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The world of blockchain innovation is a tide pool of information that has left many cryptocurrency skeptics in the dark, but for decentralized security, a light is coming. Lighthouse: an open-source Ethereum 2.0 client, written in Rusthttps://t.co/qA4wQuHuRh — Vitalik Non-giver of Ether (@VitalikButerin) September 18, 2018 Written in Rust Introduced as a new Ethereum 2.0 […]

Ripple has revealed that it has signed its first major U.S. bank to its network. PNC Bank and Ripple PNC Bank, the ninth-largest bank in the U.S. by assets, is the latest institution to join Ripple’s enterprise blockchain network RippleNet. PNC currently boasts more than 8 million customers and is located across 19 states. Through […]

In a 25-page report released Wednesday, the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) detailed the worrying rise of illicit cryptocurrency mining in 2018; specifically, how hackers are using a software vulnerability leaked from the NSA last year to do it. ‘They’re Drinking Your Milkshake’ Hackers appear to be gaining entry to users’ systems the same way ransomware […]

Seattle-based ZenLedger, which provides tax ledger software for CPAs and cryptocurrency investors, secured a massive, $1.5 million round of venture capital funding from VC firm Vestigo Ventures to further develop its blockchain-based tax accounting software. The $1.5 million investment will enable ZenLedger to expedite product development as well as extend its marketing efforts to both […]

The twin issues of spotty security and lack of governmental regulation have plagued cryptocurrencies practically since their inception. Headlines of millions lost to hackers and scammy, get-rich-quick schemes that left investors bankrupt have made the public leery of cryptocurrencies. Intercontinental Exchange, which also owns the New York Stock Exchange, is striving to change all that […]

The Texas State Securities Board issued three emergency cease and desist orders Tuesday, Sept. 18, to shut down a Russian cryptocurrency scam, charge DigitalBank and two principals for threatening immediate and irreparable harm to the public, and charge a forex and Bitcoin trader of guaranteeing false ROIs, respectively. Russian Crypto Organization Faces Cyberfraud Charges According […]

The Office of the New York State Attorney General (NY AG) has published a report announcing the referral of three major cryptocurrency exchanges to the U.S. Department of Financial Services (DFS) for potential violations of state cryptocurrency regulations. Published Sept. 18, the Virtual Markets Integrity Report focuses on the outcome of the Virtual Markets Integrity […]

MixMarvel and Tenfold Protocol have joined forces to apply Tenfold’s layer-2 blockchain scalability solutions to “HyperDragons,” a strategy game built on the Ethereum network, in a move that will allow expanded gameplay and decreased transaction costs. “HyperDragons” Takes Flight “HyperDragons” allows users to build kingdoms, gather assets and fight on the blockchain through arena battles, […]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said earlier this year that he hopes to have major banks using the company’s cryptocurrency XRP by the end of the calendar year, and “dozens” more using it in 2019. A big part of making that a reality will be Ripple’s xRapid product, which company executives hinted may launch within the next month. […]

According to research by Sam Doctor, a quantitative analyst at Fundstrat, Bitcoin mining costs have doubled since May. Increasing Hash Rate Late last week, Doctor released a cost analysis of the notoriously expensive Bitcoin mining process that supports the pioneer cryptocurrency. His research concluded that Bitcoin’s requisite hash power of 57 exahash per second, or energy required […]