Startup developer Prysmatic Labs Preston Van Loon this Tuesday announced the release of a public test network called Sapphire, which uses the zero phase rules of the Ethereum 2.0 protocol. “This is a nontrivial, critical step to take technology to a new level, and we need you to take part too ,” writes Van Long. Unlike the main network Ethereum 1.0, where customers such as Parity and Geth are available to users, the Sapphire test network is supported only by the Prysm client. The most interesting feature of Sapphire is the possibility of stacking ETH test tokens by the Casper…
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stolen Yesterday, Binance, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world in terms of trading volumes, experienced a hacker attack – the attackers managed to withdraw 7,000 BTC. According to reports from the Binance team, hackers used a variety of methods, such as phishing and malware, to get hold of 2FA codes (two-factor authentication), API keys and other confidential information. At present, it can be said that through one transaction, hackers managed to withdraw 7,000 BTC from the trading platform, which is approximately $ 40,705,000. In a publication from Binance, Changpeng Zhao, general manager of a crypto exchange, notes…
crypto-debit Bitcoin card announced earlier Two weeks ago, one of the most scandalous participants in the cryptocurrency space, John McAfee, announced that he would release the first crypto-debit card, which will be accepted "everywhere". Yesterday, a controversial crypto-enthusiast showed a map, he probably even started using it. Apparently, McAfee added bitcoins to the card and, with its help, bought drinks for his development team, which he wrote about in his tweet. Bitcoin Visa card, accepted everywhere. It is shown in this section. pic.twitter.com/mJCpLncShc – John McAfee (@officialmcafee) May 6, 2019 Later, at the request of his subscribers, he showed the…
Kraken cryptocurrency exchange is recognized as the most transparent exchange with real trading volume, data on which is 99% identical with the information provided by the platform. This is evidenced by a report from researchers at the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI). REAL TIME is out! Today we also launch […]
The Omsk Regional Court overturned the decision of the Kuibyshevsky District Court of Omsk, according to which the cryptocurrency in the Russian Federation was recognized as a “money surrogate promoting the growth of the shadow economy.” Based on this decision, Roskomnadzor previously blocked the portal Bestchange.ru , which is used to search for cryptocurrency exchangers , including cryptocurrency exchangers . In addition, online exchangers Fastobmen.net, Pushpayer.com and Xchange.cash were entered in the registry of prohibited sites. The resolution of the Kuibyshev District Court of Omsk is dated July 24, 2018. The decision states that the official currency in the territory…
The largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume, Binance , conducted the long-awaited release of its own blockchain network Binance Chain and the decentralized trading platform DEX built on its basis. Why did Binance need a second trading platform and how can it help combat common types of crypto asset trading? We will understand this material. At the end of April, the ATOM token of the Cosmos project was added to the listing of the Binance exchange. This was noticed by the head of the trading platform, Changpen Zhao, noting : "Here is a project that even refused to…
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested several people suspected of running the Deep Dot Web darknet news resource. They are accused of making it easier for users to access the darknet markets where prohibited goods are sold. According to investigators, these people earned millions of dollars for posting links to .onion domains of illegal marketplaces, according to TechCrunch. We note that at the moment on […]
solution into its platform. ZUG, Switzerland – May 7, 2019 – Waves , one of the leading players in the blockchain market and the pioneer of Web 3.0, is entering into a partnership with Blockpass, a provider of KYC solutions (Know Your Client) and identification systems that can be integrated into projects on the Waves platform using the KYC Connect solution. “The Waves team is constantly developing the platform, focusing on the functionality and tools that are important for the community and are needed to make the process of developing decentralized applications as comfortable and efficient as possible ,” said…
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to give the go-ahead to launch futures contracts at ETH, CoinDesk reports on this, citing information from a representative of the agency. Against the background of this news, the ETH rate has increased by approximately 10% Earlier, the CFTC, which regulates derivatives markets in the United States, approved the launch of Bitcoin futures contracts. Since the end of 2017, derivatives of the flagship cryptocurrency have been trading on the CME and CBOE platforms. Now, the American regulator is ready to consider launching a similar tool for Ethereum, the coin that ranks…
Startup QEDIT, developing privacy-oriented solutions for commercial blockchains, closed a $ 10 million round of financing for Series A, led by venture capital firm MizMaa Ventures. https://t.co/J92bJY79B0 – QEDIT (@qeditzkp) May 7, 2019 Among the participants of the round are also Fintech division Ant Financial, which is part of the conglomerate Alibaba, Meron Capital, Collider Ventures, Jovono, Target Global and RGAX . […]