U.S. federal jury convicted two alleged Romanian hackers of spreading malware to steal credit card credentials and illicitly mine cryptocurrency. A federal jury has convicted two Romanian alleged cybercriminals of spreading malware to steal credit card credentials and illicitly mine cryptocurrency, an announcement from the official website of the United States Department of Justice revealed […]
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VTsIOM, the oldest polling institution in Russia, revealed 65% of Russians consider a purchase of Bitcoin as a bad investment. Only 2% of Russians have invested in Bitcoin (BTC) so far, according to a new survey by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) published on April 9. The VTsIOM, the oldest polling institution in […]
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After briefly breaking $5,300, Bitcoin retreated to below $5,200, while most of the top 20 cryptos slipped today. Monday, April 8 — Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have continued gaining momentum, while most of the top 20 coins by market cap have plunged in the red today. Ontology (ONT) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) are seeing […]
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This week saw the hacks of several large cryptocurrency exchanges, while the SEC pushed back their BTC ETF decision. Top Stories This Week Owner of ICO That Never Happened Attempts to Sell Project on eBay for $60,000 The owner of a crypto-related startup dubbed Sponsy, which never launched its initial coin offering (ICO), is attempting […]
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A new strain of Trojan malware for Android phones is targeting global users of top crypto apps such as Coinbase, BitPay and Bitcoin Wallet. A new strain of Trojan malware for Android phones is targeting global users of top crypto apps such as Coinbase, BitPay and Bitcoin Wallet, as well as banks including JPMorgan, Wells […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan and Mastercard CEO Ajaypal Banga agreed that there is still no clear blockchain-based business model. Top execs at Mastercard and Wells Fargo agreed that blockchain technology has long-term potential, but it has not been realized to date, CNBC reports on March 28. Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan and Mastercard CEO […]
Continue ReadingErisX announced that it has hired former Wells Fargo executive Kyle Unterseher as a business development executive. United States-based cryptocurrency exchange ErisX announced that it hired former Wells Fargo executive Kyle Unterseher as a business development executive. The news was reported in a Medium post published by the exchange’s head of marketing on March 5. […]
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Trump has appointed a vocal Bitcoin supporter as his new chief of staff. United States President Donald Trump has appointed vocal Bitcoin supporter Mick Mulvaney as the new White House chief of staff. The 51-year-old politician, who is currently serving Trump’s administration as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), will become […]
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The largest private bank in Brazil, Itau Unibanco, has tested a $100 million loan on a blockchain platform powered by R3. Brazil’s largest private bank has partnered with United Kingdom bank Standard Chartered to create a blockchain-based platform for small loans, according to a press release published by Itau Tuesday, Dec. 4. Itau Unibanco, also […]
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The project claims to be able to process the entire daily volume of the U.S. equities market, however, critics remain doubtful. On Nov. 6, the post-trade market infrastructure behemoth, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), announced that it is entering the test phase of its attempt to replatform its Trade Information Warehouse (TIW) via […]
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