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Chainalysis has identified more than $602 million worth of ransomware payments in 2021. But the firm is confident that the figure is still an “underestimate” and that the true total for the year is likely to be much higher. 2021 Ransomeware Payouts A report from the blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis showed that at least $602 million worth of ransom payouts were identified in 2021. But the figures could be higher considering the fact that ransomware revenue in the first...

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, 10th February 2022] TRON DAO and BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) are launching the TRON Grand Hackathon 2022, registration begins on February 14th. The Hackathon is part of TRON DAO’s long-term efforts to promote the mass adoption of blockchain technology and innovative cross-chain solutions. The Hackathon’s primary goal is to empower developers to create and execute DeFi, GameFi, NFT, and Web3 projects and build a robust content and...

[PRESS RELEASE – New York, NY, 10th February 2022] Humanode, the first cryptobiometric network where one human = one node, has successfully closed its $2M seed round. Led by Republic Capital, the seed round was supported by institutions such as Tribe Capital, Blizzard – the Avalanche ecosystem fund, Wintermute, GravityX Capital, Shima Capital, Genblock, AU21, and StaFi, along with Polygon co-founders, Jaynti Kanani and Sandeep Nailwal. Humanode is the world’s first blockchain...

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 10th February 2022] In support of its growing DeFi ecosystem, Flare has announced a recent partnership with Ola Finance, a platform offering customized lending networks. Ola plans to launch a lending network on Songbird – Flare’s canary network – with future plans to deploy on Flare mainnet. This partnership signifies Flare’s growing suite of DeFi offerings. Projects building on Songbird and Flare will have the ability to deploy a...

v.l.n.r: Anca Albu, abtretende Geschäftsführerin und neues Vorstandsmitglied; Dr. Thomas Dübendorfer, Präsident; Thomas Ackermann, neuer Geschäftsführer Der grösste Business Angel Club der Schweiz gibt Mitgliederzahlen und einen neuen Geschäftsführer bekannt: Thomas Ackermann folgt auf Anca Albu, welche in den Vorstand wechselt. Anca Albu hat SICTIC in den letzten 4 Jahren zum grössten Business Angel Club der Schweiz ausgebaut. Mit mehr als 500...

Bitcoin started out as a technological experiment more than a decade ago. Since then, the global financial markets have undergone a tremendous shift. At the center of the digital currency revolution is blockchain technology which gave rise to the first-ever smart contract platform, Ethereum. Over the past years, the Ethereum network has become a significant driver offering users the ability to interact in a truly decentralized manner. Decentralized exchanges or DEXs are part...

After a successful year, the Zug-based investment company CV VC (Crypto Valley Venture Capital) is realigning and expanding its management capabilities. As a result of the strongly growing business and the successful expansion of the portfolio, Ruth Salvisberg and Florian Kohler are joining the management board of the venture capital company, which invests in the most promising blockchain startups worldwide. CV VC’s portfolio currently comprises 37 investments from over 20 countries. Ruth...

Bekanntgabe Rahmenprogramm Swiss Cyber Security Days 2022 Nach einer erfolgreichen virtuellen Ausgabe kehren die Swiss Cyber Security Days am 6. und 7. April 2022 ins Forum Fribourg zurück. Unter dem Leadthema «Cyber: die fünfte Dimension» verspricht das spannende und breit abgestützte Programm zahlreiche neue Erkenntnisse zu den immer schwerer wiegenden Sicherheitslücken für Gesellschaft und Individuen im Cyberbereich. Eine klare Erkenntnis ist,...

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS and SAN FRANCISCO — February 9, 2022 — Peercoin, the original pioneer of Proof of Stake consensus, today announced that it has successfully listed on Uniswap, Ethereum’s leading decentralized exchange protocol. The debut of Wrapped Peercoin (wPPC) on Uniswap is the culmination of months of development and testing of wrapmeister, a custom-built cross-chain bridge software that enables dApp developers to convert Peercoin into ERC-20 tokens for use on...

InCore Bank expands its Digital Asset Brokerage to a 24/7 Banking Service with AlgoTrader Swiss InCore Bank integrates AlgoTrader’s digital asset order and execution management platform WIRESWARM to provide its institutional-grade crypto and digital asset trading for its banking clients around the clock. AlgoTrader and InCore Bank are proud to announce their new partnership focused on broadening access to the digital asset markets for banks and...