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Tether (USDT) to Launch on EOS Blockchain Network

June 2, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange revealed that Tether (USDT), a stablecoin backed by USD, will be launching on the EOS blockchain protocol. The CTO also hinted that Tether might launch on the Lightning Network by 2019's end, according to reports released on May 31, 2019....

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North Korean Hackers Target UpBit Users in Bitcoin Scam

May 31, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

North Korean hacking group, “Kim-Soo-ki,” have allegedly orchestrated a phishing attack targeting users of South Korean cryptocurrency trading venue, UpBit, in a bid to steal their bitcoin, according to a report by The Next Web on May 31, 2019. North Korea Phishing for Bitcoins Per sources close to the matter,...

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Wharton Collaborates with Coursera to Offer Fintech and DLT Courses

May 31, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Education, News

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the world’s first collegiate business school, has joined forces with Coursera to launch a new online program dubbed “Fintech: Foundations and Applications of Financial Technologies,” to equip students with the essential skills they need to function in the rapidly changing business ecosystem...

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Cred Bitcoin Lending Platform to Migrate its LBA Token to Binance Chain

May 31, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Exchange, News

Binance, a leading Malta-based global cryptocurrency exchange has joined forces with Cred, a decentralized lending platform that claims to facilitate open access to credit anywhere and anytime, with the most competitive rates on BTC, XRP, ETH and fiat currencies, in a bid to promote the growth of the decentralized economy....

Hackers Now Stealing People’s Bitcoin via YouTube Videos

May 31, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Crypto thieves are now embedding Qulab, the information-stealing and clipboard hijacking Trojan in YouTube videos promoting a fake Bitcoin generator tool, in a bid to steal victims’ bitcoin and other virtual currencies, according to a report by BleepingComputer on May 29, 2019. Hackers LaunchYouTube Bitcoin Trojan Per sources close to...

Audius Launches Hedgehog, a Client-side Ethereum Wallet for Interacting with dApps

May 30, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Ethereum

In a press release shared with BTCManager on May 30, 2019, Audius, a decentralized and open source music sharing service currently in its beta, revealed that it will be launching Hedgehog. The product is a client-side Ethereum wallet that can be used to interact with dApps without confirming transactions, using...

Las Vegas Man Jailed for Operating Illegal Bitcoin Trading Business

May 30, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Anthony J. Battaglia, a United States federal judge for the Southern District of California has sentenced Morgan Rockcoons, a Las Vegas, Nevada resident to nearly two years in prison for wire fraud and running an unlicensed money transmitting business, according to a press release on May 28, 2019. End of...

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Korean Regulators Vow to Keep Exchanges in Check Amid Bitcoin Spring

May 29, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Regulation

While the surge in bitcoin and altcoin prices has ushered in another wave of excitement into the cryptospace, South Korean authorities remain focused on managing local expectations surrounding the industry. An emergency pan-governmental meeting has been held in a bid to keep the activities of crypto exchanges and other market...

Hackers Seeding Ransomware via Bitcoin and Ether Giveaways

May 28, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

While the entire cryptospace is busy celebrating the return of the “bulls,” bad actors have formulated a new scheme aimed at stealing victims’ cryptos and injecting ransomware into their systems. These hackers are now using several websites to push their fake bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) giveaway programs, according to...

Research: Bitcoin Cash Hardfork Plagued by Three Key Issues

May 28, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption

As reported by BTCManager earlier in May 2019, the Bitcoin Cash network went ahead with its hard fork as earlier planned. However, the event was nearly scuppered by a bug on the Bitcoin ABC client which rendered the chain non-functional for several hours. Now, a BitMEX research report on May...