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New Bitcoin Core Software Update Uses Bech32 Addresses by Default
25.11.2019
The nineteenth upgrade to Bitcoin’s original software client was released by Bitcoin Core devs earlier today
International Law Enforcement Conference Addresses Crypto and the ‘Criminal Economy’
15.11.2019
The 2019 National Proceeds of Crime Conference (NPOCC) held in Brisbane, Australia from November 13-15 addressed “Globalisation and Digitisation of the Criminal Economy,” and featured 200+ delegates hearing from representatives of organizations such as the Australian Federal Police...
Crypto Traders Rush to Revamp Their Security After Bitmex Dox
1.11.2019
The world’s largest crypto derivatives exchange Bitmex has accidentally doxed tens of thousands of its users. An email newsletter concerning forthcoming updates to Bitmex indices CC’d a large proportion of the company’s mailing list, exposing the addresses of its users to...
Evgeni Malkin Addresses Cryptocurrency Startup Scam as “Garbage”
29.10.2019
Evgeni Malkin, the popular Russian ice hockey player, was subjected to some critical allegations of being involved in a cryptocurrency startup scam as per a report that surfaced out from the Russian territory on social media handle, Twitter on Monday. Apparently Malkin has been involved in some...
104 Addresses Hold 70% of Tether, Research Reveals
17.10.2019
The ownership of tether (USDT) turns out to be quite concentrated. According to a recent report, a few addresses control the bulk of the stablecoin, which is widely used by bitcoin traders. The finding comes on top of fresh accusations of creating a bubble levied in a lawsuit against tether’s...
Tim Draper Bets on New .Crypto Domain to Replace Wallet Addresses
11.10.2019
Crypto domains allow payments of any cryptocurrency and are expected to simplify transactions
Mark Zuckerberg Addresses Libra Regulation, KYC in Leaked Transcript
2.10.2019
In leaked comments from a July meeting, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed internal issues for the firm's crypto network, Libra
Zcash Bug Could Reveal Shielded Full Nodes’ IP Addresses
29.9.2019
Komodo developer discloses a bug that can be used to expose IP addresses of Zcash’s shielded full nodes
New Malware Swaps Out Crypto Wallet Addresses as You Type Them
27.9.2019
A newly discovered piece of malware can secretly steal your crypto wallets and passwords
Only Reporting Part of Your Crypto Addresses? The IRS Needs to Know
26.9.2019
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) might be tracking your crypto addresses
Bitcoin Addresses Worth $100,000 or More Hits All-Time-High
17.9.2019
The number of Bitcoin addresses with assets worth at least $100,000 has hit almost 160,000 — an all-time-high for the decentralized network
TZERO CEO Issues Letter to Investors, Addresses Patrick Byrne’s Resignation
6.9.2019
The CEO of Overstock blockchain subsidiary tZERO has issued a letter to investors addressing Patrick Byrne’s departure
US Treasury Department Tightens Against Cryptocurrency Addresses Associated With Chinese “Drug Kingpins”
22.8.2019
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has enlisted three Chinese nationals and their cryptocurrency addresses, alleging they violated money laundering and drug smuggling laws. The United States Treasury Department has constituted different cryptocurrency addresses...
US Treasury Targets Crypto Addresses of Alleged Narcotics Traffickers
21.8.2019
The U.S. Treasury has blacklisted three Chinese citizens and their cryptocurrency addresses
US Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin, Litecoin Addresses of Chinese ‘Drug Kingpins’
21.8.2019
The U.S. Treasury's OFAC has put bitcoin and litecoin addresses of three Chinese nationals on its sanctions list, the second time the agency has blacklisted crypto wallets
Litecoin Founder Charlie Lee Addresses Project Abandonment Allegations
11.8.2019
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee addressed recent project abandonment allegations
BCH News Roundup: Transactions Spike, Cashaddr Support and Developer Congress
10.8.2019
The last seven days have been busy within the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem with a slew of announcements and developments. Kraken exchange recently added the BCH-based Cashaddr address format and Coinbase open-sourced a utility that makes it easy to convert between Base58 and Cashaddr addresses....
Report: Around 300 Addresses Contain 80% of Tether Supply
8.8.2019
A few hundred accounts reportedly claim about 80% of the global USDT supply, suggesting a large amount of control from a minority of users
ShapeShift Addresses KeepKey Hardware Wallet Vulnerability Report
7.8.2019
Crypto swaps and hardware wallet producer ShapeShift responded to recent reports that there was a side-channel attack vulnerability in one of its devices
New Liberty Dollar Founder Subpoenaed in the Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit
7.8.2019
The ongoing Kleiman v. Wright case saw expert testimony on Monday from the plaintiff’s cryptography specialist, alongside the defendant Craig Wright’s witness, Nchain CTO Steve Shadders. The court participants discussed parsing through 27,000 bitcoin addresses as well...