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Bitcoin accumulation is on the rise in the past few weeks, according to new information. BTC hodlers are stashing more coins daily now than they did at any time in the last year.The question remains if the upcoming Halving scheduled to take place in May is the primary reason behind this, or is it something more.BTC Hodlers Increase Their PositionsPer data provided from the monitoring resource, Glassnode Insights, the primary cryptocurrency has seen lots of accumulation phases in the past...

The multinational corporate giant Sony announced its common database platform – Blockchain Common Database (BCDB), which will use Blockchain technology for Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Independently developed by Sony, it will serve as a next-gen digital service integrating multiple transportation systems and services.BCDB to Improve The Means of TransportationMaaS integrates a variety of transportation, including trains, buses, car sharing, on-demand mobility services, and even bike rentals....

ZecOps, a cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, announced today that it had identified two zero-day vulnerabilities impacting the Mail App on iOS, putting Apple users at risk of email theft.One of the exploits, according to the firm, allows attackers to remotely infect Apple’s iPhones and iPads by sending a special zero-click email to the victim’s mailbox to trigger the vulnerability. The other one requires remote code execution capabilities to trigger it.Once the vulnerabilities are...

Testing for Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC) is conducted in the Xiongan New Area, North China’s Hebei Province, a new report said. Trial runs include catering and retail industries such as the massive U.S. chains Subway, Starbucks, and McDonald’s.China Trials Its CBDCNews regarding the Chinese digital currency has been emerging in the past few weeks more frequently than before. The latest local report on the matter claims that testing had started in Xiongan New Area. More...

Initial Exchange Offerings took the world by a storm back in 2019 with their significant returns to investors. As time went by, however, Binance, in response to community requests, changed the format of the IEOs and made them much more accessible. This, in turn, decreased the returns, causing many to believe that just like their predecessors – Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), IEOs were also going under.The last few instances, however, demonstrated that this is not the case. Just today, Binance...

In a recent write-up, a defendant named “Li” was convicted of theft for having stolen cryptocurrency from his previous company following his firing. Li had resigned from the company on May 31 due to underperformance after a probation period. The defendant used his knowledge of the private key and payment password from his previous company’s ‘Haode Star’ project to complete the theft.The TheftThe cryptocurrency that Li stole was mainly through the company’s imToken wallet. Li took 3 ETH and 4...

The large American communications technology company, Zoom Video Communications, has integrated a blockchain-based app for the first time. Developed by 2key.Network, SmartSessions is built on top of the Ethereum network and will allow business owners to monetize video calls with cryptocurrencies. Blockchain Enters Zoom The popular communications company announced the integration of SmartSessions earlier today. The latter utilizes SmartLink technology and will enable business owners to...

Having suffered losses due to the COVID-19 led market onslaught, both Bitcoin and the United States stock market have had a good month. However, one analyst has pointed out how Bitcoin’s recovery has been entirely driven by market forces, while stocks have been rallying on the back of government intervention. Bitcoin Recovered Without External Intervention “Take a step back [to] think about how $BTC has almost completely recovered from the 50% drop in March. No limit down or trading halted,...

The real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin (BTC), remains one of the unsolved mysteries in the cryptocurrency industry. However, a recently discovered email from 1999 suggests that Nakamoto might have spent ten years to implement his idea of a peer-to-peer electronic cash system.  The 200-words email, which was shared by Blockstream CEO Adam Back, is similar to the modern Bitcoin’s idealogy, including the anonymity of the creator. This perhaps suggests that it...

The Central Bank of Argentina, BCRA, has joined a pilot scheme that will see RSK’s blockchain technology used to create a decentralized system for overseeing account debit claims. The project was given the go-ahead by the 2019 Financial Innovation Roundtable, of which BCRA is a member, as well as several other banks including Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba, Banco Santander, and BBVA. The latter two banks are part of the Blockchain Group, which includes Grupo Sabra and RSK parent company...