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Parity Developer Quits Ethereum Projects Amid Outrage Sparked by Recent Tweet

February 22, 2019cashtechnews

Parity’s release manager Afri Schoeden admitted to quitting Ethereum projects following controversial tweets about the network’s Serenity upgrade. Afri Schoeden, release manager at blockchain infrastructure firm Parity Technologies, has quit all Ethereum projects after a controversial tweet that sparked outrage on social media. Schoeden spoke to blockchain media BreakerMag on Thursday, Feb. 21. In his […]

MIT Technology Review: Although Touted for Security, Blockchain Is Still Hackable

February 19, 2019cashtechnews

MIT Technology Review argued that blockchain tech is hackable due to both system bugs and the human factor. MIT Technology Review magazine has published an article today, Feb. 19, arguing that security-touted blockchain tech is still vulnerable to hacks. The magazine is fully owned by the United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In the […]

Crypto Crime Trends Evolving as Users Wise Up: Exchange Hacks, Darknet and Money Laundering

February 18, 2019cashtechnews

Crime trends in the cryptocurrency space are evolving, as criminals look for innovative ways to steal and launder stolen funds. Two prominent research papers have shed light on the latest crime trends affecting the cryptocurrency community over the past two years. Crypto analytics companies Chainalysis and CipherTrace released reports at the end of January that […]

Hodler’s Digest, February 11–17: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

February 17, 2019cashtechnews

Fundstrat Global Advisors thinks that crypto prices can see higher price points, and JPMorgan plans to launch its own coin. Top Stories This Week Fundstrat Global Advisors Expects 2019 to Bring More Institutional Investors to Crypto According to a report on the 2019 crypto outlook released by New York-based research company Fundstrat Global Advisors, incremental […]

Coinbase Gives Out $30,000 Reward for Detecting Critical Bug

February 13, 2019cashtechnews

Coinbase has given out a $30,000 reward for reporting a critical bug on its platform, the biggest bounty listed on Coinbase’s HackerOne profile. Major United States crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase has given a $30,000 reward for reporting a critical bug on its system, according to data from Coinbase’s vulnerability disclosure program on HackerOne.The […]

Financial Stability Board: Crypto Could ‘Challenge Any Framework’

February 12, 2019cashtechnews

“The emergence of crypto-assets may challenge any framework,” according to the Financial Stability Board. The growth of cryptocurrencies as an asset class “may challenge any framework” for financial stability, according to remarks from the chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on Feb. 10. Speaking at a Bank of International Settlements’ (BIS) special governors meeting […]

Hodler’s Digest, February 4–10: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

February 10, 2019cashtechnews

The mystery around embattled crypto exchange QuadrigaCX deepens, and Facebook acquires a blockchain startup. Top Stories This Week Facebook Reportedly Acquires Blockchain Startup in First Blockchain-Related Acquisition Social media network Facebook has reportedly acquired blockchain startup Chainspace in its first apparent blockchain-related acquisition. According to news outlet Cheddar, the acquisition is considered an “acquihire,” or […]

Market Overly-Focused on Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork, Says Report

February 6, 2019cashtechnews

Market interest in the Ethereum’s Constantinople and Serenity hard forks has reportedly led to the underestimation of other more important proposals. The market was too focused on the Ethereum’s (ETH) Constantinople and Serenity (Ethereum 2.0) hard forks, overshadowing more important upgrades, according to a recent report by cryptoassets trading firm Cumberland Research shared with Cointelegraph. […]

Users of Crypto Wallets Electrum and MyEtherWallet Face Phishing Attacks

February 5, 2019cashtechnews

Users of digital currency wallets Electrum and MEW are purportedly facing phishing attacks attempting to steal their sensitive information. Users of cryptocurrency wallets Electrum and MyEtherWallet are currently facing phishing attacks, according to posts published on Reddit and Twitter on Feb. 4. A phishing attack is an attempt to obtain sensitive data like users’ personal […]

Zcash Vulnerability Permitting Infinite ZEC Counterfeiting Fixed and Disclosed

February 5, 2019cashtechnews

A vulnerability that could have permitted an attacker to coin infinite ZEC has been patched and disclosed by the company behind the coin. A vulnerability that could have permitted an attacker to coin infinite Zcash (ZEC) has been patched and disclosed by the company behind the coin, a post on the official Zcash blog states […]

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MIT Technology Review: Although Touted for Security, Blockchain Is Still Hackable

Crypto Crime Trends Evolving as Users Wise Up: Exchange Hacks, Darknet and Money Laundering

Coinbase Gives Out $30,000 Reward for Detecting Critical Bug

Financial Stability Board: Crypto Could ‘Challenge Any Framework’

Hodler’s Digest, February 4–10: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

Market Overly-Focused on Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork, Says Report

Users of Crypto Wallets Electrum and MyEtherWallet Face Phishing Attacks

Zcash Vulnerability Permitting Infinite ZEC Counterfeiting Fixed and Disclosed

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