Numerous crypto exchanges expect a rush in interest in bitcoin thanks to the halving (drop in the reward of miners). A recent statement from the Gemini platform notes that after halving, many people's attitudes toward cryptocurrency will change. They will see that Bitcoin technology is independent...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft decided to help hospitals and protect them from extortion attacks. Microsoft has identified dozens of healthcare facilities with vulnerable VPNs and other publicly accessible gateway applications. The company explained: “When organizations switched to remote...
Analyst Coinmetrics considers that the current market supply of BTC at 18.3 million coins doesn't reflect real liquidity. According to the information, 2.3M BTC is forever lost or concentrated in the hands of long-term investors. These coins did not move for more than five years. A similar...
The Gemini crypto exchange, owned by the Winklevoss brothers, will add support for the Basic Attention Token (BAT) of the Brave cryptobrowser digital advertising platform in April. After April 24, BAT will become the sixth digital asset on Gemini in addition to the previously listed Bitcoins,...
The business regulator of South Korea will determine the technical and legal grounds for the creation and issue of the digital currency of the central bank (CBDC) from March to December of next year. The technical aspect focuses on the design and functioning of the CBDC. A separate question to be...
New arrangements for cryptocurrencies in Japan due to “unexpected delays” will come into force on May 1, and not from April, as previously planned. That is about improvements to the Law on Financial Settlements and the Law on Financial Instruments and Exchanges. The changes in them concern both...
The trading volume on standardized crypto derivatives on the background of the rise of BTC to the psychological level of $7000 reached a maximum since mid-March. As a result of trading on Thursday, April 2, the volume of trading in BTC futures at the CME Group amounted to $347 million. At Bakkt,...
Institutional-oriented custodian service Anchorage has attached support for the XRP coin of fintech startup Ripple. The inclusion of XRP support in the organization was explained by the demand from institutional coin owners who “want a safer and more convenient custodial solution.” Anchorage...
Whale Alert Twitter account recorded the transfer of an immense amount - 101,857 BTC ($ 691.3 million at the exchange rate at the time of writing). 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 101,857 #BTC (633,535,530 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown walletTx:...
Users of Microsoft SQL were becoming victims of a malicious OS. Attackers managed to covertly extract Monero and another dollar-tied altcoin Vollar (VDS), which combines elements of privacy and smart contracts. The name of the Vollgar botnet refers to this token, as well as a rough way to gain...
The popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading portal. “The portal is a platform that works on the principle of requesting price offers in real-time. Users will be able to confirm transactions and quickly receive payments directly to their Binance...
In honor of April 1st, April Fools' Day, CoinMarketCap analytics service placed the nonexistent Toilet Paper Token in the TOP 10 cryptocurrencies to the “zero” position, causing an ambiguous reaction from the crypto community. We’ve lifted the lid on CMC’s first digital asset, the Toilet...
The oldest European bitcoin exchange Bitstamp intends to expand the listing with several successful crypto assets. Bitstamp is exploring a number of new digital assets to expand the range of available trading options for our customers: https://t.co/dcNcWgGYrh pic.twitter.com/kL8xoxhwEm—...
The American cryptocurrency exchange Kraken intends to expand the state by almost 10% due to increased activity in the cryptocurrency market amid the financial crisis. That was in an interview with Forbes CEO of the platform Jess Powell. “Every day we see more registrations, more requests for...
The Coinsbit will launch its marketplace on March 31. It will sell goods from Amazon, eBay, and Aliexpress for crypto. Among the currencies accepted are stablecodes USDT, USDN, PLC, as well as the CNB exchange token. Earlier, the exchange held IEO CMT tokens, holders of which will receive discounts...
Users of Opera will now have access to decentralized network resources as the browser began working with the Unstoppable Domains startup. As a result of the collaboration, the platform integrated the .crypto domain extension provided by the startup. That allows you to browse sites with...
Riot Blockchain, an American mining company, is experiencing “serious disruptions” in bitcoin mining operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Information about the risk was mentioned in the annual report for the SEC. Unlike the previous year, the “General Risks” section of the report...
The Tron Foundation has launched a MakerDAO-style stablecoin emission system secured by crypto. Something new. #DJED #TRON #TRX $TRX pic.twitter.com/k0rbDtjT0Y— Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) March 28, 2020 Justin Sun declared concerning the creation of a “decentralized stablecoin secured by...
