German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz believes that the country should not lag behind other states or private companies with the issuance of digital currency, reports Wirtschafts Woche. “Such a payment system would be useful for the financial center of Europe and its integration into the global financial system. We should not leave this field of activity to China, Russia, the USA or any private players, ”[…]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) still believes that the first cryptocurrency is not a security. According to The Block, Cipher Technologies Bitcoin Fund has applied for registration of a closed interval fund and an investment company. The submitted documents indicate that Bitcoin is a security. SEC staff did not agree with this information, citing the test […]
Los representantes de la compañía Libra se negaron oficialmente a participar en el proyecto criptográfico Libra de Facebook. El representante de PayPal señaló que la compañía financiera decidió abstenerse de…
The Liechtenstein Parliament passed the Blockchain Law this week, designed to stimulate the further development of new financial technologies and increase the effectiveness of the so-called “tokenomics” – an economy based on cryptocurrency tokens. According to Coin-Ratgeber, the preparation of the bill took three years, and after its adoption in the second reading, the document was sent for signature to the Prince of Liechtenstein. As the publication notes, […]
PayPal, an electronic payment system operator, has officially confirmed its refusal to participate in the Libra digital currency project, which is being developed by the social network Facebook. A statement to withdraw from the Libra Association was distributed by PayPal on Friday, October 4. The company did not name the reasons for the refusal to participate in the project, noting only that it intends to continue to focus “on promoting the current mission […]
Coinbase Pro cryptocurrency exchange from Monday, October 7, will increase commissions for customers with a turnover of less than $ 10 thousand per month by 233%. For users with higher trading volumes, fees will not change or even decrease. On October 7, at 5:00 pm PT, Coinbase Pro will implement a new fee structure designed to increase the depth and […]
La corporación Apple no tiene planes de crear una moneda digital, dijo Tim Cook, CEO de Apple. En una entrevista con representantes de la publicación francesa Les Echos, Tim Cook…
The cybersecurity company Prevailion found that the tools for cryptocurrency investors targeted a large-scale phishing attack MasterMana Botnet cost only $ 160. MasterMana Botnet massively sends emails on behalf of existing companies with an infected file. As soon as the victim opens it, a chain of actions is launched that complicates the detection of the virus. As a result, a fileless backdoor is installed on the computer to receive the remote […]
Representatives of the payment company PayPal did not attend a meeting with members of the Libra Association in Washington, where they discussed a strategy for cooperation with regulators amid fierce criticism of the project. PayPal on the verge of quitting Facebook's Libra project https://t.co/JJps99kJmt – Financial Times (@FT) October 3, 2019 According to the Financial Times, only PayPal was not present at the meeting, although it was previously reported, […]
Avast researchers have discovered a banking virus that has infected more than 800 thousand Android devices of Russian users. According to preliminary data, attackers could control millions of rubles in the bank accounts of Russians. The virus called Geost has been operating since 2016 and represents a complex infrastructure of infected smartphones. Attackers edit the code of applications from Google Play, and then upload to third-party stores for […]