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State Street-backed Securrency partners with GK8 for custody and institutional blockchain infrastructure
4.8.2021
“Banks and other financial institutions are waking up to the fact that blockchain is more than crypto, and that any financial instruments can be tokenized,” says Lior Lamesh, CEO and co-founder of GK8
Buda Exchange Starts Requesting Selfie Verification for Withdrawals to New Bitcoin Addresses
2.8.2021
Buda, a Chile-based cryptocurrency exchange, has started requesting selfie verification every time a user needs to withdraw funds to a new bitcoin address. This new measure now introduces a new layer of security for users to avoid getting their accounts hacked, but it will only be mandatory...
Activision Blizzard's Torture Apologist Executive Is Now Blocking Employees On Twitter
2.8.2021
Over the weekend, amidst all the turmoil and toxic publicity being generated by the investigation and subsequent lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing over the company’s abusive workplace conditions, Activision Blizzard’s Fran Townsend thought it would be the perfect...
Thorchain Trolled by Hacker After Two Successful Seven-Figure Exploits
27.7.2021
Thorchain, a popular defi protocol, has been compromised twice in the last two weeks, resulting in losses of over $10,000,000. The hacker responsible for the latest exploit left behind a message detailing the measures that should be undertaken to protect users. Hacker Returns to the Scene...
Coins vs Utility Tokens vs Security Tokens - What’s The Difference?
27.7.2021
Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com.
Tokenization is one of the proponents of the blockchain which will likely stand the test of time. The act of tokenizing something, means giving...
Binance Smart Chain Creates a $10 Million Bug Bounty Fund to Tighten Protocol Security
26.7.2021
The Binance Smart Chain has launched a $10 million bug bounty fund for projects building on top of the protocol, called “Priority One.” The initiative aims to keep the blockchain network secure by encouraging bug bounty hunters and ethical hackers. Binance Smart Chain Reveals...
Analyst Jim Cramer Calls Ethereum the ‘Pied Piper of Crypto’ but Won’t Add to His Position
26.7.2021
CNBC’s stock analyst and crypto investor Jim Cramer says he’s still bullish on his choice to invest in ethereum after removing bitcoin from his portfolio. Three days ago, Cramer tweeted that he’s “sticking with” his ethereum position “but not adding to it.”...
Web Features That May Not Work As You’d Expect
23.7.2021
As the web gets more and more capable, developers are able to make richer online experiences. There are times, however, where some new web capabilities may not work as you would expect in the interest of usability, security and privacy.…
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SEC Chairman Outlines Regulation of Crypto Assets Relating to Security-Based Swaps
22.7.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has clarified how cryptocurrencies falling under security-based swaps are regulated. He affirmed that platforms operating in the centralized or decentralized finance space are implicated by the securities laws....
SEC Chairman says cryptocurrency falls under security-based swaps rules
21.7.2021
More rules are coming for the cryptocurrency space, according to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler
Bitcoin security still a concern for some institutional investors
21.7.2021
Security of cryptocurrency custodial services is still among significant hurdles preventing institutional investors from buying crypto for the first time, new data suggests
USDC Operator Happy After Yellen Calls Stablecoins ‘National Security’ Concern
20.7.2021
Janet Yellen. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Credit Suisse
At least one major stablecoin operator has welcomed the news that the American government is set to direct regulators to “act quickly” on fiat-pegged tokens.
In an official statement, the American Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated...
BlockFi Runs into ‘Security’-related Regulatory Problems in New Jersey
20.7.2021
Source: Adobe/Александр Бердюгин
Regulators appear set to continue ramping up their scrutiny of the crypto industry – with BlockFi, the major American crypto lending business, served with a cease and desist order by the Attorney General (AG) of New Jersey.
The AG is reportedly set to accuse BlockFi...
Ukraine’s ‘Largest Illegal’ Mining Facility May Have Been a FIFA Bot Farm
18.7.2021
A data center busted by Ukrainian law enforcement this month for suspected electricity theft may have had a purpose different from mining cryptocurrencies. Ukraine’s security service described the facility as the “largest underground crypto farm” found to date but media reports...
Judge allows Ripple to depose SEC official who decided ETH is not a security
16.7.2021
Bill Hinman could be called to testify on his 2018 comments regarding Ethereum’s security status
Hackers Ask Vice To Blackmail EA Games For Them
15.7.2021
Last month, hackers stole sensitive information from FIFA and Battlefield 2042 publisher Electronic Arts, including source code for the company’s proprietary Frostbite game development engine. Now, the hackers appear to be dumping pieces online to pressure EA into paying them off, according to...
SEC Charges Token Listing Website With Unlawfully Touting Crypto Securities
15.7.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a token listing website with unlawfully touting crypto securities. The site did not disclose that it was paid by the token issuers to profile their coin offerings. SEC Charges Website Touting Security Tokens Without Clarifying Which...
Blockchain security firm CertiK raises $37M to combat DeFi and crypto risks
14.7.2021
The Series B funding round was co-led by Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures
Thousands Of PS4 Pros Discovered In Warehouse Raid
12.7.2021
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) busted a cryptocurrency mining farm filled with racks of PS4 Pros for allegedly stealing electricity off the nation’s power grid, the spy agency reported late last week.Read more
Ukraine Uncovers Country’s Largest Illegal Mining Farm to Date
10.7.2021
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has located a massive coin minting facility that was illegally connected to the power grid in Vinnytsia. Law enforcement officials claim it’s the largest underground crypto mining farm they have found so far. Ukraine Seizes Thousands of Video Game...