Tag Archives: crypto

Lazarus – the North Korean hacking group – is back in the news again today, this time because the organization is reportedly using apps to track those involved in the cryptocurrency space. Lazarus Is Doing Everything to Obtain Crypto Among the law enforcement agencies that have discovered this new activity from Lazarus are CISA, the US Treasury Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). All three organizations are now banding together as a means of...

Phunware, Inc. – an enterprise cloud platform and services firm for global brands – is bringing Matt Lull onboard as its new executive vice president and chief cryptocurrency officer. Lull brings 30 years of financial experience to the role, and his position took effect on April 18 of this year. Phunware Is Growing Its Crypto Abilities The addition of the role suggests digital currencies are now crossing deeply into mainstream territory, and we can likely expect to see...

The United States Secret Service is working hard to crack down on illicit crypto use. At the time of writing, a new report has been issued claiming that the Secret Service has garnered as much as $102 million in illicit crypto funds through fraud-related investigations. The Secret Service Is Going After Illicit Crypto Actors David Smith is the assistant director of investigations for the Secret Service. He says that agents everywhere are monitoring blockchain activity...

A new crypto platform is launching. Known as H2cryptO, the company is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and will provide a string of services and tools through both artificial intelligence (AI) and human support tactics that will help traders make educated decisions about where to go with their crypto investments. H2CryptO Is Here to Address Your Crypto Concerns H2cryptO was initially founded in the year 2021 by Georgia Kushner, Jake Perez, and Frederic Rough. The company was...

India is still having a tough time deciding if it wants to allow crypto in its future or not. One of the people casting doubt on whether digital currencies have a space in the later years of India is Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who last Monday explained in an interview that money laundering is a big concern amongst her constituents. India Is Worried about Crypto Money Laundering She believes that money laundering and other illicit crimes are too big to...

Not too long ago, spring breakers enjoying the great outdoors and time away from their studies shared their thoughts on cryptocurrency, and they all seem to agree that digital assets are the financial tools of the future, asserting the idea that millennials are likely the most common audience members for the growing crypto space. Millennials Think Crypto Is the Future of Finance For the longest time, it has been assumed that crypto pertains primarily to millennials and...

Several teenagers are getting heavily into cryptocurrency… and becoming rather rich in the process. Youssof Altoukhi, for example, is only 16 years of age, yet he’s made seven figures through digital currencies and is even the CEO of his own blockchain firm. He’s also traveling around the world and taking part in crypto conferences. Youssof Altoukhi Has Made a Lot of Digital Money Youssof was one of 1.3 million British children to invest in crypto early. Today, he’s made...

The city of Chandler, Arizona is allowing residents to pay their utility bills with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. Chandler, AZ Is Making Crypto Mainstream The move is considered a huge boost to the digital currency space given that many of the assets listed above were initially designed to serve as payment tools for goods and services. When they first emerged on the scene, these assets were built to push credit cards, checks, and fiat currencies...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is becoming a major crypto haven and experiencing a huge boom in usage. Not long ago, the nation found itself at the center of regulatory interest following the unveiling of its new virtual asset law, and now it looks like one in five people within the country are looking to trade crypto on a regular basis. The UAE Is Seeing a Huge Surge in Crypto Use A recent survey suggests that about 67 percent of UAE citizens are looking to become...

An NBC News poll suggests that one in every five Americans has delved in bitcoin or other forms of crypto, either through trading, investing, or related activities. This is a sign that the crypto world is becoming mainstream and legitimate faster than anyone could have anticipated. Bitcoin Is More Popular Than Ever In many ways, the arena surrounding blockchain and digital assets is an expanding universe that is still very much in a developmental phase. Bitcoin, for...