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Bitcoin developer who lost Bitmain funding wins Coinbase’s first-ever developer grant
24.12.2020
The Coinbase Crypto Community Fund was awarded to João Barbosa and another pseudonymous developer
The Fictional Characters, TV Shows, and Movies We Lost in 2020
23.12.2020
It was a rough year for all of us in the real world, but those fictional universes we spend so much time in didn’t get off scot-free. A lot of television shows ended their runs this year, and a lot of our favorite characters from sci-fi, fantasy, and horror took their final bows as well. Here...
XRP Crash Burns Other Crypto Asset Values, BTC Price Remains Unscathed
23.12.2020
Digital currency markets have seen some volatile action this week and during the last 24 hours following the XRP charges, a number of coins shed a great deal of value. At the time of publication, the entire crypto-economy is valued at $629 billion and because XRP lost so much value, bitcoin’s...
XRP Token Plunges Nearly 40% Following the Announcement of SEC Charges Against Ripple
23.12.2020
Ripple’s XRP has lost almost 40% of its value after the token price dropped from $0.51 on December 21 to $0.31 at the time of writing. The token’s plunge appears to be the result of legal proceedings initiated against Ripple by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). At...
Rare Gokus Possibly Lost At Sea After Major Shipping Accident
22.12.2020
Goku collectors are left wondering what fate awaits their beautiful sons after a bad storm caused the massive One Apus container ship to potentially lose over $200 million worth of cargo in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii late last month. Read more
UK Crypto Exchange Exmo Hacked, Estimates Presume Platform Lost $10.5 Million
22.12.2020
U.K.-based cryptocurrency exchange Exmo detailed on December 21, 2020, the firm had “detected suspicious withdrawal activity” and halted withdrawals. Exmo said a security audit report revealed “large withdrawals” of bitcoin and five other cryptocurrencies. Analysts estimate...
Bitcoin Addresses Holding $1 Million Goes ‘Parabolic,’ 10% of BTC Supply Sits Idle for 10 Years
18.12.2020
While bitcoin trades above the $20k handle, onchain data shows that the number of bitcoin addresses holding at least $1 million has climbed substantially increasing by more than 150%. Moreover, Glassnode’s statistics indicate that roughly 1.85 million bitcoin hasn’t moved in over...
What’s New in WCAG 2.1: Label in Name
15.12.2020
WCAG 2.1 Recommendations rolled out in 2018. It’s been a couple years now and there are some new Success Criterion. In this article, I will discuss Label in Name, which is how we visually label components. We’ll take a look at what some failure states look like, how to fix them, and examples of...
Estonia Revokes More Than 1,000 Crypto Firms’ Licenses This Year
15.12.2020
Over 1,000 cryptocurrency firms’ licenses have been revoked in Estonia this year as the country tightens the oversight of the crypto industry amid heightened money-laundering concerns. 1,000+ Crypto Firms Lost Their Licenses This Year The Estonian Ministry of Finance revealed Friday that...
Ledger Wallet Customer Data Leak Invokes Threats, Phishing Scams, User Allegedly Loses Life Savings
13.12.2020
The cryptocurrency hardware wallet firm Ledger was hacked last June and over a million emails were exposed, according to reports from the company at the time. Months later, the hackers who obtained the Ledger data emailed clients, sent texts to customers, and created phishing links for users...
CipherTrace warns of surge in funds lost to MetaMask phishers
3.12.2020
Phishers are coming after MetaMask users in increasingly clever ways
Exchange Blunder Exposes Names and Email Addresses of ‘270,000 Users’
2.12.2020
"You lost a long-term customer today," one disgruntled user wrote.
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No, You Can’t Buy Shares in Bitcoin
29.11.2020
With bitcoin going through an extended bull-run, scammers and con artists have been on hand to exploit a general fear of missing out (FOMO). Many early adopters of bitcoin became multi-millionaires by simply holding the digital asset. New Scam Tactic Consequently, many bitcoin investment scams have...
Chainlink Price Crosses Above $12.5 and Reclaims Lost Support
27.11.2020
Chainlink, one of the lucrative projects amongst the top 10 coins of the global crypto market, is seen pulling back just like any other altcoin of the market, including the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization—Bitcoin. The entire crypto market is seen losing the winning streak, including...
Litecoin Price Breached 15-Month Resistance while Lost 20% in 2 Days
26.11.2020
Litecoin’s Recent Price Summary Litecoin, one of the oldest cryptos amongst the top 10 of the global market was seen spurring at the onset of the week when it just leaped to a position above Bitcoin Cash based on market capital. While LTC leaped above BCH, the former was seen breaching a 15-month...
Cypherpunk, Crypto Anarchy and How Bitcoin Lost the Narrative
24.11.2020
The crypto industry tends to give "cypherpunk" vibes a great deal of lip service without much attention to their real values
The word ‘decentralized’ has lost all meaning — Enough is enough
22.11.2020
The concept of decentralization isn’t being given the respect it deserves — and change is needed
Fake Uniswap app on Google Play Store has already lost one user $20,000
20.11.2020
The fraudulent mobile app has already received over 100 downloads
Buterin Sold Ethereum To Novogratz At Premium & "Lost" Hundreds Of Millions
17.11.2020
Vitalik Buterin. Source: a video screenshot, edited by Cryptonews.com
Mike Novogratz, CEO of digital asset-focused financial services firm Galaxy Digital, has admitted to buying ETH 500,000 from Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin five years ago, paying a premium price of USD 0.98 - USD 0.99...
Calling Tops and Bottoms: 2020’s Most Popular Bitcoin Traders and Analysts
15.11.2020
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading is quite popular these days. With the price upswings and volatility in 2020, crypto traders have made and lost a lot of money. In the last few years, a number of digital currency enthusiasts have been attracted to professional traders and analysts routinely...