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We need to move a lot faster on Global South Bitcoin adoption: Paxful CEO
2.11.2022
“The global South is where we should be looking” for Bitcoin adoption, Paxful CEO Ray Youssef told Cointelegraph in an interview at the gym
MicroStrategy Third-Quarter Earnings Report Falls Short of Expectations – Here’s What You Need to Know
2.11.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) bull Michael Saylor’s company MicroStrategy delivered earnings that fell short of expectations on Tuesday, despite relatively stable bitcoin prices during the quarter.
According to the earnings report, MicroStrategy’s quarterly result fell short of the market’s expectations, with...
New Blockchain Security Stats: $3 Billion Worth of Crypto Stolen in 2022 – Here’s What You Need to Know
1.11.2022
A massive $3bn worth of crypto has been stolen by hackers so far in 2022, with over $760m grabbed in October alone, a security firm has said.
The significant losses due to hacking and protocol exploits was reported by the blockchain security company PeckShield on Twitter on Monday, with the firm...
Department of Justice Revamping Investigations into Tether USDT – Here’s What You Need to Know
1.11.2022
The US Department of Justice has revamped a probe into whether Tether’s executives committed bank fraud in the early days of the stablecoin.
According to a Bloomberg report, the investigation has been transferred to another team within the DOJ and is now directed by US Attorney Damian Williams...
Locate Empty Directories from Command Line
1.11.2022
As a software engineer that lives too much of his life on a computer, I like keeping my machine as clean as possible. I don’t keep rogue downloaded files and removes apps when I don’t need them. Part of keeping a clean, performant system is removing empty directories. To identify empty...
Indian Central Bank RBI Begins First Digital Rupee Pilot Today
1.11.2022
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is launching its first digital rupee pilot on Nov. 1. with the participation of nine banks. “Settlement in central bank money would reduce transaction costs by pre-empting the need for settlement guarantee infrastructure or...
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Says Crypto is Better Than Gold – Here’s What You Need to Know
31.10.2022
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin continues to preach the crypto gospel, declaring that cryptocurrencies are a better option to store wealth and carry out transactions than gold.
“Gold is incredibly inconvenient. It's difficult to use, particularly when transacting with untrusted parties....
Most Crypto Scams are Happening on This Blockchain – Here’s What You Need to Know
28.10.2022
Cryptocurrency risk monitoring platform Solidus Labs said that over 10% of tokens showing scam characteristics reside on Binance's native BNB Chain. Less than 10% is seen on Ethereum (ETH).
The research firm announced its real-time, on-chain Threat Intelligence tool on Thursday, saying that it...
Just like iOS vs. Android, DeFi developers are in need of an easy to use programing language
28.10.2022
Writing smart contracts for decentralized applications is a complex task that can benefit from a vastly more simplified development environment. Just as writing software applications for iOS is far easier than building for Android, DeFi-focused blockchain Radix promises to radically simplify...
ECB Raises Benchmark Rate by 75bps and Tones Down Long-Term Refinancing Operations
27.10.2022
On Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced the central bank’s third consecutive benchmark bank rate increase this year, raising the rate by 75 basis points (bps). In addition to the rate hike, the ECB changed the central bank’s targeted longer-term refinancing operations terms...
How to Use window.crypto in Node.js
27.10.2022
I’ve been writing a bunch of jest tests recently for libraries that use the underlying window.crypto methods like getRandomValues() and window.crypto.subtle key management methods. One problem I run into is that the window.crypto object isn’t available, so I need to shim it. To use...
Western Union Planning to Launch a Crypto Token? – Here’s What You Need to Know
26.10.2022
Western Union has filed three trademark applications associated with digital assets, suggesting that the international money transfer company might be preparing to offer crypto-related services.
In a Tuesday tweet, trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis said that the three trademarks cover various...
Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius with JavaScript
26.10.2022
The United States is one of the last bodies that refuses to implement the Celsius temperature standard. Why? Because we’re arrogant and feel like we don’t need to change. With that said, if you code for users outside the US, it’s important to provide localized weather data...
MakerDAO to Move $1.6 Billion USDC into Coinbase Custody – Here’s What You Need to Know
26.10.2022
MakerDAO (MKR), the decentralized organization that manages the stablecoin DAI, will move $1.6bn of its USD Coin (USDC) reserves to Coinbase to earn a yield of up to 1.5%....
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New CoinShares Report Shows Dwindling Volume on Crypto Investment Products – Here’s What You Need to Know
25.10.2022
Trading volumes in crypto-backed investment funds have dwindled in recent weeks, and last week hit its lowest since October 2020, a new report from the crypto researcher CoinShares shows.
According to the report, the volume in crypto investment products last week fell to as low as $758m, far below...
Reddit ‘Digital Collectibles’ Trading Volume Shoots Past All-Time High – Here’s What You Need to Know
25.10.2022
The trading volume of Reddit digital collectible NFTs has surpassed $2.5 million in the past 24 hours, representing over one-third of the collection’s cumulative trading volume of $6.3 million since launch.
At the same time, the daily sales volume of Reddit NFTs also witnessed a new all-time high...
Anti-Cheat Programs Need To Relax
25.10.2022
Wherever there are online video games, there will be people trying to cheat. It’s human nature, and as much as it annoys the rest of us, we’ll never be rid of it. So we should all expect, at some level, video game companies to put in the work needed to protect us from aimbots and wallhacks...
FTX Exchange Users Lose Millions in Exploit – Here’s What You Need to Know
24.10.2022
Users of the popular crypto exchange FTX have lost millions of dollars to a phishing exploit using a fake version of a website belonging to the trading platform 3Commas. However, FTX has promised to make their users whole again.
The phishing exploit was first reported by Chinese crypto journalist...
EU Commissioner Urges US to Create New Crypto Rules — Says ‘We Need to Look at Global Regulation of Crypto’
19.10.2022
The European Commission’s commissioner for financial services has reportedly urged U.S. lawmakers to establish new rules to regulate the crypto industry. “We do need to see other players also legislating … We need to look at global regulation of crypto,” said the commissioner....
DAOs need checks and balances to have better governance
19.10.2022
Decentralized autonomous organizations would benefit from greater checks and balances that prevent influential minorities from seizing control