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A new virus making the rounds is embedding nefarious code in a victim’s computer to extract cryptocurrencies, deceptively altering search results to scam users into parting with their digital assets. As reported by cybersecurity publication Bleeping Computer, the virus is embedded in movie files originating from torrent tracking service The Pirate Bay (TPB). While torrent […]

Justin Sun rebutted claims by a former BitTorrent executive who said that tokenizing BitTorrent’s economy on Tron would “literally destroy it.” Speaking to Breaker Magazine, BitTorrent’s ex-Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Simon Morris on Friday raised a host of questions about the technological capabilities of Tron and CEO Justin Sun, asserting the blockchain would “melt” under […]

Recent news that “Russia will buy $10 billion in Bitcoin and ditch the U.S. dollar” is backed by the flimsiest of evidence. Publications such as The Telegraph, Bitcoinist, and the Daily Hodl been duped? The airwaves were abuzz when news that Russia would buy $10 billion in Bitcoin surfaced. Allegedly, that work was “underway” to […]

One old school Runescaper received a donation of 20 Bitcoin from an anonymous benefactor—the coins are worth over $74,000. Sick_Nerd is a professional gamer who focuses on streaming Old School Runescape, the 2007 version of a once-popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). As of writing, the game had 120,000 people online and playing. During […]

The cryptocurrency markets have left many devastated. After cratering and losing over 80 percent of its value since 2017 highs, companies have contracted and individuals have become disillusioned with blockchain. Ed Moncada, the CEO of Blockfolio, has been there before, and shares his experiencing surviving—and even thriving—during the bear market. Edward Moncada is an engineer-turned-entrepreneur […]

Digital assets, such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, should not be regulated by the SEC and should be left to the jurisdiction of the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to Florida Congressman Darren Soto. Congressman Calls for Better Classification of Digital Assets Darren Soto, a Democratic party representative for Florida’s 9th district, has […]

Once the institutional ‘smart money’ enters the market, we will see a liquidity pool difficult to imagine compared to the current market. The path forward is the tokenization of securities and the capital markets. The crypto sphere took the world by storm in 2017 when we saw the overall cryptocurrency market cap surge by some […]

During his speech at the 2018 Devcon4, Joe Lubin, the CEO of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereum, addressed the current state of the Ethereum ecosystem and said that the next killer app is much closer than you might think. Lubin’s Devcon Address Brought New Hope to Developers Ethereum Devcon, the annual Ethereum developer meeting, has […]

The European Banking Authority has published its assessment of laws regarding crypto assets and urged the European Commission to draw new pan-EU rules that would increase consumer protection. Current EU Laws Enable Manipulation, EBA Says The European Union could be implementing a new set of laws regarding cryptocurrencies in the following year, as the Union’s […]

Bitmain, the Bitcoin mining giant, is reportedly looking to replace its two founders and co-CEOs with an in-house tech chief, sources told the South China Morning Post. Bitmain’s Founders Could Be Stepping Aside Ahead of the Company’s IPO The world’s largest manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining hardware is reportedly looking to replace its top management in […]