Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange will carry out maintenance on September 2, designed to "increase the stability and scalability of the iFinex infrastructure and new trading products." Bitfinex will be performing a system upgrade on Monday, September 2nd, to enhance the stability and scalability of the iFinex trading infrastructure. The upgrade will start at 8:30 AM UTC and services will be offline for about […]
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A new report by McAfee Labs says that the number of attacks using hidden miners in the first quarter of this year increased by 29% compared to the previous period. According to the researchers, users of various operating systems are susceptible to attacks – both Microsoft Windows and macOS from Apple. Experts noted that Windows users are usually infected through vulnerabilities in the tool […]
The international television channel TV Brics, the official media of the group of five BRICS countries (Russia, Brazil, China, India and South Africa), spoke about the possibility of creating a “supranational cryptocurrency”, which can be used in mutual settlements of the participating country. According to BRICS financial experts, cryptocurrency will become a means of rapprochement and strengthening of the countries included in the association. Although they call the alleged digital asset “cryptocurrency,” it seems to be a digital currency backed by gold. With its help, Russians, according to BRICS, will be able to conduct a huge number of operations in…
One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, said it had learned a valuable lesson from the mistakes of the Libra Facebook project, and will use other methods to work on a rival Venus digital currency project, Business Times reports. In an interview with one of the founders of Binance, Ms. He Yi (He Yi) said that Binance is ready to interact with all regulators from the first day, preparing for the release of digital currencies Venus. “If we want to launch Venus in the country, we will make sure that it complies with the rules ,” said Hye Yi,…
Bitwala banking blockchain startup announced the launch of its own application for operations with Bitcoin, the application will be available for holders of iOS and Android gadgets. According to data from Bitwala, now customers of the company from more than 30 countries will be able to become the owner of a German bank account, gain access to the storage, sale and purchase of Bitcoin. Bitwala provides its users with a unique platform, which includes the functionality of a traditional bank account and Bitcoin wallet. Bitwala collaborates with the German banking institution SolarisBank, its representatives helped the company obtain permission to…
The Bakkt crypto platform will open a service for storing client bitcoins on September 6 in anticipation of the full launch of its contracts. Bakkt announced this on her Twitter. “On September 6, the store will begin to provide services for the safe storage of bitcoin clients in order to prepare for the launch of Bakkt bitcoin futures with daily and monthly settlements, which will be presented on September 23, ” the company writes. These contracts will enable the physical delivery of bitcoins in fully regulated markets and in storage. ” On Sept 6, our Warehouse will begin offering secure…
A new report by the European Central Bank (ECB) says that legal uncertainty can adversely affect stablecoins with a clear governance structure. In a document titled, “Looking for stability among crypto assets: are stablecoins a solution?” Fiat-tied assets are described as digital units of value. However, they are not a form of any particular currency, but rely on […]
The crypto wallet of the Samsung Galaxy 10 smartphone, Blockchain Wallet, implements support for the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin, as well as 32 other coins, including Ethereum, TrueUSD, Binance Coin and others. According to data from the South Korean publication, on Samsung Galaxy 10 devices, an ETH wallet and a BTC wallet are generated automatically. If the user needs other wallets, then he can create them by adding support for one or another cryptocurrency. Screenshots have already appeared on the Reddit open spaces that demonstrate how wallets look in practice. In addition to the aforementioned assets, Blockchain Wallet also supports USD…
While the number of crimes the cryptocurrency is the subject and means of is growing in Russia, criminal cases and convictions are still negligible, and lawyers believe that the problem can be solved by clarifying the terminology in the framework of both existing and future norms, as well as by creating a specialized law enforcement agency – the “digital prosecutor’s office”. This conclusion was reached by the participants of the round table held on August 28 as part of a meeting of the commission on the legal support of the digital economy of the Moscow branch of the Russian Bar…
Despite the continued stagnation of the market for the second month, the hashrate of the first cryptocurrency reached record highs. So, the aggregate computing power of the Bitcoin network reached 83.526 EH / s, updating the historical maximum. An indicator of the difficulty of mining digital gold has also reached new heights: Some analysts and patrons of Twitter are sure that you should not be saddened by the unimpressive dynamics of the BTC price, but look at the situation wider, […]