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Big Travel Firm CWT Pays $4.5 Million Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers

2.8.2020
CWT, one of the biggest travel companies in the U.S., this week paid $4.5 million in bitcoin to hackers who infiltrated the firm’s computer system, stealing sensitive corporate data. It is unclear whether customer information was also compromised. Reuters reported that the bitcoin wallet...

Crypto Hardware Wallet Firm Ledger Hacked, One Million Customer Emails Exposed

29.7.2020
Ledger said on Wednesday that its e-commerce database was hacked in late June, compromising about one million email addresses. No user funds were affected by the breach. In a blog post, the French bitcoin hardware wallet company revealed that contact and order information for customers was also...

Data Breach at Crypto Wallet Firm Ledger Exposes User's Personal Info

29.7.2020
Hardware wallet provider Ledger said its marketing database was breached between June and July

93% of Bitcoin’s Supply Profitable at $11K, ‘Realized Price’ Recovers from Black Thursday

29.7.2020
Onchain data shows that bitcoin’s breakout above $11,000 puts 93% of the circulating supply in a state of profit. Additionally, seven-day metrics show that bitcoin’s “realized price” has recovered from the low that took place on March 12. The research and analysis firm...

Aussie Exchanges Partner With Crypto Tax Firm as ATO Eyes Traders

29.7.2020
Popular Australian crypto exchanges Coinjar, Cointree and Swyftx have partnered with Koinly to track their clients’ tax obligations

Digital Intelligence Firm Cellebrite Launches Crypto Tracing Tool Powered by CipherTrace

28.7.2020
Israel-based digital forensics firm Cellebrite announced the launch of its cryptocurrency and blockchain tracing tool on Tuesday

Firm Uses Ethereum to Tokenize Sustainable Infrastructure in Fight Against Climate Change

28.7.2020
UK-based fintech company Fasset aims to bridge the $15 trillion gap in sustainable infrastructure development with blockchain-backed investments

BTCS Crypto Portfolio Expands Over 280% in Q2 2020 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

24.7.2020
While many institutions struggled to recover from the market downturn experienced in March, publicly traded, blockchain focused firm BTCS Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS) has increased its portfolio by 285% in Q2 2020, through well timed investments in both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), and crossed the...

Binance Enters German Market via Partnership With Crypto Investment Firm

23.7.2020
Binance has partnered with licensed German investment firm CM-Equity to offer crypto asset management and brokerage services in Germany and Europe

Stablecoin Tether Set to Eclipse Bitcoin’s Daily Transaction Value

23.7.2020
The most dominant stablecoin in the cryptocurrency ecosystem has seen some competition during the last few years, but the token tether has remained king in the face of rivalry. Just recently, a “Q2’20 review” published by the digital currency data and analytics firm Messari shows...

How One Firm Is Addressing the Interoperability Problem Posed by FATF’s Travel Rule

23.7.2020
Crypto companies building solutions to the FATF "Travel Rule" may be creating a new interoperability problem. Netki is offering a fix

Blockchain Fintech Firm BitBond Joins German Bank Association Bankenverband

21.7.2020
The Berlin-based fintech firm announced on Tuesday that it had joined the association for private banks in Germany

Copper Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to Use Signature Bank's Signet

21.7.2020
The integration of Signature Bank’s Signet will allow Copper’s customers to instantly pay and settle transactions in U.S. dollars and other fiat currencies

BitMEX-affiliated Firm Leads USD 3.4m Investment in S African Exchange

21.7.2020
The investment arm of a new company operated by the creators of derivatives platform BitMEX, has spearheaded a USD 3.4-million cash injection in VALR, one of Africa’s biggest crypto exchanges. Per a press release shared with Cryptonews.com, the Series A equity round of funding in the VALR exchange...

Wirex Approved to Issue Mastercard-Backed Bitcoin Debit Cards

20.7.2020
Mastercard said Monday it had granted Wirex principal membership status, becoming the “first” native cryptocurrency outfit to do so. The membership allows Wirex, a London-based digital payments firm, to issue payment cards directly to consumers, making it easier for people to buy, hold...

Mastercard Now Allows Crypto Firm Wirex to Issue Payment Cards

20.7.2020
Mastercard said Wire is the first crypto company to become a principal member, meaning it can directly issue payment cards to its customers

142 Million Guests: Hackers Attempt to Sell MGM Grand Data Dump for Cryptocurrency

20.7.2020
Last year the giant resort firm MGM Grand was hacked and the cybercriminals ostensibly obtained a massive dump of names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. Now according to vendors on the deep web, hackers have been trying to sell the data dump for monero or bitcoin. The hackers claim...