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Knoxville Is the Latest American City to Suffer a Ransomware Attack
15.6.2020
The city of Knoxville had to shut down its IT infrastructure following a ransomware attack launched by an unknown gang
Revamping E-Commerce During the Rise of Stablecoins
14.6.2020
The third decade of the 21st century will make cryptocurrency the main payment method worldwide because of its benefits over fiat
Trading Volumes Can Move Over — The Hottest Metric Is Now Liquidity
14.6.2020
By using more accurate market data to rank exchanges, crypto data aggregators will certainly be a step toward a more transparent and decentralized future
Driven by Financial Institutions, Stablecoin Acceptance Turns a Corner
14.6.2020
Crypto has turned from an inevitable future to our happening present, and stablecoins may become the industry’s cornerstone
Blockchain Can Disrupt Higher Education Today, Global Labor Market Tomorrow
14.6.2020
Blockchain can play its part in the education sector — record-keeping in 2–3 years and then adoption by the labor market?
Blockchain Firm Pitches CBDC Operating System to Bank of England
12.6.2020
As the monetary impacts of the coronavirus drive discussions surrounding central bank digital currencies, a U.K. blockchain firm has proposed a CDBD system to the Bank of England
US Financial Services Committee Hearing Discussed the Creation of a ‘Digital Dollar’
12.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, the United States Congress Financial Services Committee held a remote hearing about the creation of a “digital dollar.” A number of well known individuals participated including the former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Christopher...
Father of JOBS Act: US Digital Dollar is Inevitable, No One Wants Chinese Currency
12.6.2020
Father of the JOBS Act does not believe there will be any demand for the Chinese digital currency
15 People Plead Guilty in Bitcoin-Powered Fake Auctions Case
12.6.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice received two more guilty pleas from Romanian nationals involved in a crypto-fuelled transnational cyber fraud ring on June 11
Gemini Appoints New Asia-Pacific MD, Sets Sights on Singapore Expansion
12.6.2020
The Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange continues its global expansion with the appointment of a Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region
Michigan State University Hit by Ransomware, Refuses to Pay Criminals
11.6.2020
MSU officials stated that the ransomware gang won’t receive any payments following the attack
Congress Weighs Digital Dollars for Aid After Stalled COVID-19 Stimulus Payments
11.6.2020
In the aftermath of disappointingly slow COVID-19 stimulus payments, Congress hears testimony on using digital dollars to upgrade the U.S.’s legacy financial infrastructure
United States Sets New Record for P2P Bitcoin Trading
11.6.2020
Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading in the United States has surged to post its strongest weekly volume on record, with almost $29 million trading on Localbitcoins and Paxful
Californian Charged Over Crypto Extortion and 28 SIM-Swap Attacks
11.6.2020
A 20-year-old has been charged for his role in dozens of SIM-swap attacks, including an attempt to extort a physician out of 100 Bitcoin
Alabama City Plans to Pay Ransomware Group Despite Warnings
10.6.2020
Florence, AL was targeted by the DoppelPaymer ransomware attack and officials plan to pay the ransom demanded
Former Bakkt CEO Faces Stiff Competition in November Special Election
10.6.2020
Though former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler’s Georgia Senate seat faces no risk in the June 9 primary, everything is up for grabs in November
BitMEX Taunts Plaintiff: ‘Incorporated in Seychelles, Come At Me Bro'
10.6.2020
The plaintiff in a lawsuit against BitMEX has asked a court to preserve thousands of email records that could show the exchange was operating illegally in the United States
One Third of Institutions Have Invested in Crypto Says Fidelity
10.6.2020
A survey published by Fidelity has found that more than one-third of institutional investors globally are exposed to crypto assets
Ransomware Gangs Are Teaming Up to Form Cartel-Style Structures
9.6.2020
The latest moves from ransomware groups suggest that gangs are forging alliances to create a mafia-style structure
No, Blockchain Technology Cannot Solve Everything
9.6.2020
Distributed ledger technology has the potential to solve a lot of economic and social problems, but there are some that we have to solve ourselves