LocalBitcoins, a popular platform for the physical purchase and sale of bitcoins, confirmed that it had undergone a phishing attack, as a result of which at least six of its users lost their funds. In total, 7.95205862 BTC was stolen from them (about $ 28,000). The LocalBitcoins message on Reddit says that at about 10:00 UTC on Saturday, January 26, employees of the exchange discovered a vulnerability in […]
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Now, residents of New York can buy bitcoins at regular ATMs using their debit cards. Thanks to a recently granted license, LibertyX has become the first licensee to buy Bitcoins on a New York state debit card, Dailyhodl writes. LibertyX, a Bitcoin payment provider, installed the first Bitcoin ATM in 2014, then developed a solution for Bitcoin payments in thousands of local stores. In 2018, a partnership with Genmega, the startup launched the first debit Bitcoin-ATM in the USA, increasing the number to 100,000 ATMs across the country. To use a debit card, users need an account in the LibertyX…
The cryptocurrency TRON (TRX) showed a sharp rise on Sunday night, January 27, and, having managed to rise in price by 15% at a certain moment, reached the 7th place in the CoinMarketCap rating. As of 10:00 UTC, the TRX capitalization was close to $ 2.2 billion, ahead of Litecoin (LTC) and Stellar (XLM) in this indicator. TRX weighted average rate at the time of publication […]
January 2019 could bring more clarity to investors and crypto enthusiasts about questions about the possibility of obtaining licenses for Bitcoin-ETF trading, but stopping the work of the US government (due to disputes between Democrats in the Senate and President Donald Trump around the feasibility of border with Mexico) from the end of December led to the partial suspension of the work of a number of federal agencies. The lack of a decision on Bitcoin-ETF led to a moderate decrease in demand for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the light of investors' fears that the crypto market is in search…
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said his company is not a competitor to Ethereum, according to AMBCrypto. Discussing with ConsenSys head Joseph Lubin and head of Hyperledger blockchain consortium Brian Belendorf, Garlinghouse said: “This is a marathon, not a short race. Therefore, judging the success of a platform by daily and hourly rates is empty […]
Despite the ongoing work of Bakkt with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the platform provides clients with preliminary information on trading rules. The new enterprise will be, according to the creators, a kind of general store that helps stabilize the price of cryptocurrency and operates in a regulated market. Bakkt Exchange will offer physical one-day futures contracts. The cryptocurrency platform of the operator of the New York Stock Exchange Bakkt presented new details of its bitcoin-futures product, which, as previously assumed, was supposed to start on January 24th. Although the information presented does not fundamentally change anything, market participants…
Employees of the Department of Cyber Police detained a 30-year-old resident of Zaporozhye, suspected of fraud and theft of cryptocurrency. This is reported on the site office. According to law enforcement officers, a 30-year-old male resident created the Stealer virus and distributed it among network users to gain access to these wallets on various crypto-countertops. The virus got into the file system of users through spam mailing. He also disguised himself on […]
The release of a new version of the popular Bitcoin wallet Electrum (v3.3.3). The latest version of Electrum (version 3.3.3) is available. And is verified by Electrum using a hardcoded Bitcoin address. This feature is optional. https://t.co/Y2DXoUyOgk – Electrum (@ElectrumWallet) 26 Січня […]
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said at the Stockholm conference of the Nordic Business Forum that he had sold all the bitcoins at a price peak, because “he was tired of the hyip around the industry.” This is reported by Business Insider Nordic. According to him, “for the sake of experiment” he acquired a certain amount of cryptocurrency at a price of about $ 700. “My goal was to go to places like […]
Customers of the Swiss Dukascopy Bank will be able to carry out operations with Bitcoins thanks to the partnership with the European Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp. CRYPTO BANKING: We are partnered with @DukascopyBankSA, a leading online bank account online account holder. Read more: https://t.co/g2dnVgf6xJ #adoption pic.twitter.com/Z4erFf604U – Bitstamp (@Bitstamp) 25 September 2019 p. Thus, clients of financial institutions will be able to send bitcoins to their bank […]
