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A hacker with access to a popular open-source Javascript Library has sneaked malicious code that steals Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Funds stored in BitPay Copay wallets. According to ZDNet’s article published on November 26, 2018, the Copay team mentioned that all version between 5.0.2 and 5.1.0. were infected and all users are advised to update to newer versions 5.2.0 and…

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Digital Currency is a revolution that’s here to say. Hence, its safe to say that alternative currency is here to stay. Now, even if you think you own a big stack of bitcoins and that your share weighs up to a sizeable amount in the digital world; you’re probably wrong. Just a few thousand wallets own the majority of the…

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As I write this article the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are crashing. The big sell-off is happening as we speak and there are a number of things that have caused this. The biggest impact has been the announcement by the Indian Government that they are making cryptocurrency illegal. India is one of the largest holders of BTC and…

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Rakuten, one of the biggest e-commerce corporations in the world has announced that it will be making the transition to a blockchain-based loyalty program. The announcement was made on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, by Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of the company. He made the announcement on stage at the Mobile World Congress currently taking place in Barcelona. The news about…

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After much back and forth, SegWit (Segregated Witness) was rolled out in August 2017. It is now prompting developers to assemble an almost “themed” release that will see a new level of congregation for the Bitcoin creator fraternity. Driven primarily by the imperative to scale the network, another serious benefit for users will be the fact that it opens up…

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The Large Bitcoin Collider (LBC) tries to break Bitcoin addresses through a brute force attack. In the few past weeks, the project announced their first success. Is Bitcoin no longer secure? Is their cryptographic core broken? Rico, the head of the LBC, explains in detail, what is happening. Who Are You and Why do You Have a Domain Called cryptoguru.org?…

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In a recent announcement, CEO of Jaxx Anthony Di Iorio revealed that the cryptocurrency Dash will be incorporated into their multi-asset, blockchain wallets. After lengthy collaboration and research, Jaxx and the Dash developers expect the cryptocurrency to launch on the Jaxx wallet within a week. Jaxx is one of the most innovative blockchain wallets available with an embedded ShapeShift function,…

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Following the hack that successfully stole $64 million worth of Bitcoin yesterday from Bitfinex, there are still no answers to the questions on everyone’s minds. Who was responsible? At this point, it seems there are two possible answers; a collusive effort between BitGo and Bitfinex, the holders of the keys to the multi-signature wallets that have missing funds or a…

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