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Bitcoin News Roundup for July 16, 2020
16.7.2020
With much of the social-media world reeling from yesterdays massive, unprecedented breach at Twitter HQ, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup
ConsenSys Accused of Stealing Payment Startup’s Code for Rival Service
16.7.2020
BlockCrushr claims investor ConsenSys abused its position of trust to gain access to its source code and create an alternative offering
Blockchain Enabled Fantasy Soccer Firm Sorare Raises $4M in Seed Fund Round
16.7.2020
Using the ethereum blockchain Sorare generates unique digital cards representing soccer players, that can be traded by users and used in weekly league competitions
After the Twitter Hack, We Need a User-Owned Internet More Than Ever
16.7.2020
Decentralized social media systems are still immature, but "as of yesterday, we can no longer claim they are a solution searching for a problem."
First Mover: ‘Boring’ Bitcoin Shrugs Off Twitter Hack as Stablecoins Co-Opt Satoshi’s Dream
16.7.2020
Prices for bitcoin barely budged, even as a scam involving the cryptocurrency appeared to be the motivation for a massive Twitter hack
Bitcoin Option Traders Now Betting on Short-Term Price Drop
16.7.2020
With bitcoin looking heavy this week, short-term sentiment in the options market has flipped bearish
Microsoft Partners with Waves to Tokenize Industrial Assets
16.7.2020
The five year agreement will see Microsoft and Waves collaborate on a possible asset tokenization platform for company equipment
Zcash Latest Hard Fork ‘Heartwood’ Makes Mining Private
16.7.2020
Privacy coin Zcash has successfully hard forked at block height 903,00 in a planned network update known as “Heartwood.”
$1.4B in ‘High-Risk’ Crypto Flowed Onto Exchanges in H1 2020, Analysis Firm Says
16.7.2020
China-based blockchain analysis firm PeckShield tracked 100 million crypto addresses for its research
OKCoin Joins Coinbase in Supplying Oracle Feed for DeFi Project Compound
16.7.2020
OKCoin says its regulated status and liquidity mean users will be able to trust that its data feed will be accurate and reliable
Man Charged with Defrauding $4.5M in Crypto to Fund Gambling Habit
16.7.2020
The New York man asked investors for loans for what he called a low-risk investment, but the DOJ said most of the money was sent to offshore gambling sites
Binance CEO Criticizes Twitter Security After Coordinated Attack on Prominent Accounts
16.7.2020
Talking to CoinDesk at the World Blockchain Summit Asia on Thursday, Chanpeng "CZ" Zhao called Twitter's security "weak" after a wave of account breaches Wednesday
Twitter Hack Used Bitcoin to Cash In: Here’s Why
16.7.2020
You can send bitcoin from your phone or computer to anyone else, just about anywhere in the world. And once you’ve sent it, you can’t get it back
Twitter Says ‘Coordinated Social Engineering’ Attack Caused Bitcoin Scam
16.7.2020
Twitter says "a coordinated social engineering attack" against an employee caused Wednesday's massive takeover
Chainalysis Says Bitcoin Scammed From Twitter Users Is ‘On the Move’
16.7.2020
The defrauded bitcoin amassed during Wednesday’s monumental Twitter hack is already “on the move,” according to cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis
Twitter Breach Reactions: Security Professionals Offer an Early Assessment
16.7.2020
OpSec pros had a wide array of opinions on Wednesday's Twitter breach, but they all agreed the fault did not lie with each hacked account's owner
Obama, Biden, Netanyahu, Musk: Here’s a List of Every Hacked Twitter Account
16.7.2020
Twitter got hacked. Prominent users are shilling sketchy crypto addresses. Here's a list of victims
Everything We Know About the Bitcoin Scam Rocking Twitter’s Most Prominent Accounts
15.7.2020
Twitter’s thin veil of security went into full meltdown at 19:00 UTC on Wednesday. Within hours, even Barack Obama’s account was compromised
Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA to Offer Token Securitization on Corda Network
15.7.2020
The bank has partnered with Corda-based DASL to build the new service available on Corda’s public network
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sticks Around $9,200 as Traders Eye Other Markets for Action
15.7.2020
With weak volatility in the bitcoin market, traders are looking at altcoins and stocks for more excitement