Bitfinex, director of public relations for crypto-exchange Bitfinex, Casper Rasmussen confirmed the information on the suspension of receiving fiat currencies for a week. 1 / @bitfinex Communications Director Kasper Rasmussen reports: “ – CoinDesk (@coindesk) 12 December 2018 p. “Bitfinex has temporarily suspended the possibility of users depositing funds in fiat currency,” CoinDesk quotes a representative of the exchange. Rasmussen also expressed confidence that the problem will be solved within a week. At the same time, all other Bitfinex services are operating in the normal mode. 2 / " All other services and services are unaffected and are operating as…
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The head of the TRON project Justin Sun announced a partnership with an unnamed company valued at "tens of billions of dollars." Finally, it’s a valuation industry giant. Guess the name ? #TRON #TRX $ TRX – Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) 12 December 2018 p. “Finally, for the first time, a giant of the industry, estimated at tens of billions of dollars, became our partner. Guess the name » Sana's Twitter followers immediately began making various assumptions. One expressed confidence that this is Alibaba. Alibaba come on just say it – Rahul Sharma (@rahulsharmakbj) 12 December 2018 p. He argued his…
According to The Block , citing a knowledgeable source, the US stock exchange operator Nasdaq is considering launching a platform for tokens with securities characteristics. It is expected that the security tokens presented on the new platform will comply with current US law. To achieve this goal, Nasdaq is in talks with a number of companies, including Symbiont , a blockchain-startup startup that specializes in smart contracts, which was previously invested by Alibaba head Jack Ma. The source reports that the new platform will release tokenized assets, as well as provide the opportunity to trade them. Thus, the Nasdaq will…
According to a study released by the cybersecurity team Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks, malware that pretends to be an Adobe Flash update is secretly installing an XMRig miner on a computer. He gets Monero cryptocurrency (XMR) . According to experts, the authors of the malware carefully copied the pop-up notification of the official Adobe installer. Moreover, the download really updates Flash to the latest version. Analyst Brad Duncan from Unit 42 says : As a rule, fake Flash updates with malware are not very well hidden, but in this case, the potential victim may not notice anything unusual.…
The North Dakota Department of Securities issued a decree to terminate the activities of Crystal Token, Life Cross Coin and Advertiza Holdings, offering “unregistered and potentially fraudulent securities under the guise of ICO. According to representatives of the Ministry, misleading statements about exceptionally high incomes were posted on the websites of these projects. At the same time, a significant part of the project information was concealed or deliberately distorted. The department also notes that none of the companies is registered as an issuer of securities. Moreover, according to department representatives, Advertiza has published false information that the company is allegedly…
Former Coinbase top manager Adam White will be the operational director of the upcoming launch of the Bakkt cryptocurrency platform. It is reported by The Block, citing an informed source. At Coinbase, Adam White served as vice president and general manager, specializing in the institutional direction of the company. White's place in Coinbase was taken by Jonathan Kellner, who had previously worked for the big players-oriented brokerage company Instinet. Bakkt is a cryptocurrency unit of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which is the operator of the New York Stock Exchange. Giants such as Microsoft and Starbucks are taking part in creating…
The use of the blockchain in areas far from fintech is not new. Blockchain is successfully used in real estate , logistics and even government services . One of the most promising markets for blockchain solutions remains online advertising (digital advertising). Nevertheless, there are a number of problems in this industry, solutions for which are offered by both traditional companies and blockchain startups. Industry problems Online advertising problems include: user privacy: advertisers buy users' personal data, but users themselves are not rewarded for it; fraud: fake or inconspicuous banners, cheat views and clicks, etc .; opacity and complexity of accounting:…
The creator of the Ethereum blockchain, Vitaly Buterin, shared information with all Twitter users about the amount of his air. This step was a response to the accusations of the economist and cryptocritic Nouriel Roubini (Nouriel Roubini). So the other day Roubini tweeted that Buterin, and also the co-founder of Ethereum, Joseph Lubin (Joseph Lubin) considered to be crooks and thieves. To which Buterin replied that he never kept more than 0.9% of all ETH. At the same time Acne is sure that pre-mining is not punishable by law. I’ve never really been close to $ 1b. There are no…
In the course of the traditional videoconference of Ethereum developers on Friday, October 12, it was announced that the planned hardfork Constantinople will take place, most likely, in November. This writes CoinDesk . To date, the update has already been made to the code bases of all the most popular clients of the network, including the Ethereum Foundation and Parity, but the date of the hard forks and, accordingly, the block number on which the activation should take place, is still not defined. The update, however, depends on how smooth the hard forks go through the Ropsten test network, the…
BitMart Exchange , the leading global trading platform for digital assets, recently announced its partnership with an authorized financial institution of the European Union to offer a deposit service for credit and debit cards . Now it became possible to use VISA or Mastercard to buy bitcoins (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) . BitMart’s financial partner allows merchants to accept payments by debit or credit card without risking fraud. By integrating a new credit card processing solution, Bitmart has enabled users to buy and deposit funds. Currently, the service supports multiple currencies and is available in more than 100 countries. Earlier…