a full launch later this year, as Metamask’s monthly active user base exceeds 250,000. Ethereum wallet and decentralized app (DApp) browser Metamask has launched the public beta version of its new mobile app. Unveiled on July 23, the app brings various features to Metamask users and syncs to the company’s existing browser […]
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Starting next year, new regulation will require German cryptocurrency businesses to hold a BaFin-issued license. Starting next year, new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations will require German cryptocurrency businesses to hold a Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)-issued license, Cointelegraph Deutschland reported on July 24. Possible innovation obstruction Per the report, the new regulations will require cryptocurrency-related […]
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Decentralized identity startup Civic and blockchain security firm BitGo plan to launch a new wallet using BitGo’s multisig technology in Q4 2019. Decentralized identity startup Civic and blockchain security firm BitGo plan to launch a new wallet using BitGo’s multisig technology in Q4 2019. In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 23, the […]
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The block size debate is among the most contentious discourse in Bitcoin, having spawned numerous community rifts and contested proposals. Why did Bitcoin fork and split? The inability of the community to find consensus regarding a proposal to increase the block size resulted in a user-activated hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain in August 2017. […]
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