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Overstock Will Airdrop Millions of Security Tokens to Its Stockholders
8.4.2020
Overstock’s “dividend shares” will be distributed at a ratio of one security token for every ten OSTK shares
Zoom Data Scandal Shows Blockchain May Be the Future of Communications
8.4.2020
VoIP founder Jeff Pulver explains how a blockchain-based communication network for applications such as Zoom can secure calls
Overstock Is Set to Finally Pay Out Its Digital Security Shareholder Dividend
8.4.2020
The blockchain-friendly online retailer is planning to distribute its long-delayed digital asset shareholder dividend on May 19
Decentralized Crypto Exchange Disables Trading Due to ‘Critical Security Vulnerability’
8.4.2020
The developers behind the decentralized exchange have suspended trading on the platform as they investigate a critical security vulnerability
Why Crypto Liquidations Protect Us All
7.4.2020
What are trusted protection mechanisms of crypto lenders, and are they different from the traditional finance industry?
‘Ship-to-Ship’ Trade and Other Secrets of North Korea’s Illicit $1.5B Crypto Stash
7.4.2020
Experts on North Korea say the country’s $1.5 billion cryptocurrency war chest is used to fund an illicit web of trade networks and supply chains
Zoom Has Privacy Issues, Here Are Some Alternatives
6.4.2020
Worried about getting Zoombombed? Here are some privacy-facing services to check out while you're WFH
Researchers Detect Ambitious Bitcoin Mining Malware Campaign Targeting 1,000s Daily
6.4.2020
A major malware campaign is targeting misconfigured Docker servers with an illicit Bitcoin miner, cybersecurity researchers say
New Software Fix Offers Bitcoin Miners Increased Security
6.4.2020
Startup Braiins has released the first functioning code for a new protocol designed to fix longstanding security problems with bitcoin mining pools
Bitcoin.com’s Cashfusion Fund Exceeds Goal: $100K Raised for Bitcoin Cash Privacy
5.4.2020
Bitcoin.com’s Cashfusion Fund officially surpassed the fundraiser goal by 103.3% or $51K worth of bitcoin cash spread out between 623 donations. The funds will go toward Cashfusion developer expenses and a security audit from Kudelski Security. Bitcoin.com also matched the funds donated...
R3 Teams With Custodian Hex Trust to Help Asian Banks Sell Security Tokens
3.4.2020
Hong Kong-based Hex Trust is partnering with the enterprise blockchain company to offer banking clients another option for issuing security tokens
Coronavirus Pandemic Reminds Us That Security Is Important During the Zoom Boom
3.4.2020
Cryptography could protect civil liberties and rights under threat during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic
SEC Postpones Decision on Overstock-Affiliated Security Token Exchange
2.4.2020
The U.S. has prolonged its evaluation of a proposal from Overtock’s tZERO and Box Digital Markets to launch a regulated security token exchange
SEC Seeks More Feedback on tZERO’s Proposed Security Token Exchange
2.4.2020
The commission has extended a comment period on a proposed rule change to clear a regulatory path for the Boston Security Token Exchange, a tZERO-backed platform
Global Cybersecurity League Formed to Fight Hospital Ransomware
2.4.2020
Cyber security experts in 65 countries have come together to fight the scourge of ransomware attacks against hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis
Bitcoin News Roundup for April 1, 2020
1.4.2020
A new mesh network runs on crypto and the Bitcoin markets might not hit $20K. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
Amended Ripple Class-Action Covers Possibility XRP Is Not a Security
1.4.2020
XRP investors have amended a class action lawsuit against Ripple to cater for an outcome where the token is ruled to not be a security
Thousands of Microsoft Servers Infected By Crypto-Mining Botnet Since 2018, Says Report
1.4.2020
The attackers have apparently been targeting Microsoft SQL database servers to mine cryptocurrency for two years
Amended Lawsuit Against Ripple Now Offers Theory That XRP May Not Be a Security
1.4.2020
While the lawsuit against Ripple Labs still alleges the firm broke securities laws, the plaintiffs now seem to be hedging their bets
Unofficial Iranian Telegram Applications Leak Data of 42M Users
31.3.2020
Data of 42 million Iranians using unofficial Telegram messengers got publicly exposed online