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Trump Views Crypto a Threat, Proposes Countermeasures in New Budget
11.2.2020
The White House released the Budget of the U.S. Government on Monday, outlining some proposals to increase cryptocurrency oversight which President Donald Trump views as priorities. The budget proposes giving the Treasury more power over crypto and requests funding for FinCEN to expand its efforts...
German Economy in Risk of Recession Amid Weak Demand, Tariff Threat, and Epidemic
8.2.2020
Germany, the economic powerhouse of Europe, is facing renewed challenges that may soon push it towards recession. Falling industrial production and dwindling factory orders are the prime cause of concern. The negative results have been announced on the backdrop of weak demand from Eurozone...
Roger Ver’s Mining Pool Pulls Support for Bitcoin Cash Dev Fund Over Chain Split Threat
28.1.2020
Ver said he was "mostly just along for the ride," as the parties stepped back from competing hard forks
Cryptoverse Stunned as Jihan Wu, Roger Ver Sign a Threat to Bitcoin Cash Miners
23.1.2020
As a group of mining pools announced their infrastructure funding plan for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the crypto industry players are discussing if this is a dictatorial move, if it's a soft work, and to how many more forks it may lead.
Jiang Zhuoer, CEO of one of the largest mining pools on Bitcoin Cash...
South Korean Bankers 'Fear' Starbucks Crypto Threat
21.1.2020
A report from South Korea claims that bankers in the country are concerned about the rise of an unexpected crypto threat – American coffee shop chain Starbucks.
Per the Korea Times, banking professionals have theories about the company’s digitization plans, and worry that they will fall behind when...
How the Crypto World Is Preparing for Quantum Computing, Explained
20.1.2020
Blockchain is regarded as the most secure technology, but can it face the quantum computing threat? Learn how the crypto world is preparing for the quantum leap #Sponsored
IP Geolocation and Threat Intelligence API: ipdata (Sponsored)
20.1.2020
An IP address is a simple, numeric piece of information that gets passed to a server, but that IP address can provide a wealth of information with ipdata. With ipdata you can learn user location, language, currency, and much more! Quick Hits ipdata is an IP Geolocation and Threat Intelligence API....
NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie Just Tokenized His Own Contract
14.1.2020
The news that Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie was to roll out an Ethereum-based investment vehicle for his own contract took the NBA and crypto communities by surprise. Disregarding an NBA threat to ban him from the professional basketball league, the 26-year-old point guard –...
AT&T’s Cybersecurity Branch Breaks Down Crypto Miner Threat to Email Servers
9.1.2020
A new technical analysis from AT&T Alien Labs offers an inside look at how a pernicious form of monero mining malware infiltrates email networks
Bitcoin Fixed Supply Means Futures Aren’t a ‘Threat’ to Price — PlanB
26.12.2019
Bitcoin’s “inelastic” supply makes it stronger against futures manipulation, PlanB suggests
Securities Regulator Says Crypto Investments Are Top Investor Threat in 2020
24.12.2019
Crypto-related investments are among the top five investor threats for 2020 according to the oldest international investor protection organization, the NASAA
Why Quantum Computing’s Threat to Crypto May Be Further out Than Previously Thought
22.12.2019
According to one researcher, quantum computing faces more hurdles than many realize when it comes to achieving viability in breaking encryption. In a recent report Dr. Subhash Kak, Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University, notes that there are issues...
BitGo Warns Users to Withdraw Bitcoin SV Over Hard Fork Threat to Wallets
19.12.2019
A major code update for the cryptocurrency bitcoin SV will render some features of BitGo's wallets useless, the crypto custodian says
“Link In Bio” is a slow knife
16.12.2019
Anil Dash:
If Instagram users could post links willy-nilly, they might even be able to connect directly to their users, getting their email addresses or finding other ways to communicate with them. Links represent a threat to closed systems.
On CodePen, we have a TextExpander snippet we use...
UAE Central Bank Says It Doesn’t Approve Private Cryptos; Could This Be A Threat to the Middle East?
6.12.2019
Cryptocurrencies have been one of the most polarizing concepts of the 21st Century, which have divided the world into two major fractions. First, who believe that Bitcoin is revolutionary, and is the future of global monetary systems. Second, who think that crypto is the threat of the sovereign...
Grin’s Mimblewimble Privacy Model Under Threat After Alleged Break-In
23.11.2019
Despite Grin’s backers claiming that the newly discovered flaws were already well documented, the platform’s overall reputation seems to have taken a severe beating
Mnuchin’s Number Two Says Private Cryptos Pose Threat to Government Power and Will Be Watched
22.11.2019
The deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury has raised the specter of a not-so-distant future when private digital currencies have stripped some of the power from governments. Policymakers will take a "hard look" at that, he said
Google Joins Hands With Citigroup Giving a Major Threat Call to Crypto and Spur to Banking Industry
18.11.2019
“Change is the law of nature”- This well-known proverb has been the channelizing force behind numerous innovations as well as many closures in the name of upgradations in technology. Cryptocurrencies, when launched, were primarily focused on the ifs and buts of the financial arena. As time evolved...
Governments Viewing Crypto as a Threat Will Be Left Behind
18.11.2019
In recent commentary at a New York blockchain conference, IRS Criminal Investigation Chief John Fort said the agency is now turning its focus to crypto ATMs and kiosks, as well as American users of foreign exchanges. While the continued push to regulate crypto is no surprise, the general narrative...
Global Trend Against Cash Intensifies as China Joins the Squeeze
16.11.2019
For various reasons, a growing number of nations are experiencing the rapid development of cashless society. Paper money may become extinct in some countries in the not-so-distant future. Prompted by the spread of private and decentralized cryptocurrencies and the threat of losing control over...