The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) published a report stating that terrorist organizations ISIS, al-Qaeda and Hamas receive funding in the cryptocurrency using the Telegram messenger. It is reported by Jewish News Syndicate. In particular, MEMRI noted that in January representatives of Izz al-Din al-Kassam (the military wing of Hamas) used the Telegram and WhatsApp messengers, and […]
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Developing the national digital currency, the People's Bank of China has not confirmed the information on the timing of the asset. This was reported by the local newspaper The Global Times, whose chief editor, according to rumors, has close ties with the country's authorities. Refuting media reports of launching a state-backed cryptocurrency in the coming months, # China's central bank termed them as "inaccurate speculation." Pic.twitter.com/Sb4tQVPD3G – […]
Neil Walsh, head of the United Nations (UN) Cybercrime and Anti-Money Laundering Unit, said cryptocurrencies made it very difficult to counter terrorism financing, money laundering and cybercrime. It is reported by CoinDesk. In particular, in a conversation with Australian Public Broadcasting Corporation, Walsh expressed the view that the anonymous and pseudonymous properties of cryptocurrencies provide "a new level of secrecy that helps criminals." Significant […]
The blockchain consortium Hyperledger added support for the Pantheon Ethereum client, developed by the technical division of the ConsenSys startup. The initiative was called Hyperledger Besu. Thrilled to have another project join the Hyperledger greenhouse! Please welcome Hyperledger Besu, a Java-based #ethereum client formerly known as Pantheon. 1st Hyperledger project that can operate on a public blockchain. Read the blog by @PegaSysEng: https://t.co/Zclcy34S84 pic.twitter.com/9TpGS4fl5G – […]
The largest in terms of trading volume, the Binance exchange launched the Binance X initiative, in which it intends to attract third-party developers to create open source projects based on its own ecosystem of the site. Introducing Binance X We are very excited today to unveil @BinanceX, a new initiative to foster innovation on the #Binance platform and #blockchain ecosystem at […]
Peter Schiff, financial expert and implacable critic of bitcoin, said that last Friday the first cryptocurrency failed a test for a defensive asset. So, against the backdrop of a new round of the trade war between China and the United States, the Japanese yen, the Swiss franc, gold and silver showed growth, while Bitcoin and the stock market showed a collapse. Bitcoin has again failed the safe haven test. […]
Japanese corporation SBI Holdings intends to pay dividends to shareholders in XRP-equivalent through the VCTrade exchange. This is stated in a press release. So, everyone who owns more than 100 shares of the company will receive 30 XRPs per account on VCTrade, which was launched last year. Moreover, the type of stock is not important. Note that shareholders can apply for dividends […]
Employees at the French C3N digital crime center have destroyed a botnet miner that has attacked over 850,000 computers in more than 100 countries. It is reported by the BBC. It is known that the botnet was controlled from the territory of France. He used infected computers to mine Monero, launch ransomware, and steal data, including patient data from Israeli hospitals. It is assumed that […]
56% of top universities in the US News & World Report rating (50 participants) offer courses on the study of distributed registry technology and / or cryptocurrencies. This is evidenced by the study of the American company Coinbase. Our Coinbase Report on Higher Education mentions that there are many ways to learn about crypto, including online courses by @udemy, @coursera, @udacity, and https://t.co/VQgAgtQVvK. What are […]
The Decred team, a cryptocurrency based on a hybrid proof-of-work and proof-of-stake consensus algorithm, announced the addition of a new feature designed to ensure the privacy of user transactions. According to the co-founder of the project, Jacob Yokom-Piatt, his team managed to find a "middle ground" between the capabilities of Bitcoin and other anonymous coins and offer users the "desired level of privacy." 1/10 Project Lead, Jake Yocom-Piatt goes public with #Decred #Privacy! […]