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Bitcoin sees the highest attention in the past 5 months according to data by Google Trends. The world’s leading cryptocurrency has been making strides amid retail investors once again, as its price keeps going on rollercoasters regularly since the beginning of the year.Interest In Bitcoin Highest Since September 2019Bitcoin’s price has been particularly turbulent in the first ten days of this year. On January 1st, BTC was trading at around $7,170 but it went through a violent drop a few days...

PayPal admitted that someone discovered a possible severe security breach that could lead to the exposure of user passwords to a hacker. Alex Birsan, who discovered the breach, earned a bug bounty worth $15,300 for reporting the problem. The vulnerability itself was disclosed on January 8 and has since been repaired.In his public disclosure, Birsan wrote that this “is the story of a high-severity bug affecting what is probably one of PayPal’s most visited pages,” referring to the login...

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is said to finally be issuing shares tied to his contract beginning January 13 through his DREAM platform. Just to remind y’all, in September last year NBA blocked this idea. The organization then claimed that Dinwiddie’s plan to bond one part of his contract earnings for a security token offering is against the league’s collective bargaining agreement.NBA wrote:“The described arrangement is prohibited by the C.B.A., which provides that ‘no player shall...

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Bitcoin had seen a grand opening to the new decade, following a decent surge of roughly $1000 in the first days of 2020.After reaching a high of $8400 last Wednesday, Bitcoin had encountered resistance and quickly turned around. However, the coin continues to look healthy and positive, consolidating safely above the $8000 benchmark.Yesterday we saw Bitcoin gearing down towards the $7700 support, along with the crucial mid-term descending trend-line (that was started forming during June 2019,...

SIX lanciert ein Scheme zur Regelung von nationalen ATM-Transaktionen. Ziel des «National Cash Scheme» (NCS) ist die Schaffung eines allgemeinen Standards für Bargeldtransaktionen in der Schweiz. Die Endkunden profitieren von einem breiteren Serviceangebot und einem einheitlichen Kundenerlebnis an sämtlichen teilnehmenden Geldautomaten. Basis dafür ist ein multilaterales und offenes Regelwerk, das die Gleichberechtigung aller Marktteilnehmer sichert. Das Vorhaben wurde im...

MoneyGram, ein Partnerunternehmen von Ripple, setzt seit Sommer 2019 für internationale Überweisungen XRP ein und hat nun ein Rekordwachstum gemeldet. Dass tatsächlich XRP für dieses Anstieg verantwortlich ist, ist jedoch zweifelhaft. Bereits Anfang August des vergangenen Jahres wurde bekannt, dass MoneyGram xRapid von Ripple einsetzt. Ungefähr zur gleichen Zeit erwarb Ripple MoneyGram-Aktien...

Baidu ist die meistbesuchte Webseite Chinas. Global belegt Baidu den 4. Platz aller Webseiten. Jetzt gibt auch Baidu, die führende Suchmaschine auf dem chinesischen Markt, eine eigene Kryptowährung heraus. Das verkündete der Konzern auf einer eigens veranstalteten Konferenz im Online Format. Die jetzt gestartete Beta-Version der Digital-Währung lautet auf den Namen...

An estimated 10,000 people from around the globe with interest in decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain and other tech related services will converge on January 15, 2020, rubbing shoulders with seasoned professionals and experts in the field during the Hong Kong Chain2020 event.Chain2020 is a series of educational events seeking to spearhead the promotion of blockchain technology in Asian regions. The event is organized as a key driver in creating a floodgate for security-related...

As we all know, bitcoin has spent the last few days gaining steam and jumping into higher ranges. While we’ve been quick to assume it has something to do with the political unrest due to tension between the U.S. and Iran, another source is claiming something different.The Bitcoin Hash Rate May Have Something To Do with ThisBitcoin first began jumping upward on January 3 following a U.S. drone strike on Iran that killed off one of the latter country’s top generals. From there, bitcoin – which...