Payment companies Mercado Pago, Visa, Stripe, Mastercard and the eBay online trading platform have left the digital currency project Libra, the largest social network Facebook, according to the Financial Times. “We respect the vision of the Libra Association. However, eBay decided not to move forward as a founding member. Currently, we are focused on introducing the managed payment option for our users, ”said representatives […]
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of “emergency measures and restrictions” in relation to two offshore companies associated with the Telegram Open Network (TON) token sale. This was reported on the website of the department. The Commission believes that Telegram illegally distributed unregistered digital tokens in the US and abroad, so the company managed to raise $ 1.7 […]
The xCurrent payment system and the xVia corporate payment API from fintech company Ripple are included in the single RippleNet brand. At the same time, a California-based company invested $ 750,000 in a BRD wallet, which will now add support for the XRP token. Representatives of Ripple reported on the rebranding of the existing product line in an interview with the Japanese edition of Morningstar. XRapid cross-border payment system based on the XRP token […]
Andreas Antonopoulos, a well-known entrepreneur and preacher of cryptophilosophy, said that the launch of Google's super-powerful quantum computer does not pose a threat to bitcoin. A few weeks ago, Google announced the creation of the world's most powerful quantum machine. Many representatives of the crypto community were concerned about the capabilities of the new computer, since it is potentially capable of breaking into any cryptographic protection. However, Antonopoulos believes that […]
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin tried to dispel community doubts about the long-term future platform by shedding light on some details of the upcoming transition from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) and the final transition to Ethereum 2.0. This question was one of the most discussed at the Devcon5 conference in Osaka, which is taking place these days, but there have been no clear answers for a long time […]
Según un nuevo estudio realizado por el fondo de criptomonedas de Nueva York Decentral Park Capital, el valor de la plataforma blockchain Telegram Open Network (TON) puede superar los $…
One of the largest payment systems in China, Alipay, has announced its intention to block any payments related to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The fact that Alipay will become one of the gateways through which users from China will be able to buy bitcoin the day before was announced by the head of the Binance exchange, Changpeng Zhao. However, the company itself refutes this possibility. If any transactions are identified as being […]
The Center for Monitoring and Response to Computer Attacks in the Credit and Financial Sphere of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (FinCERT) presented a detailed report on cyber fraud and theft of personal data of Russians. According to the document, from September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019, FinCERT discovered a surge in fraudulent activity on the network. “In the reporting period, a significant, almost seven-fold increase in the number of […]
The head of the largest social network Facebook Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the Committee on financial services of the US House of Representatives. This was reported on the website of the department. Hearings on “studying the impact of Facebook on financial services and housing” will be held on October 23. Zuckerberg will be the only witness to them. In July, the head of the financial services committee, Maxim Waters, demanded to suspend […]
A German programmer hacked the Muhstik ransomware virus distributor server after paying 0.09 BTC to restore access to files. In a message on the Bleeping Computer forum, Tobias Fromel, under the nickname battleck, wrote that he managed to get the entire database of encryption keys and a decryptor program, which he posted free of charge to the network for 2858 victims of the attacker. Fromel […]