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Twitter Hackers Ridiculed as ‘Low IQ,’ but Implications Remain Serious
16.7.2020
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Ted
Despite being criticized by some for having a “super low IQ,” the hackers behind last night’s Twitter attack may have accomplished something with far more serious implications than mere financial gain.
Following the attack, where...
The Twitter Hacks and Battles of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle
16.7.2020
Keld van Schreven is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of KR1 plc, the London listed cryptoasset and blockchain investment company.
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Over the years we’ve seen Twitter celebrities get their accounts hacked. But this recent hack goes way beyond anything we’ve seen before. This latest security...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Showing Signs of Increase in Selling Pressure
16.7.2020
Bitcoin price failed to remain stable above USD 9,200 and it is currently (08:30 UTC) down 1%. BTC is trading below USD 9,150 and it seems like the bulls are losing control. The main support is near USD 9,050 and USD 9,000, below which the price could start a new bearish wave.
Similarly, most major...
Is Bitcoin Set to Benefit from the Twitter Hack?
16.7.2020
Presumably, millions of people who have never heard of bitcoin (BTC) have been exposed to the world’s most popular cryptocurrency – as Twitter reels from a hack that filled the social media feeds of some of the planet’s most influential people with crypto scam messages.
As reported today,...
Bitcoins From the Biggest Twitter Hack in History On the Move
16.7.2020
The biggest Twitter hack in history helped attackers to collect some USD 120,000 in bitcoin (BTC) that are currently on the move, according to blockchain analysis companies.
"Three bitcoin addresses were used, which together received around 400 payments. The total value of the bitcoin...
Bithumb Exchange Owns More Assets Than its Customers
16.7.2020
Leading South Korean exchange Bithumb’s own holdings are higher than the sum total of its customer holdings, per a due diligence report.
According to Sports Seoul, the report was part of a recent audit completed by Seoul-based auditor Jungin Accounting. The auditor found that the sum total of both...
Yield Farming ‘Frenzy’ Didn’t Boost DeFi User Numbers
16.7.2020
A new report has found that so-called “yield farming” has taken the decentralized finance (DeFi) scene “by storm” of late – but has failed to bring large amounts of new people to the DeFi table, and has done little to help the “DeFi community grow beyond its current borders.”
These were...
Three Things You Should Know About Different Cryptocurrency Derivative Products
15.7.2020
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The advent of crypto has changed the financial game in so many ways. It has made life easier by introducing problem-solving tools that use blockchain technology.
The crypto and stock markets are similar...
King of Stablecoins, Tether, Faces Regulatory Uncertainties - Report
15.7.2020
Source: iStock/standret, Cryptonews.com
Despite being used widely, stablecoins – and tether (USDT) in particular – may face an uncertain future as governments step up their regulatory scrutiny of the sector, a new report from crypto research firm Coin Metrics said.
The most popular stablecoin...
Crypto Revolut In the US, Loans and Coffee on Blockchain + More News
15.7.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Crypto adoption news
UK-headquartered major fintech Revolut has launched its crypto trading service in the United States via a partnership with...
'Difficult to Ignore' Shift As Grayscale Buys More Bitcoin Than Miners Generate
15.7.2020
US-based major digital asset manager Grayscale said it recorded its largest quarterly inflows in the second quarter, when it also started buying more bitcoin (BTC) than it has been generated after the halving in May.
In its latest report, the company revealed:
In the second quarter, quarterly...
US Tech University Makes ‘Seven-figure’ Investment in Tokenized Fund
15.7.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/rittigers
New York-based private tech university the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has made an undisclosed “seven-figure” investment in Cosimo Ventures, a tokenized venture fund operator that focuses on blockchain and tech companies.
In a press release...
Bitcoin Finally Gets Into NASCAR, 6 Years After Dogecoin
15.7.2020
Source: Twitter, @jack
After an unsuccessful attempt in 2014, the Bitcoin (BTC) logo has finally found its place (a small one) in NASCAR, the US prime auto-racing franchise, after mobile payment service Cash App, which also supports BTC trading, inked a multi-year deal with Richard Petty...
Village in El Salvador Turns its Back on Fiat in Favor of Bitcoin
15.7.2020
Source: Twitter/@Bitcoinbeach
Foundering fiats, a global pandemic and an anonymous donor’s generosity have led to the creation of a bitcoin (BTC)-powered economy in a village in El Salvador, the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America.
Per an article written by a Forbes...
CBDC Week: Another G7 Country Mulls Joining Digital Fiat Race
15.7.2020
After the UK admitted it is mulling digital fiat plans this week, the Japanese government has also announced that it is considering the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Per Nikkei, the cabinet is set to make a formal decision on whether or not it will include the issuance of a CBDC...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Closing In Towards Next Move
15.7.2020
Bitcoin price remained stable above the USD 9,100 and USD 9,050 support levels. However, BTC is facing a strong resistance near the USD 9,300 and USD 9,320 levels. The price is currently (08:30 UTC) recovering towards USD 9,300, above which it might start a strong upward move.
Similarly, most major...
Another Chinese Giant, Meituan Dianping, Might Test Digital Yuan – Report
15.7.2020
The rollout of China’s much-discussed central bank digital currency (CBDC) is getting one step closer, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) – the country’s central bank – is said to have entered into discussions with a giant online food delivery platform for a trial of the digital yuan.
Citing...
BitMEX's Parent Goes '100x,' Doubles Down On Exchange's Growth
15.7.2020
Arthur Hayes. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CfC st. Moritz
HDR Global Trading, the operator of major crypto derivatives platform BitMEX, is creating a new holding company structure, branded 100x, "to pursue a broader vision to reshape the modern digital financial system,"...
South Korean Local Stablecoin Operator Posts Record Profits
15.7.2020
Business appears to be booming for a company operating an increasingly large number of South Korean local stablecoins.
Per Fn News, the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) – the company that has printed banknotes and minted coins for the nation’s treasury for the past 70 or...
Japan’s Biggest Bank to Launch Digital Token Before End of FY2020
15.7.2020
The Japanese financial giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is set to issue its own long-awaited digital currency “in the second half of the current financial year,” said its CEO.
Speaking to Mainichi, the company’s CEO Hironori Kamezawa stated that the token had experienced no shortage...