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Clipboard Hijackers Targeting Bitcoin
Last updated: July 3, 2018, 5:15 am Cryptocurrency NewsAccording to the latest news sources, “clipboard hijackers” are eyeing more than 2.3 million Bitcoin digital wallet addresses. Clipboard hijackers are a group of malware that secretly gain control of a user’s memory for the purpose of stealing users’ crypto funds. This malware runs in the background so that users are unaware of its presence on their systems.
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More Than 1,000 Cryptos Dead
Last updated: July 2, 2018, 5:41 am Cryptocurrency NewsAccording to data collated from Coinopsy and DeadCoins, the two websites actively cataloguing failed or failing cryptocurrency projects, more than 1,000 crypto projects have died so far this year.
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Austrian FMA Calls For Tighter ICOs, Crypto Regulations
Last updated: July 1, 2018, 7:26 am Cryptocurrency NewsIn the latest news, the Austrian Financial Market Authority or FMA’s board of directors, Klaus Kumpfmüller and Helmut Ettl, have offered proposals suggesting the implementation of stricter regulations on initial coin offerings (ICOs) and digital currencies. Kumpfmüller, in particular, proposed a so-called “threshold-dependent” prospectus requirement, which is aimed at ICOs. This requirement is reportedly the same to that of securities.
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Allianz: Now is the Time to Buy Bitcoin
Last updated: July 2, 2018, 4:54 am Cryptocurrency NewsThe last few days have been called a “bloodbath” for the crypto market, with almost all the cryptocurrencies falling steeply in value. Yesterday, Bitcoin dropped once again below the $6,000 mark, thereby once again giving rise to speculation that cryptocurrencies were definitely one of the biggest bubbles in history.
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Using Bitcoin to Quell an Economic Crisis
Last updated: June 29, 2018, 4:43 am Cryptocurrency NewsFormer banker turned developer Jonathan Wheeler is looking for ways in which he can send Bitcoin to Venezuelan citizens using a massive air drop. The economic crisis in the country is so bad that people can’t even pay for basic necessities – food is in short supply and the population is losing weight.
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Malta Taking Steps to Become Blockchain Island
Last updated: June 28, 2018, 4:44 am Cryptocurrency NewsAccording to the latest news reports, Malta has taken significant steps to coming closer to its target of becoming the Blockchain Island of the world. This week, the lawmakers of the land passed three different bills – all related to cryptocurrency regulations.
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Bitcoin’s Secret Key to be Revealed
Last updated: June 27, 2018, 5:35 am Cryptocurrency NewsAccording to the latest news reports, the Bitcoin Core community is revealing a long-held secret – the private key that the protocol’s creator had handed over to the Core community’s developers which activated the alert system of the Bitcoin network. This alert system was created so that a text warning could be flashed to the entire Bitcoin community in case there was a danger to the security of the network in any way.
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TRON Blockchain Goes Live
Last updated: June 26, 2018, 10:20 am Cryptocurrency NewsTRON’s Independence Day arrived as the world’s 11th most valuable cryptocurrency’s Blockchain went live on Monday, June 25. TRX, with a market capitalization of $2.7 billion, has finally activated its mainnet after a month-long migration from the Ethereum network to its own independent Blockchain.
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Bitcoin at its Lowest for 2018 This Weekend
Last updated: June 25, 2018, 6:37 am Cryptocurrency NewsSunday turned out to be the worst day of 2018 for Bitcoin as its price plunged to the lowest it has been the entire year. According to data from Coinmarketcap, the world’s number one cryptocurrency dropped to a token price of $5,835.31 at 09:35 UTC on June 25, beating the year’s previous low of $5920.72 on February 6. This new low has brought the crypto’s decline from its December 2017 high of nearly $20,000 to 68%.