Cryptocurrencies
Survey Reveals 87% of IT Professionals Are Concerned With Cryptojacking
Acronis highlights the growing concerns among IT professionals regarding cryptojacking and ransomware threats.
ConsenSys-Associated Agritech Project Covantis Officially Established
Covantis, a blockchain agribusiness project backed by ConsenSys, sets up shop in Geneva and appoints CEO.
Binance Says Leveraged FTX Removal Comes After Confused Users Hodled Tokens
Binance removed its FTX leveraged token products after confused users held them instead of trading them.
French Soccer Star Claims Crypto Scam Impersonated Him
Soccer star Kylian Mbappé claims to have been impersonated by a cryptocurrency scam network in France.
Unofficial Iranian Telegram Applications Leak Data of 42M Users
Data of 42 million Iranians using unofficial Telegram messengers got publicly exposed online.
Today’s N95 Facemask Market Is Crazy, But It Helps Us Understand Crypto
In the midst of fear, hype, demand and supply drivers, the current N95 face mask market looks like the Wild West of crypto.
Lowest Exchange BTC Balances Since 2019 — Calm Waters Ahead?
Bitcoin balances of the major exchanges are at its lowest point since 2019, possibly indicating calm waters ahead.
New Lightning Network Authentication Method Could Replace Website Accounts
The new lightning implementation acts as an authentication protocol for paid services.
Coinbase Migrates Tezos Bakery From US to Ireland With 60 Seconds of Downtime
Coinbase’s XTZ baking migration responded to the regulatory needs of a Tezos ETP provider.
Libra Rival Celo Announces $700,000 in Grant Funding for 13 Startups
Celo has awarded $700,000 in grants to 13 companies seeking to build on top of or develop the platform or foster the Celo community.
Bitcoin Hash Rate Drop: Miners, the Halving and Coronavirus Suspected
The upcoming Bitcoin halving, miners’ capitulation and the coronavirus pandemic have all simultaneously affected the network’s hash rate. How long can it last, and what should we expect?.
Russia Postpones Its Crypto Law Again, Now Blaming Coronavirus
After facing multiple delays, Russia’s lawmakers again postpone pending major cryptocurrency law, now due to the coronavirus.
‘Prime Brokerage’ for Crypto: Apifiny Launches Institutional Platform to Connect Exchange Liquidity
GlobalX connects global crypto exchanges for institutional investors. Is this a crypto broker?.
BCH, BSV Block Halvings Will Force Miners to Bitcoin (BTC) — Report
Bitcoin will take miner resources away from Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV next month, but the picture is far from rosy, warns Coin Metrics.
Bitfury Becomes Latest Crypto Industry Player to Join COVID-19 Research Project
Blockchain development firm Bitfury is diverting its computational resources to a distributed computing research effort to combat COVID-19.
During Coronavirus Pandemic, IRS Cuts Taxpayers Some Much Needed Slack
The IRS has already changed some important payment deadlines and started crucial initiatives to help taxpayers. Will it help to win the fight against COVID-19?.
Crypto Conference Defies COVID-19 Lockdown by Hosting in Virtual Realm
The virtual world of Decentraland plays host to the Coinfest Conference this week, which was forced to relocate due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Institution-Focused Crypto Trading Platform Reports 737% Revenue Increase in 2019
BC Group revealed that its OSL digital assets trading platform had been its largest 2019 earner, accounting for 44% of the Group’s revenues — up from just 6% in 2018.
BMW’s Blockchain Solution for Supply Chains to Roll Out in 2020
Major car manufacturer BMW Group is moving forward with a blockchain solution for managing complex supply chains.
SEC Claims Telegram Injunction Applies to ‘Any Person or Entity’
The SEC describes Telegram’s request as “legally meritless,” arguing that the ruling unambiguously applies to “any person or entity”.