Cybercriminals have launched a new malware conceived to steal data from crypto wallets. ThreatLabZ, a Zscaler team of security experts, has identified the malware as a RAT (Remote Access Trojan), which they named InnfiRAT. Malware Continues to Rise Malware using backdoors methods to gain unauthorized access to computers and other Continue Reading
Binance, one of the leading crypto-to-crypto exchanges, shows growing activity in its margin trading offerings. As much as $100M in various digital assets were borrowed in a total of 21 margin trading pairs. New Margin Pairs for Altcoins Added Binance most recently added Dash (DASH) and ZCash (ZEC) pairings. So Continue Reading
US-based blockchain firm Hedera Hashgraph launched its mainnet on Monday. Despite being supported by some large companies, skeptics say its blockchain version lacks key features that ensure decentralization. How Can Hedera Handle 10k Transactions per Second? Hedera claims to process about 10,000 transactions per second (tps). The speed is incredible, Continue Reading
Retail merchants across Asia can now receive bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments via a new hybrid solution launched by Alchemy. Alchemy Launches Hybrid Bitcoin Payment Solution In a press statement issued Wednesday (September 18, 2019), Alchemy — a global crypto payments service provider announced the launch of the platform. Called the Continue Reading
The prices of digital coins that offer Masternode staking have suffered in 2019, crashing additionally despite the incentive to hold onto the assets. The market prices have also sunk against Bitcoin (BTC). Masternodes Promise High Returns The promises for passive earnings from various Masternode forms have failed to materialize, shows Continue Reading
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has sparked the wrath of BitMEX, one of its biggest competitors after claiming to have invented an essential bitcoin trading tool. Hayes to CZ: Attend My Bitcoin Derivatives Trading 101 In a Twitter debate which continues to play out, Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ in cryptocurrency circles Continue Reading
Bitcoin and its underlying technology blockchain are reinvigorating the law intended to create jobs: The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. Blockchain To Get the JOBS Act Right The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, colloquially known as the JOBS Act, is a law intended to create jobs in the United States. Continue Reading
So you wanna be a Bitcoin whale? The amount of BTC you need to influence the markets in the future could be drastically smaller than today. A Bitcoin Whale Moves $1Bn (94,504 BTC) 10 days ago, a Bitcoin whale (yes, the mother of all Bitcoin whales) moved $1 billion of Continue Reading
Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper says his bitcoin price forecast of $250,000 by 2022 understates the power of BTC. Inflation and Government Distrust Will Boost Bitcoin Price Speaking to BlockTV, Draper described his famous $250,000 bitcoin price forecast as being conservative. According to Draper: $250,000 means that bitcoin would then Continue Reading
Bitcoin’s strong and stable performances in 2019 have been undeniable. As the cryptocurrency’s returns continue to outperform gains seen in traditional market stalwarts (i.e. gold, silver, and the S&P 500), many traders are making comparisons to its relative strength within the market. A recent tweet from crypto analyst @BitcoinEcon has Continue Reading
The high inflation figures for altcoins like ZCash (ZEC) and XRP are providing yet another basis for the “bitcoin is king” argument. Indiscriminate Dumping Hurting Altcoin Value Tweeting on Friday (September 13, 2019), economic and crypto analyst, Alex Krüger highlighted the relationship between high inflation figures and poor price performance Continue Reading
According to BTCC co-founder Bobby Lee, bitcoin price could reach $200,000 in a very short space of time from now. Bitcoin Will Exceed $20,000 Speaking to Yahoo Finance UK, the founder of China’s first bitcoin exchange platform declared that the bitcoin price could continue to reach greater heights. According to Continue Reading
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