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ShapeShift, a veteran of the bitcoin industry, is preparing for a major re-branding of its instant cryptocurrency exchange platform. As part of this process, the company is starting on Monday a closed beta test of the new site. The head of the company, Eric Vorges, made a statement during the ETHDenver conference, which takes place these days in the capital of the state of Colorado. The company has made additional announcements on its official website for […]

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, […]

BitTorrent has announced the release of a card for storing and using the BTT token. The map is based on GRID technology. Introducing the BitTorrent $ BTT card, powered by #GRID. Receive, store and use $ BTT on the go! Stay tuned for more info. @Troncard_io pic.twitter.com/QhiiNNwUac – BitTorrent Inc. (@BitTorrent) February 13, 2019 According to the developers, the BTT card will allow “to receive, store and […]

The American company H & M Distributors, which specializes in the wholesale of lighting devices and related accessories, announced the start of accepting cryptocurrency payments, including the little known fork of the first Bitcoin Diamond cryptocurrency. This is stated in a press release. Representatives of the company said that cryptocurrency transfers will help to establish cooperation with partners in other jurisdictions. So, mediation will provide a platform for e-commerce Chimpion. AT […]

A new malicious clipper application disguised as Ethereum wallet MetaMask was discovered in the Google Play app store. This was reported by the company Eset. As security specialist Lukas Stefanko writes in the company's blog, the purpose of the application was to steal data needed to gain access to users' Ethereum wallets. In particular, it could replace the addresses of the purses copied to the clipboard with the addresses of hackers. […]

The mobile application provider Abra has announced the expansion of product functionality by adding the option of investing with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies into traditional financial instruments, such as company stocks and exchange traded funds (ETF). According to the company, the application will be available to residents of 155 countries of the world, and investments in stocks and ETF throughout the 2019 […]

Switzerland-based hardware maker Tangem announced that it will release “physical blockchain-banknotes” for the upcoming national digital currency of the Marshall Islands. This is reported in a press release. According to representatives of the startup, these “blockchain-banknotes” will be used to store the national digital currency Sovereign (SOV). The latter is intended to become an alternative means of payment in the territory of the Pacific state and be accepted along with the dollar […]