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$5.6 Million Double Spent: ETC Team Finally Acknowledges the 51% Attack on Network
6.8.2020
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain network lost $5.6 million to one miner following a 51% attack initially thought to be a chain split. During the attack, the offending miner managed to double-spend 807,260 ETC ($5.6 million) after spending 17.5 BTC or $200,000 (at time of writing) to acquire...
Bison Trails Beefs Up Legal Compliance Team With Former Goldman Sachs Exec
4.8.2020
Bison Trails takes on general counsel to engage with global policymakers on compliance and legal regulation matters
The Ethereum Foundation Is Building a Dedicated Eth 2.0 Security Team
3.8.2020
The Ethereum Foundation is looking to hire a dedicated security team to dissect all aspects of Ethereum 2.0
Single Miner Reorgs Ethereum Classic – Devs Report a Chain Split
1.8.2020
Members of the Ethereum Classic team reported that the network suffered a reorganization (reorg) today. The blockchain network is asking service providers to halt deposits while it carries out maintenance of the chain. The latest event follows a similar attack in January 2019, which led to some...
Bank of Japan Appoints Top Economist to Head Up CBDC Research Team
31.7.2020
The Bank of Japan insists it has no immediate plans to issue a digital yen, but research into the potential of CBDCs continues apace
Proof-of-Stake Chains Team Up to Prove DeFi Is Bigger Than Ethereum
28.7.2020
Terra is joining forces with Cosmos, Web3 Foundation and Solana to roll out a DeFi product meant for a wider consumer audience. Meet Anchor
IOHK and BeefChain Team Up to Answer ‘Where’s The Beef?’
23.7.2020
The IOHK and BeefChain partnership will trace beef from ranch to consumer, fighting beef fraud and improving food security
CoolBitX and Elliptic Team Up to Offer Crypto Firms Compliance Tools
21.7.2020
The two companies will provide a package of their respective solutions to crypto firms such as exchanges needing to stay in compliance with regulators
Bank of Japan Forms New Team to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency
20.7.2020
The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen
Bank of Japan Has New CBDC Research Team But No Plans to Launch
20.7.2020
Bank of Japan has announced the launch of a new CBDC research team, which will continue the work of its previous CBDC research team
Popular NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace Will Sport the Bitcoin Logo While Racing
15.7.2020
NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace will be sporting a bitcoin logo on his car and uniform during upcoming races. Twitter and Cash App founder, Jack Dorsey, tweeted a few pictures that revealed the new sponsorship, as he displayed the bitcoin symbol and Cash App logo design layout...
Introducing Headless WordPress with Gatsby Cloud (Live Preview, Incremental Builds, and more!)
13.7.2020
The Gatsby team shipped an update to its source plugin for WordPress, graduating it to a beta release. The new version brings a new set of features to Gatsby’s headless WordPress configuration, which brings together WPGraphQL and WPGatsby to power a Gatsby front-end that pulls in data from...
Avalanche Launch Fumbles: ‘A Highly-Sophisticated DDoS Attack Derailed Token Sale’
9.7.2020
On July 8, 2020, some members of the cryptocurrency community were prepared to leverage the AVA Labs Avalanche (AVAX) token sale, in order to acquire some of the highly anticipated coin on Wednesday. However, due to “record-breaking demand” and a “highly-sophisticated DDOS...
Consulting24 Team Launched a New Domain to Compare Exchanges to Buy Bitcoin
9.7.2020
After the success of consulting24.co, the company has added more shades to its offerings. With its recent launch of www.BuyBitcoin24.com, the company aims at helping those who want to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Using this new domain, users can compare the various perks of each exchange...
Coinbase Taps Former Facebook Lawyer to Head Legal Team
8.7.2020
Coinbase has hired Paul Grewal, former U.S. magistrate judge and Facebook legal alum, to lead the cryptocurrency exchange giant’s legal team
Could a Cardano & Litecoin Team Up Be in the Works?
7.7.2020
Cardano's founder wants to posse up with Litecoin's founder
Encryption Crackdown: Private Phone Network With 60,000 Users Dismantled by Law Enforcement
6.7.2020
An international law enforcement team has brought down an encrypted phone network with 60,000 users worldwide. The platform was one of the largest providers of encrypted communications, widely used by organized crime groups. UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), Europol, Eurojust, and several...
60 Hong Kong-Based Vending Machines Support McAfee’s Ghost Token for Payments
30.6.2020
On June 28, 2020, the team behind Ghost Coin revealed a partnership with the digital currency payment processor Ivendpay. Ghost is a project led by the notorious John McAfee and according to the recent announcement, 60 vending machines in Hong Kong will support the privacy-centric coin...
Self-Proclaimed Satoshi Claims He’s Autistic, Judge Tosses Out Sanctions Against Craig Wright
26.6.2020
The Kleiman v. Wright case is seemingly headed to trial on July 6, 2020, after Judge Beth Bloom ruled against the Kleiman’s attempt to levy sanctions against Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. It seems Wright has claimed that a licensed clinical psychologist diagnosed...
Cred Taps Former NSA, Western Union Bosses for Leadership Team
23.6.2020
Crypto lender Cred is bolstering its technical knowledge by bringing on an experienced CISO and CTO