Report: Ransom Costs for Stolen Data Rose 200% From 2018 to 2019On average, ransoms demanded by cryptocurrency ransomware hackers increased by 200% from 2018 to 2019.Jun 8, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Robinhood Users Steal From the Rich to Fill Their Bitcoin Bags: Max KeiserMax Keiser called out Warren Buffett over his recent losses in the airline sector, claiming that Robinhood users had stolen his money and created wealth for Generation Z.Jun 8, 2020Jack Martin
Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Calls Crypto a 'Political Movement’During a recent AMA, Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson described cryptocurrency as inherently political, urging the crypto community to rally against efforts to stifle the space.Jun 8, 2020Samuel Haig
Analyst Predicts Next Bull Run Will Send Bitcoin to $150K and Ether to $9KBlockfyre’s co-founder believes a bull market will return, seeing Bitcoin’s price rise 1,400% to hit $150,000 and Ether and other solid altcoins making even more impressive gains.Jun 8, 2020Jack Martin
New Report Sees Blockchain as Possible Cure for Labor Market WoesA new report from the American Council on Education argues that blockchain can help to restore individuals’ control over their credentials.Jun 8, 2020Marie Huillet
Riots and Rising Fundamentals: 5 Things to Watch for Bitcoin This WeekStrange macro uptrends coincide with middling price action for Bitcoin, but eyes are on $8,000, not $10,000 so far.Jun 8, 2020William Suberg
Chinese Bank Issues Commercial Paper Worth $16.9 Billion on BlockchainA Chinese commercial bank issued China’s first asset-backed commercial paper worth $16.93 billion on a blockchain.Jun 8, 2020Mohammad Musharraf
Regulatory Clarity Will Spark Widespread Tokenization, Says Digivault CEOSpeaking to Cointelegraph, the CEO of security token custodian Digivault predicted that regulatory clarity will light the fuse for the tokenization revolution.Jun 8, 2020Samuel Haig
Coinbase Exchange Inaccessible Due to 5x Traffic Spike During Bitcoin SurgeAccording to Coinbase, the exchange’s autoscaling couldn’t keep up with a 5x traffic spike experienced during a Bitcoin price surge to $10,000.Jun 8, 2020Turner Wright
US Pentagon Created a War Game to Fight the Establishment with BTCDocuments reveal the Pentagon created a war game in which players were rewarded in Bitcoin for taking down financial institutions.Jun 8, 2020Turner Wright
FATF Meeting Scheduled to Discuss VASPs Compliance With Travel RuleThe CEO of FinTech company CoolBitX says only 10% of countries in the FATF are prepared for the June 24 meeting to discuss the travel rule.Jun 8, 2020Turner Wright
3 Reasons Bitcoin Price Could Be on the Verge of a New UptrendBitcoin price may be gearing up for a short-term rally as miners sell less BTC than they mine on a daily basis.Jun 8, 2020Joseph Young
Block.one to Launch Social Media Platform Ahead of ScheduleAccording to Voice CEO Salah Zalatimo, the platform has pivoted from an autumn launch date and will be available to readers on July 4.Jun 8, 2020Turner Wright
Investors Turn Bullish as Bitcoin Exchange Reserves Drop to 1-Year LowBitcoin reserves on cryptocurrency exchanges sank to a 12-month low, indicating investors are accumulating BTC.Jun 7, 2020Joseph Young
Bloomberg BTC Bombshell, Coinbase Fury, Ether vs. Tether: Hodler’s Digest, June 1–7Bloomberg thinks Bitcoin could return to record highs of $20,000 this year, but warns Ether may not be the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency for much longer.Jun 7, 2020Thomas Simms
How Blockchain Technology Can Help Fighting Against COVID-19Various technologies are being deployed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, can blockchain play an important role in defeating it?Jun 7, 2020Oluwatobi Joel
Ransomware Attack Exposes 1.5TB of Stolen Aerospace DataRansomware gang Maze reportedly stole sensitive data from the US branch of an integrated engineering group that works with various governments.Jun 7, 2020Felipe Erazo
Blockchain Will Lead Digital Globalization Says Wanxiang RepChina Wanxiang Holdings Vice Chairman believes blockchain along with other high tech will lead a more globalized world.Jun 7, 2020Ting Peng
These 2 Bitcoin On-Chain Metrics Suggest the Post-Halving Dip Has EndedOn-chain data suggests the post-halving dip could be ending as BTC miners hold on to newly minted coins.Jun 7, 2020António Madeira
Beware of Fake Ransomware Decryption ToolsCreators behind Zorab ransomware launched a fake tool that double-encrypts files affected by the attack.Jun 7, 2020Felipe Erazo
Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: BTC, ETH, LINK, ADA, ETCIf Bitcoin can break above the overhead resistance, a few altcoins are likely to pick up momentum and provide short-term trading opportunities.Jun 7, 2020Rakesh Upadhyay
Opportunities for Blockchain-Based Technologies in African HealthcareEmerging technologies such as blockchain can dramatically improve the situation with the healthcare industry in Africa by its implementation.Jun 7, 2020Chris Cleverly
First Turkish-German Trade Finance Transaction on Distributed Ledger TechnologyTurkish İşbank and German Commerzbank completed the first blockchain-based trade finance transaction between the two countries.Jun 7, 2020Erhan Kahraman
40% of New Fintech Firms in Hong Kong Operate With BlockchainNearly 40% of new fintech firms to launch in Hong Kong over the past year are operating in the blockchain sector.Jun 7, 2020Samuel Haig
Safety Check: If Crypto Custodian Fails, Clients May Not Get a Full PayoutCrypto exchanges — not segregating blockchain addresses — could lead to ownership disputes in the event of insolvency, research says.Jun 7, 2020Andrew Singer
Decentralization: Preserving Personal Privacy While Fighting COVID-19Decentralized technologies can help to avoid jeopardizing citizens’ private data in the name of public health during the global pandemics.Jun 7, 2020Muneeb Ali
Crypto Crime on the Rise — Good Odds of 2020 Becoming a Record-BreakerExperts believe that a more holistic crypto ecosystem, especially one that is more AML-centric, is needed to help prevent the spread of crypto scams in 2020.Jun 7, 2020Shiraz Jagati
How Bitcoin Can Help the African American CommunityAccording to author Isaiah Jackson, establishing economic strength could help the black community in ways protesting on the street can’t.Jun 7, 2020Turner Wright
6M Bitcoin Are Secured by Shared CustodyAlmost one-third of the entire Bitcoin supply is secured with a feature that gained adoption after the Mt. Gox heist.Jun 7, 2020Michael Kapilkov
Crypto Ransom Amounts Skyrocketed 200% in 2019A report from Crypsis Group revealed that threat actors have significantly escalated their tactical approaches in ransomware attacks.Jun 7, 2020Felipe Erazo