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Hackers from the Lazarus group, which is associated with the authorities of North Korea, in the near future may attack cryptocurrency exchanges and technological startups with the use of new developments. This is reported by experts of the antivirus company Kaspersky Lab. According to their information, hackers have developed their own scripts for automation tools PowerShell, which disguised as files of popular open source projects, in particular, […]

Venture capital firm Pantera Capital, leading in the cryptocurrency industry, raised $ 160 million for the investment project Venture Fund III. So, the company did not reach the goal of $ 175 million, but decided to stop raising funds until the end of the month. NOW AVAILABLE: Our March # Blockchain Letter, Block Reward Halving and Venture Fund III Closinghttps: //t.co/vUjXVOMYHv pic.twitter.com/F1XMqpzHOx – Pantera Capital (@PanteraCapital) March 26 […]

The Bakkt cryptocurrency platform, which is still in the process of preparation for the official launch, after investment received in late December is estimated at about $ 740 million, writes The Block, citing sources close to the project. On December 31, 2018, Bakkt closed a round of financing for Series A, by the results of which it raised $ 182.5 million. Bakkt plans […]

Specializing in cybersecurity, Symantec has discovered eight applications in the Microsoft Windows Store with a built-in enhanced version of Coinhive, a hidden mining script for the Monero cryptocurrency. Has found 8 apps on the @MicrosoftStore that mine #Monero without the user's knowledge. Details here: https://t.co/gWz9hJIgfA #cryptojacking pic.twitter.com/4BMeh1C7KA – Security Response (@threatintel) February 15, 2019 Note, […]