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PortuguêsHere’s why you need to hold the keys to your own bitcoin and never store large amounts on exchanges. #1 – If your coins are on an exchange, you need…
Continue ReadingBy practicing these tips, HODLers can ensure privacy in a financial data hungry world. On April 4, 1933, probably only a handful of Americans were prudent enough to hold gold…
Continue ReadingThe Binance Smart Chain has launched a $10 million bug bounty fund for projects building on top of the protocol, called “Priority One.” The initiative aims to keep the blockchain…
Continue ReadingAwareness of one’s own mortality is a sign of maturity, as is the recognition of the critical importance of securing one’s bitcoin. At the height of the 2017 bull run,…
Continue ReadingSecurity of cryptocurrency custodial services is still among significant hurdles preventing institutional investors from buying crypto for the first time, new data suggests. United Kingdom-based crypto fund Nickel Digital Asset…
Continue ReadingThe Series B funding round was co-led by Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures. Blockchain security firm CertiK announced Wednesday that it has received $37 million…
Continue ReadingIn a recent blog post, Casa detailed how a man was lured into a dating trap in order to acquire his private keys. It appears that not even Tinder is…
Continue Reading“A Bitcoin ETF would be a way for retail investors to invest in cryptocurrency without having to actually purchase it and deal with the complexities of custody,” said Timothy Massad.…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean banks are taking steps to bring cybersecurity to a new level as they try to keep up with fintechs and address new threats arising from their interaction with…
Continue ReadingA more secure nonfungible token infrastructure holds the key to disrupting the current art world. 2021 has already seen a number of eye-catching milestones reached for the nascent nonfungible token…
Continue ReadingU.S. securities regulators are still going after ICO cheats from the 2017-18 bull market. Initial coin offerings raised tens of billions of dollars during the last major cryptocurrency bull market.…
Continue ReadingThe venture funds of both companies joined Bessemer and others in financing another strategic investment round for TRM Labs. Blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs has secured $14 million in Series…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency investing has been rising in popularity among New Zealanders and a fifth of the respondents in a new survey either plan to or have already, put money into digital…
Continue ReadingCyberthreats related to cryptocurrencies have increased with rising demand for the digital assets, a study has concluded. Russia, Thailand and Peru are the most affected countries by malicious attacks designed…
Continue ReadingThe crypto space suffers from its checkered history and, to grow further, the ecosystem must become safer, more usable and more mature. It has been said that you only get…
Continue ReadingFidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust and the First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF are now under review by regulators, according to paperwork filed earlier this month. A pair of Bitcoin (BTC)…
Continue ReadingThis week’s newsletter covers a security disclosure, a summary of a Bitcoin Core PR Review Club meeting and more. The Bitcoin Optech newsletter provides readers with a top-level summary of…
Continue ReadingThere exists a security problem inherent to Bitcoin’s transparency that needs to be addressed by the community. Bitcoin has a fungibility issue; it is transparent, which can be both good…
Continue ReadingThe price of SPARTA token plunged 30% on Sunday as details of the attack came to light. Spartan Protocol, a liquidity platform for synthetic assets on the Binance Smart Chain,…
Continue ReadingAlthough recent studies have been showing a slowdown in cryptojacking activities, especially the ones related to mining privacy coins, Intel remains on the hunt to crackdown on such activities. The…
Continue ReadingA member of Uranium Finance’s developer team said they suspect that the recent hack of the platform may have originated internally. They’ve urged affected users not to contact any other…
Continue ReadingShortly after the exchange launched stock token trading, German and British financial regulators are reportedly looking into whether the offering complies with securities laws. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance‘s latest product —…
Continue ReadingWith a new security campaign, Cream Finance looks to minimize vulnerabilities. Decentralized lending protocol Cream Finance is backing another major effort to improve the security of decentralized finance. On Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingWhat is certain is that exploits only get points for being less disastrous than their counterpart. There has been a lot of talk about the recent “hacks” in the decentralized…
Continue ReadingCrypto YouTuber EllioTrades and law professor Edmund Schuster debated the value of NFTs and the role of blockchain in digital collectibles. At the BlockDown 2021 conference, EllioTrades, a crypto YouTuber…
Continue ReadingVesta’s new platform gives homeowners the ability to convert equity into digital assets that can then be sold to accredited investors without compounding interest. Global equity marketplace Vesta Equity has…
Continue ReadingCryptojacking activity seems to be losing momentum, specifically types that mine monero, as a recent report unveiled a slowdown in the illicit crypto-mining activities in the cloud. A threat intelligence…
Continue ReadingGithub services is under investigation after a series of reports on attacks against one of its infrastructures by running unauthorized crypto mining apps. Cybercriminals allegedly exploited some security flaws that…
Continue ReadingA new report commissioned by the U.S. secret services unveiled what happened behind the attack launched by North Korean hackers against a South Korean crypto exchange. The case is about…
Continue ReadingAs non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming a global phenomenon increasingly due to their mainstream adoption, there are also concerns about the surge of related scams. A recent study revealed the…
Continue ReadingA proposed set of solutions to the often-thought-about physical security of bitcoin storage. Alright, class, let’s put our tinfoil hats on for today’s discussion. In today’s lesson, we are going…
Continue ReadingApple removed the fake Trezor app several times, but it kept appearing on the App Store days later. A scam cryptocurrency app on Apple’s app distribution service App Store has…
Continue ReadingClayton, who stepped down from the SEC in 2020, joins the regulatory advisory council of One River Asset Management. Three months after resigning from the United States Securities and Exchange…
Continue ReadingRansomware is something the “average American” is worried about, says former cybersecurity top dog Chris Krebs Former Department of Homeland Security official Christopher Krebs called for greater governmental oversight of…
Continue ReadingWill Texas follow in Wyoming’s footsteps to become the next crypto-friendly U.S. state? Everything is bigger in Texas, but when it comes to crypto-friendly legislation, this doesn’t seem to be…
Continue ReadingDecentralized private networks offer the benefits of VPNs, but with additional advantages that exclude a central point of control. The internet has undoubtedly revolutionized the way we live. It has…
Continue ReadingA new study revealed that cryptocurrency-related scams almost doubled over the last year. However, forecasts are not optimistic going forward, as the report forecasts another significant increase in the number…
Continue ReadingHumanity is producing a staggering volume of data, but the processing power of chips cannot keep pace — decentralization is the answer. When it comes to computer data storage, it…
Continue ReadingPortuguese authorities are reportedly planning to take action against social media influencers who provide advice on crypto-related investments. The plans are being discussed in the wake of an online petition…
Continue ReadingOne of the biggest trends in recent months has seen Bitcoin flow out of exchanges into wallets. Generally, this is interpreted as a bullish sign — indicating that investors are…
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