Law enforcement authorities detained the former hockey player of the Slovak “Slovan” Igor Musatov in Moscow. He was on the federal wanted list for a $ 800,000 Bitcoin fraud case, TASS reports citing informed sources. According to the investigation, in early 2018, Musatov agreed to sell bitcoins for $ 800 thousand (at that time 45.3 million rubles) to entrepreneur Abelyan […]
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The gas limit in the Ethereum network was first surpassed by 8.1 million with the support of 50% of miners. Almost exactly 50% of miners are upvoting the gas limit right now; it just broke 8.1 million for the first time. pic.twitter.com/jn5jPg7dgs – Vitalik Non-giver of Ether (@VitalikButerin) September 15, 2019 Mining pools Spark Pool, F2Pool and Ethermine supported the growth of the limit by voting, […]
The hacker stole 30,000 EOS ($ 110,000) thanks to a bug in the decentralized EOSPlay application. The cost of the attack was just over 300 EOS ($ 1000), reports CryptoSlate. The attacker involved the DeFi service EOS REX, which allows leasing network resources (RAM, CPU) from other users. The hacker filled the blocks with his transactions, ensuring a constant victory in EOSPlay. The incident has already commented on CTO startup Block.one […]
The P2P exchange for the sale and purchase of Bitcoin Hodl Hodl will open the source code. This will allow everyone to create their own P2P trading platform. This was stated by CTO Roman Snitko during the Baltic Honeybadger conference. Reasons for the decision: projects are closed and the code is lost; Developing an exchange from scratch is a very expensive task; everyone has the right to manage the exchange; Hodl code Hodl tested on […]
In early August, Prime Minister Medvedev instructed lawmakers to deal with the long-suffering cryptocurrency law before November 1st. The adoption…
Roskomnadzor provided telecom operators with equipment to block Telegram and other resources prohibited in the Russian Federation. It is being tested on real users from Tyumen, Reuters reports citing informed sources. This allegedly refers to the hardware and software complex of the Russian manufacturer RDP.ru, which, according to media reports, has shown the best efficiency in the laboratory. Installation of equipment, writes Reuters, is possible thanks to the law on […]
The German parliament and the federal government will block the development of the digital currency Libra and other "private stablecoins" in Germany, Spiegel reports with reference to parliamentarian Thomas Heilmann. #Facebook und die Schweizer # Libra-Stiftung wollen ihre eigene Kryptowährung auf den Markt bringen. Nun stemmt sich die Bundesregierung dagegen. https://t.co/yJx3eSJveq – SPIEGEL ONLINE (@SPIEGELONLINE) September 13, 2019 Large Coalition of CDU / CSU […]
Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat analytical agency, said investors buy bitcoin when they are confident in a stable economy and geopolitical situation. In an interview with CNBC, the optimistic bitcoin said that the growth of the first cryptocurrency coincided with the best profitability of the S&P 500. According to Lee, bitcoin thrives when the index grows by more than 15% per year. Bitcoin has fallen 12% […]
Dapper Labs, the developer of the game CryptoKitties, raised $ 11.2 million to create the Flow blockchain, Forbes reports. Investors included Andreessen Horowitz, Digital Currency Group and Warner Music Group. They have acquired stakes in the company, but will be able to convert them into Flow native tokens after approval by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Flow blockchain is focused on […]
Huobi cryptocurrency exchange could become a public company in Hong Kong through the reverse takeover of electronics maker Pantronics Holdings Limited. This is evidenced by the application posted on the site. Soon, the company, whose main shareholder is the Huobi Group, may change its name to Huobi Technology Holdings Limited. The deal on the purchase of 221 million ordinary shares last August cost Huobi $ 77 […]