Blockchain

An 18-year old boy is accused of stealing $24 million in cryptocurrencies. An advisor in blockchain companies claims that the teenager along with his crew hacked his phone to conduct the theft.A Cybercrime RaidLast Thursday in New York, Michael Terpin, founder and chief executive officer of Transform Group (a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based blockchain company) sued now 18-years old Ellis Pinsky for a cyber heist. Per the accusations, Pinsky and his team of hackers targetted him in 2018 (when...

The TON blockchain marked its independence day on May 7, after a group of developers hardforked the code initially meant to be used exclusively by Telegram.As Telegram remains embroiled in a legal saga with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an independent group of validators and developers elected to bypass the regulatory furor by launching the open-source Free TON.TON’s Declaration of DecentralizationTaking advantage of a loophole that may be the first of its kind,...

Virus software mogul John McAfee thinks he’s figured out who Satoshi Nakamoto is, but he’s not telling a soul.McAfee: I Know Who Built BTCSatoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym given to the person who allegedly designed bitcoin and wrote its whitepaper back in 2008. The currency came about during the time of the Great Recession and was designed to alleviate some of the heavy economic strife the world was seeing at the time. Bitcoin would potentially put financial power back in the hands of the...

Ripple ist das erste Blockchain-Unternehmen, das dem ISO 20022-Gremium angehört. RippleNet gab auf seiner Webseite die Mitgliedschaft im ISO 20022-Gremium bekannt. Mittlerweile nutzen hunderte von Firmen RippleNet als Zahlungsnetzwerk. Wobei XRP, Ripples Kryptowährung, nur beschränkt eingesetzt wird. Vielmehr ist RippeNet eine Netzwerk für Zahlungen in verschiedenen Währungen....

A company has released a new token that allows people to earn gains whenever bitcoin falls. The company is a Swiss blockchain enterprise known as Amun, and it seeks to provide customers a chance to earn money whenever bitcoin undergoes “inverse price movements.”Amun Has Released an Interesting Token ProductThe token is based on an exchange-traded product (ETP) that was released by Amun back in January. In an announcement, the company explains:Typically, these purchases are short-term in...

Millions of US citizens received a stimulus check worth $1,200 in the last few weeks as government aid to fight the effects prompted by the COVID-19. Interestingly, if that amount was invested in Bitcoin when the first checks were initially received, it would have grown to $1,600 by now.$1,200 Becomes $1,600 In WeeksAccording to a report, 88.1 million people received a stimulus check wroth $1,200 by April 25th. The first batch was mailed in mid-April, and many people noted they had received...

On Thursday, May 7th, the ETH rate resumes growth after a row of days “in the red”. Now Ethereum is generally trading at $207, having lost around 3% within the last 24 hours.By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex.ETH price forecastThe Ethereum solving the scalability problemA blockchain must be efficient and flexible – ButerinOn W1, the Ethereum demonstrates a wave of mid-term growth after testing the area of the lows. The quotations are rising to the resistance line of the...

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, one of the leading blockchain events hosted by CoinsBank has decided to postpone the CoinsGang Weekend 2020. The organizers’ main concern is to guarantee the health of everyone involved and ensure a high level of attendance from stakeholders around the world.A financial institution, as well as a secure online platform for buying, selling, transferring and storing cryptocurrencies successfully launched in 2014. Previously, blockchain solutions provider...

Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik Foto Gemeinfrei via Wikpedia Politik fördert die Innovation: Am „Europäischen Blockchain-Institut in NRW“ wird das Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik IML künftig gemeinsam mit Unternehmen und weiteren Forschungseinrichtungen die Blockchain-Technologie entscheidend vorantreiben. NRW-Wirtschafts- und Digitalminister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart überreichte am heutigen Dienstag...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 876. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: XRP Kurs schlägt sein letztes verzweifeltes Gefecht, Bitfinex startet Bitcoin Dominanz Swap & Webseiten Login mit Krypto Wallet anstatt Passwort. 1.) Ripple Kurs Update: Laut Trader-Legende Peter Brandt schlägt der XRP Kurs sein letztes verzweifeltes...