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Crypto
Critical Security Flaw Found in Nano’s New Android Wallet
Just hours after its June 21, 2018, release, the new Nano Wallet a critical security flaw was discovered that could compromise funds for Android…
Mining
Bitmain Mines 42% of All Bitcoin Blocks
Chinese giant Bitmain mined more than 42% of all Bitcoin blocks last week, edging close to the 51% threshold required to control the entire…
Adoption
Stellar Looks to Acquire Chain for $500 million XLM
Stellar Lumens is currently discussing the possibility of acquiring Chain — a San Francisco-based startup building cryptographic ledgers for the finance industry. Although it's…
Price Watch
EOS Block Producers Violate Constitution, Freeze 7 Suspect Accounts
In violation of the rules of the EOS constitution, the project’s 21 block producers have frozen seven accounts suspected to be compromised. The move…
Adoption
VeChain Partners with Safe Haven for Digital Legacies
Safe Haven is partnering with VeChain to offer digitized inheritances and building their legacy system on the upcoming VeChainThor blockchain. We are proud to…
Partnerships
VeChain Teams Up with Global Logistics Giant DB Schenker
Global logistics giant DB Schenker is to launch a supplier evaluation system on the VeChainThor platform — the first of its kind, according to…
Regulation
Switzerland Runs Referendum for Bitcoin-Like Financial System
Almost 500,000 Swiss citizens voted in favor of a financial system based on the fundamentals of Bitcoin. While the referendum was not enough to…
Adoption
Wells Fargo Pulls Plug on Credit Card Crypto Purchases
Wells Fargo has become the latest financial giant to ban credit card purchases of cryptocurrency. Wells Fargo, the second-largest bank in the world by…
Technology
Ethical Hacker Exposes Vulnerabilities in EOS Code
In the week leading up to the launch of the EOS mainnet, an ethical hacker has confirmed eight vulnerabilities in the blockchain’s code. As…
Technology
Parity admits to “critical” vulnerability in testnet that could corrupt Ethereum
Users of Parity Ethereum were warned to update after a “critical” consensus issue was discovered — one that could potentially corrupt up to 30%…
Enterprise
Ripple Lawyers Up With Former Chair of SEC in Legal Battle
Ripple is to be represented by two former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials — one a former SEC Chair — in the US…
Adoption
South Korea’s Top Court Orders Confiscation of Bitcoin, Recognizes Cryptocurrency as Assets
Korea’s premier court has overturned the law to seize 191 Bitcoin earned through the provision of child pornography, ending a lengthy battle over the…