Twitter Says It Knows How Hackers Gained Access
31.7.2020
The hackers who got away with BTC 13.14 – worth roughly USD 146,000 – in the infamous Twitter attack on July 15, gained the access they needed by targeting Twitter employees directly through a “phone spear-phishing attack,” Twitter said.
The attackers relied on “a significant and concerted attempt...
Bitcoin to Gold Correlation Rises, Physical Metal Buyers Pay Premium
31.7.2020
After seeing a decline for more than 3 months, the correlation between bitcoin (BTC) and gold is once again on the rise, with the sharpest increase seen in late July as gold, silver, and bitcoin have all soared higher in price. At the same time, investors are forced to pay premium over the spot...
Blockchain Is Part of Australia’s Cyber Security Solution, Say Experts
31.7.2020
Australian experts suggest blockchain is an integral part to protecting Australia’s business and government from cyber attacks
Aggregators Now Drive 20% of Ethereum DEX Volume
31.7.2020
Messari estimates that 20% of Ethereum-based DEX volume is driven by DeFi aggregators
EDCON, the Community Ethereum Development Conference to Take Place Virtually on August 9–11
31.7.2020
Singapore—EDCON, the Community Ethereum Development Conference announced today that EDCON is going fully virtual this year. It will stream on August 9-11, 2020. EDCON 2020 Online Edition will feature a keynote address by Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, core researchers and developers Danny Ryan...
Introducing Recurring Buy on the Crypto.com App
31.7.2020
Automate Bitcoin purchases, build your stack, turn your dollars into Bitcoin over time Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) is an investment strategy in which an investor divides up the total amount to be invested across periodic purchases of a target asset in an effort to reduce the impact of volatility...
Fidelity Digital Assets Quotes Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto in Latest Investment Thesis
31.7.2020
Fidelity Digital Assets (FDA) quotes Satoshi Nakamoto in its latest investment thesis report. The thesis is part of a series of reports examining the perspectives driving interest and investment in bitcoin. FDA is affiliated with Fidelity through parent company Fidelity Management & Research...
Government-Backed Tokenized Gold With ‘Killer Features’
31.7.2020
A crypto consortium including Bittrex Global, Ledger, CertiK, and Uphold, has launched a gold token backed by the world’s largest refiner of newly minted gold
MEW Founder: ‘The Full Reality of ETH 2.0 Is Still Years Away’
31.7.2020
MyEtherWallet’s founder believes ETH 2.0’s beacon chain will launch this year but says the ‘full reality’ is still some way off
Upbots—A One-Stop Shop Solution for Trading and DeFi Investments
31.7.2020
With the massive rise of DeFi platforms in the last month, there has been a new focus in the blockchain industry with its emphasis on automation. For example, you can add liquidity to a lending economy, a decentralized exchange, or a market maker. Your investment automatically begins to accrue...
Lawsuit: Investors Can't Prove Ripple Knew XRP Had ‘No Utility’
31.7.2020
Lawyers for Brad Garlinghouse haven’t argued the Ripple CEO’s statements in extolling XRP were true, simply that they can’t be proven false
Tokenized Real Estate Hasn’t Lived Up to the Hype: Property Researcher
31.7.2020
Despite early hype, real estate tokenization has failed to garner significant momentum, leading some to question its future viability