Electrum Bitcoin wallet developers have reported a DDoS attack on their servers. According to The Next Web , it is conducted by 140 thousand bots, which by their actions force hundreds of users to switch to compromised software versions that instantly steal the cryptoactive assets of victims. In a commentary to the publication, an unnamed cybersecurity expert said that the total losses from the attack lasting for about a week are millions of dollars, and one user lost $ 140,000 in cryptoactives. According to the lead developer and creator of Electrum Thomas Voegtlin (Thomas Voegtlin), those who have not updated…
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The New York State Financial Services Authority (NYDFS) has issued another virtual currency license (BitLicense). Its owner was the oldest and largest cryptocurrency exchange in Europe Bitstamp. Note that Bitstamp was one of the first companies to apply for BitLicense in June 2015 after the relevant legislation was passed in New York. LICENSED: Excited […]
The world's largest producer of bitcoin miners Bitmain presented the technical characteristics of the devices of the Antminer 17 series , the release of which is scheduled for April 9, 2019. New equipment for mining series 17 includes : Antminer S17, Antminer S17 Pro, Antminer T17. According to Bitmain, these are the most advanced miners of BTC and BCH using the SHA256 algorithm. Antminer S17 is available in two versions: model 56 TH / s and 53 TH / s, with two modes of mining . Both models operate at 45 J / TH in normal mode, there is also…
April 8 in the test network Binance Chain, which forms the basis of the decentralized Binance DEX exchange, took place hardfork. As of 12:00 UTC, the test network services are stable. #Binance Chain Testnet has been stable and the testnet services are stable. What's new and improved after hardfork: Upgraded core Tendermint components Refined the governance of workflow for validators […]
Russia and the United States, despite the differences, will look for a common denominator for new technologies. The rise in the price of Bitcoin , which since the end of last week has been holding confidently above $ 5,000, has drawn attention to the common fate of all cryptocurrencies – what is waiting for them in terms of regulation? According to Japanese media, at the level of Sherpas (assistants), preparing for high-ranking representatives of the G20 countries to meet them in June, a study began on how to develop common approaches for administering the digital assets industry. The G20 meeting,…
Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange reported that it has added three new altcoins – EOS (EOS), Augur (REP) and Maker (MKR) to its Coinbase Pro trading platform. According to the exchange, as soon as sufficient liquidity is established, trading in the following order books will begin: EOS / USD, EOS / EUR, EOS / BTC (all regions with Coinbase support, except New York); REP / USD, REP / EUR, REP / BTC (all regions with Coinbase support except New York); MKR / BTC, MKR / USDC (all Coinbase supported regions are outside the US). EOS, MKR and REP occupy the 6th,…
CNBC TV presenter and crypto trader Ren Neuner lashed out at those who still consider Bitcoin a “ bubble ”. This expert posted on Twitter, in which he stated that the main cryptocurrency has already demonstrated its reliability and stability to all. Neuner stressed : I can not respect the public, which still calls Bitcoin bubble. Even if it was a bubble last year, I have never seen a bubble repeat twice. Bitcoin a bubble. Even if it was a bubble pop last year! – Ran NeuNer (@cryptomanran) April 7, 2019 Go With this statement, CNBC presenter commented on the…
The Chinese government agency responsible for macroeconomic policy has labeled Bitcoin mining as an “undesirable” industry and recommends that local authorities eliminate this sector in the country. On Monday, the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC) published a draft proposal for revising the existing Industry Restructuring Catalog, which lists the industries that the agency recommends encouraging, restricting or terminating. The revised catalog has not yet entered into force, but classifies Bitcoin mining as an industrial sector that is not encouraged in the future development of the country. Until May 7, the public will have the opportunity to share…
As a result, the “sophisticated” DoS attacks against the servers of the popular Electrum Bitcoin Wallet, which have been going on for about a week, have already lost “millions of dollars”. About this with reference to the statement of an unnamed security expert writes The Next Web. Earlier, representatives of Electrum confirmed the fact of the attack, but did not make any statements regarding the possible loss of users. Electrum servers are currently under a DoS attack. […]
Grayscale Investments has announced a restructuring of its large digital fund (DLC). The fund consists of five main cryptocurrencies in terms of market capitalization, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. In the last composition change, the Litecoin share increased from 1.8% of the total fund to 3.3%. Investment in Bitcoin increased from 66.8% to 68.3%, while investment in Bitcoin Cash rose to 2.9% from 2.8%. Assets that were reduced during the recent rebalancing are Ripple from 14.7% to 11.9% and Ethereum from 13.9% to 13.6%. Barry Silbert, CEO and founder of Digital Currency Group and Grayscale Investments, told…
