Eth 2.0 Development: Next Steps to Upgrade and Diversify
11.2.2021
Christine Kim and Will Foxley discuss with Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan the roll-out of the Ethereum 2.0 development roadmap, starting with the launch of phase 0 and the Beacon Chain
Group of Men, One Company Indicted for Handling Stolen Coincheck XEM
11.2.2021
Source: iStock/Marco_Piunti
Prosecutors in Japan have pressed charges against 13 people and one corporation accused of handling stolen NEM (XEM) tokens raided from the c.USD 530 million Coincheck hack in early 2018, still the biggest crypto exchange security breach in history.
At least four people...
US Treasury Secretary Yellen says crypto misuse is a growing problem
11.2.2021
The private sector invests enormous resources to help the government combat crypto crimes, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said
Europol Arrests 10 Members of a Sim Swapping Criminal Gang That Stole Cryptocurrencies Worth $100 Million
11.2.2021
The European law enforcement agency, Europol, has arrested 10 people believed to be members of the criminal gang that stole cryptocurrencies with an estimated value of $100 million. The arrests follow an international investigation into a series of sim swapping attacks that occurred in 2020....
Microsoft and Enjin Bring Cross-Platform Custom NFTs to Minecraft
11.2.2021
To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, players earn badges while learning from prominent female scientists
SEC Should Monitor Tesla’s Elon Musk for Market Manipulation: Roubini
11.2.2021
The NYU economist also warned bitcoin could "collapse" if Tether and Bitfinex are indicted this year
No, Mastercard Is Not Adding Crypto Just Yet, It's About Stablecoins
11.2.2021
Source: Adobe/Игорь Головнёв
Following in its biggest competitor, Visa's, footsteps, payments giant Mastercard said it "will start supporting select cryptocurrencies directly on our network." However, at least in the initial stage, it's about stablecoins, which are...
Earn Money by Selling NFT Properties in Upland
11.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Hidden among a press release published on November 10, 2020 is one of the most significant developments in blockchain history: By partnering with Tilia Pay, Upland.me, a virtual property metaverse that offers true ownership of NFT property parcels mapped to real addresses, has taken...
Traffic to Binance surges to record highs, site goes down for maintenance
11.2.2021
Binance suffered an outage today after announcing consecutive new all-time highs for web traffic
Bitcoin and Ethereum Correct Lower, Altcoins Edge Higher
11.2.2021
Bitcoin price started a downside correction below the USD 46,000 support level. BTC even failed to stay above USD 45,000. It is currently (05:00 UTC) down around 4% and it might continue to move lower towards the USD 43,200 support zone.
Similarly, ethereum struggled to stay above USD 1,800...
Elon Musk Shoots Down Crypto Wallet App Freewallet After It Tried to Ride His Dogecoin Fame
11.2.2021
An attempt to capitalize on the ongoing hype around Dogecoin has backfired for the crypto wallet app Freewallet after it was called out online in a tweet from Elon Musk. Musk Proclaims ‘Your app sucks,’ In Blunt Tweet Directed at Freewallet Freewallet, riding on the Elon-Doge rocket...
Lightning Network node count hits record high, TVL tops $42M
11.2.2021
Will Bitcoin’s premier layer-two solution finally graduate from experiment to everyday utility, following its adoption by major exchanges?