COVID-19 Ransomware Plagues Canadian Android UsersCryCyptor ransomware poses as a government-backed COVID-19 Android tracing app to deploy its attack.Jun 25, 2020Felipe Erazo
Research Suggests Transparency is Key for Utility-Based Crypto ProjectsCrypto prices on the secondary market may depend on how much information is given to stakeholders says fintech researchers.Jun 25, 2020Ting Peng
SEC Charges Lobbying Kingpin Jack Abramoff With Fraud For Promotion of 2018 ICOAbramoff and the founder of AML Bitcoin face charges for fraud in misrepresenting the token’s compliance, with the founder himself facing jail time for money laundering.Jun 25, 2020Kollen Post
BTC Payments Reportedly Now Disabled for Venezuelan Passport PurchasesBitcoin’s payments for Venezuelan passport applications disabled “temporarily” without official explanation.Jun 25, 2020Felipe Erazo
Cybercriminals Use the Blockchain to Relay Secret MessagesSophosLabs published a study that revealed hackers use the blockchain network to share secret messages.Jun 25, 2020Felipe Erazo
Former US Treasury Head Calls Payment ‘Friction’ the Best Argument for Crypto Clinton-era Treasury Secretary Summers doesn’t buy some of the crypto community’s anarchic sentiments but agrees that they are solving a major problem.Jun 25, 2020Kollen Post
Why Animism Gives Japanese Characters a NiFTy Head Start on the Blockchain“Notions of Japan as an animistic spirit-infused realm in which humans can commune with animals and other objects and forces of nature are ubiquitous in Japan, coursing through popular manga and anime.”Jun 25, 2020Hisashi Oki
Oops. Roger Ver Says Bitcoin.com’s Forum Closure Post Was PrematureRoger Ver says that Bitcoin.com’s forum closure announcement was premature, but the closure alert is still on the website.Jun 25, 2020Helen Partz
Diabolical Malware Targets Windows Users to Mine MoneroA malware called “Lucifer” is targeting old vulnerabilities in Windows systems to install a well-known Monero mining application.Jun 25, 2020Felipe Erazo
JPMorgan’s Blockchain Offshoot Kadena Gets First Ever Token ListingKadena preps its first ever listing on Bittrex Global, with initial trading pairs including Bitcoin and Tether.Jun 25, 2020Helen Partz
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Latest Eth 2.0 Testnet on Track for June LaunchEthereum 2.0 developers agreed in a call to move up the launch of a milestone 0.12 testnet to Monday, to ensure all engineers are on deck for the genesis block.Jun 25, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
SEC Asks Court to Order Telegram to Pay $1.2B Back for $1.7B ICODespite the original TON project being officially terminated, the U.S. SEC asks Telegram to return $1.2 billion.Jun 25, 2020Helen Partz
Financial Inclusion, Cryptocurrency and the Developing WorldRegions of the world with fast-growing economic potential and young populations, such as India and Africa, will become leaders in crypto adoption.Jun 25, 2020Jay Hao
Tone Vays: Bitcoin Price Won’t Leave $6K–$10K Range Until 2021The S&P 500 is in danger of a major crash in the event of a daily close below 3,000 points, warns Tone Vays as data shows Bitcoin is 95% correlated.Jun 25, 2020William Suberg
Researcher: Satoshi Nakamoto Apparently Didn’t Mine Bitcoin for First 5 MinutesAccording to the latest research from Sergio Demian Lerner, Satoshi likely restrained himself from mining Bitcoin in the first five minutes of the block interval.Jun 25, 2020Michael Kapilkov
ISIS-Affiliated News Website to Collect Donations with MoneroA news website for the jihadist movement associated with ISIS has adopted Monero donations after having taken donations in Bitcoin for three years.Jun 25, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Galaxy Digital and Bitmain Lead AVA Project’s $12M Private Token SaleIn anticipation of AVA mainnet launch this summer, Emin Sirer’s AVA project raises $12 million from major industry investors.Jun 25, 2020Helen Partz
Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits Peak Hours Before Giant $1B ExpiryCME Group sees a new all-time high for combined Bitcoin derivatives open interest, with options driving the momentum.Jun 25, 2020William Suberg
NY Regulators to Pair Companies With 'Guardians' for a Conditional BitLicenseThe New York Department of Financial Services is requesting comments on its amendment to the BitLicense that would help smaller companies be regulated.Jun 25, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
AMD and ConsenSys' Blockchain Data Center Venture Gets $20M of Seed FundingAMD and ConsenSys’ W3bcloud joint venture obtained $20 million through the sale of convertible notes.Jun 25, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
From Sea to Table: Norway’s Seafood Industry Hooks Into IBM BlockchainNorwegian seafood producers seek to prove high-quality and fully traceable fish products through blockchain despite the technology’s drawbacks.Jun 25, 2020Rachel Wolfson
Ripple Exec: Slow Response on Blockchain Could be ‘Potential Catastrophe’ for USRipple co-founder Chris Larsen discussed U.S. regulators’ ignorance towards regulating the blockchain and crypto space and how it is helping China.Jun 25, 2020Mohammad Musharraf
Troubled Debit Card Issuer Wirecard Files for InsolvencyWirecard is now filing for insolvency as a sudden $2.1 billion hole in its balance sheet wipes out 32% of the supposed assets owned by the company.Jun 25, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
COMP Token Spikes 25% on Surprise Binance ListingSurprise Binance listings have led to a sudden 25% spike in the price of Compound’s Governance Token.Jun 25, 2020Samuel Haig
4 Reasons Bitcoin Price Suddenly Slid Below $9K, Liquidating $55MThe price of Bitcoin dropped below $9,000 as several factors put pressure on BTC/USD, including correlation with global stock markets.Jun 25, 2020Joseph Young
Judge Certifies Investor Class in $70m Pot ICO LawsuitParagon Coin will face federal claims from a class-action lawsuit alleging that the firm’s $70 million ICO from 2017 violated securities laws.Jun 25, 2020Samuel Haig
FC Barcelona Fan Token Sees Impressive Volume on First DayFC Barcelona’s Fan Token has generated nearly $2.5 million in trade volume in less than one day of trade.Jun 25, 2020Samuel Haig
ETH Transactions Near Record High as Miners Spam the NetworkThe number of daily transactions on Ethereum passed one million recently, as mining pools spam the network.Jun 25, 2020Turner Wright
Balancer Votes for Centralized Quick Fix to Stop Users Gaming SystemDeFi project Balancer has hastily conducted a community vote to determine how to limit attempts to exploit the protocol’s token reward system.Jun 25, 2020Samuel Haig