According to the latest report from McAfee Labs, the number of mining-attacks or cases of black hash, when the user’s computer is used for mining cryptocurrency without permission of the owner in the second quarter of 2018 increased by 86%. In the report, experts on cyber security said that in the second quarter were more… More
The national Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is considering the launch of state of the digital currency based on blockchain technology. The NBU said that the hryvnia based on the blockchain, or the electronic torque should be centralized and be under the control of the government. It is expected that digital currency backed by the government,… More
In recent days Bitcoin Cash (BCH) rose by 18%. This is the best figure among the top 50 crypto-currencies. At the moment Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is trading at 525 USD. The main reason for the growth, many analysts say the IPO (IPO) of Chinese mining giant Bitmain, who from the beginning supported the idea of… More
Circle Internet Financial Ltd. launches digital token provided by the US dollar, called “USD Coin”. A consortium called the “Centre”, which, among others, includes Bitmain Technologies Ltd., will act as a platform for deposits and conversion to Fiat currency of the new stablon. Bloomberg notes that, although the Centre is a “subsidiary of Circle”, in… More
The largest American cryptocurrency company Coinbase announced the adoption of a new procedure for listing a new token. It is expected that the new procedure will allow you to add new tokens much faster than before. The new procedure applies only to those digital assets that meet local legislation, which means that certain tokens can… More
Managing the Affairs of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox Nobuaki Kobayashi said, in line with a court order, when and how many bitcoins were sold to generate funds for compensation. In particular, the lawyer said that between 18 March and 22 June, it sold 24,658.00762 BTC and 25,331.00761 BCH in the amount approximately equal… More
For several months in the cryptocurrency market is declining. One would assume that the number of users of the cryptocurrency and the number of active bitcoin wallets also falls. However, right now the number of active bitcoin wallets is at a record high level. According to Chainalysis, over the past two months, about 5 million… More
Google intends to amend the rules for advertisers in October. In particular, the company intends to allow some cryptocurrency companies to advertise on its platform. According to an official statement since October, Google will allow registered cryptocurrency exchanges and exchangers to advertise on its platform, however, advertisers have to be limited to audiences in the… More
A new report from the Bank for international settlements (BIS) argues that the price of bitcoin is largely fluctuates depending on news related to regulation. In particular, the report, which was compiled by Raphael Auer and Stig by Claessens argues that: Although it is assumed that cryptocurrencies are independent of specific jurisdictions, in fact, their… More
Technology is created by developers zcash for can help to scale Ethereum, said the founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin. In particular, Buterin said that using the technology of zk-snarks, ethereum could potentially increase the number of transactions to 500 per second, not using solutions for scaling the second level, such as Plasma or Raiden. We… More