Leading digital financial services platform Bitrue has today announced upgrades to its existing services that will introduce the benefits of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) products to its existing Centralized Finance (CeFi) products. This will allow Bitrue to become the world’s first hybrid exchange, with further pushes into DeFi products planned for
August 30, 2020 2 mins read
Chainlink has made its second acquisition with Cornell University’s privacy-preserving oracle solution DECO for an unrevealed amount. Deco Co-Founder Ari Juels will be joining Chainlink as a Chief Scientist. Since 2014, he has been teaching at Cornell University, one of the premier blockchain hubs in the world. He took leave
August 29, 2020 2 mins read
South Korea cryptocurrency exchange Coinbit seized by police for allegedly making false transactions to obtain 100 billion won ($84m). As per the report from Seoul Shinmun, South Korea’s oldest newspaper, police accused Coinbit Owner Choi Mo and other managers for handling multiple accounts, controlling cryptocurrency prices, and raising transaction volume.
August 29, 2020 2 mins read
BestChange.ru, an aggregator of over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency suppliers in Russia, is being blocked by the country’s internet censorship agency, Roskomnadzor. According to the popup announcement on BestChange.ru, the website is still available to the users through VPN or websites like BestChange.net. Website block announcement is made on local social media
August 27, 2020 1 min read
According to blockchain security firm Slowmist, hackers have looted the crypto industry of more than $13 billion in 290 different hacks. As the crypto industry grows, the exploits seem to happen weekly either on an exchange, a blockchain, or a crypto wallet. The crypto users and investors must take precautions
August 26, 2020 1 min read
Bitmex, a cryptocurrency derivative exchange will restrict access to users from Ontario, Canada, starting from Sep. 1, 2020, restrictions are mandated by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), an independent Crown corporation, responsible for regulating the capital markets in Ontario. OSC’s statement comes not long after
August 26, 2020 2 mins read
Researchers have traced over $1 million worth of bitcoin sent as payments to Ryuk ransomware controllers and passed through a wallet on the Binance exchange platform. According to an article from Forbes, the researchers said they had analyzed a sample of 63 transactions, linked to the Ryuk malware that was
August 24, 2020 1 min read
European low-cost airline giant Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has come out very bearish on Bitcoin, adding that everyone should avoid the world’s number one cryptocurrency Bitcoin “like a plague”. O’Leary said, “I would strongly advise everyone with any shred of common sense to ignore this false story and avoid bitcoin
August 24, 2020 1 min read
On Aug 23, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Tweeted about the $2 trillion tech giant Apple for being very restrictive and hostile to the cryptocurrency in the past few years. Brain said, Apple has been very restrictive and hostile to cryptocurrency over the years. They’re still blocking some functionality right now,
August 23, 2020 1 min read
On August 18, Elliptic added Binance Chain to its blockchain analytics and crypto asset risk monitoring platform to track any possible illegal activities committed on its blockchain. Elliptic was the only known blockchain forensics and risk intelligence tool that can support the Binance coin (BNB) and all tokens on the
August 21, 2020 1 min read
