Russian Hackers May Have Carried Out Largest Ever Crypto Exchange Theft news Russian hackers, not North Korean, may be the bad actors behind probably the biggest ever theft from a cryptocurrency exchange.Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reports Monday that virus variants known to be linked to Russian hackers have been found on employee computers at the Tokyo-based Coincheck exchange.Coincheck suffered a breach in January 2018 that… DeFi Project Aave Raises $25M From Blockchain.com and Other Investors Oct 12, 2020 at 14:47 UTCUpdated Oct 12, 2020 at 14:48 UTCWith decentralized finance (or DeFi) having been the big success story in crypto this summer, investors look to be flocking to grab themselves a stake.Aave, one of the largest DeFi projects and provider of decentralized lending and borrowing, announced Monday that it has raised… Bram Cohen: ‘Getting Rich Is a Terrible Metric of Success’ Apr 19, 2020 at 14:00 UTCBram Cohen.(Credit: Chia)Bram Cohen: ‘Getting Rich Is a Terrible Metric of Success’CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by Bram Cohen, author of the BitTorrent protocol and CEO of Chia.In this wide-ranging interview, they talk about Cohen’s early interest in “hard problems,” his unexpected ascent from sketchy to celebrity… French Financial Regulator Suggests Europe-Wide Security Token Sandbox Mar 12, 2020 at 08:10 UTCUpdated Mar 12, 2020 at 08:42 UTCThe AMF’s legal analysis found that existing EU markets regulations would stifle any promising blockchain enterprise.Image via Bruno Bleu / ShutterstockFrance’s Financial Markets Authority (AMF) has proposed that all of Europe adopt a regulatory sandbox to support the emerging security token industry.The “Digital… China’s Internet Censor Releases Draft Rules to Regulate Blockchain Startups China’s top-level internet censorship agency has released a draft policy framework that is setting out to regulate blockchain-related service providers in the country.The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the central government’s internet censor, published a draft policy on Friday called “The Regulation for Managing Blockchain Information Services” and is looking for public feedback before it… Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s Rebuff, DeFi’s ‘Degens’ and China’s CBDC Aug 14, 2020 at 16:37 UTCUpdated Aug 14, 2020 at 16:40 UTC(Nathaniel Shuman/Unsplash)Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s Rebuff, DeFi’s ‘Degens’ and China’s CBDCBoth the U.S.and China are advancing on their central bank digital currency (CBDC) designs, there’s a new smart contract language for Bitcoin and the Department of Justice (DOJ) seized millions worth of crypto from… Libra Is ‘Catalytic Event’ for Central Banks, Says Head of Sweden’s Riksbank news The Libra cryptocurrency payments project is shaking up central banking, according to the head of Sweden’s central bank.
Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe,” Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves said the Facebook-led project has been an “incredibly important catalytic event” forcing central bankers to reconsider their primary product: money.Ingves said the Riksbank – which… US Startup Raising $10 Million for Private Jets You Can Lease With Crypto news Jet Token is raising up to $10 million in a Regulation A offering for its ethereum-powered private jet leasing marketplace where travelers can pay for charters using ERC20 tokens.Private charter flights, a travel option for people willing to pay for more than a business class seat, is a lively industry in the U.S.… Enigma Delays Release of ‘Discovery’ Protocol on Ethereum Mainnet Engima, the startup seeking to bring privacy to the world of public blockchains, is delaying the launch of its mainnet as part of a wider reworking of its developmental roadmap.The company had previously planned to deploy its “Discovery” protocol on the live ethereum network or “mainnet” – it launched on an ethereum “testnet” over the… Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.Search.
