Aussies lost $122 million to crypto scams in the last 12 months: AFP

Ever since its inception and throughout its turbulent journey toward mainstream acceptance, crypto has elicited both enthusiasm and trepidation in equal measure. After the unfair battering it has received over the years, the time has come to defend digital currencies.Unfortunately for crypto, first impressions count. Bitcoin (BTC) initially gained a tawdry reputation in its early…

High gas fees on the Ethereum network are making it nearly impossible for retail investors to interact with DeFi protocols but the same doesn’t apply to whales. 1146 Total views 9 Total shares Since early 2020 the decentralized finance sector has been recieved a lot of attention due to its cutting-edge innovation and the lucrative…

Blockchain tech has come a long way. It wasn’t that long ago that crypto remained at the fringes, evangelized by a vocal minority. The narrative shifted once the COVID-19 pandemic pushed people into their homes with plenty of time to dive into new interests. Crypto benefited from the increased attention, entering everyday conversations among friends,…

FTX and Alkemi add to the list of 14 crypto companies partnered with Verite, including Coinbase, Circle, Hedera Hashgraph, Ledger, Solana Foundation and more. 324 Total views 20 Total shares Centre, an open-source technology project developed by Coinbase and Circle, has onboarded crypto exchange FTX and Alkemi Network as its latest partners to collaborate on…

Blockchain company tZero added Ravencoin (RVN) to the list of cryptocurrencies supported by its tZero Crypto cryptocurrency wallet and trading app.Ravencoin now supported on the tZero appTZero announced in a press release published on Aug. 20 that Ravencoin will be joining Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) among the cryptocurrencies supported by its trading and wallet…

From NBA TopShots to Hashmasks to CryptoPunks, collectible NFTs are selling like hotcakes. 986 Total views 9 Total shares Non-fungible token sales are booming and top marketplaces are seeing record volume levels.The milestone was noted by crypto asset investment firm Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang, who posted a screenshot from NFT marketplace and data tracker CryptoSlam.CryptoSlam…

With talk about integrating artificial intelligence and the cryptocurrency industry mostly focusing on how AI can help the crypto industry combat scams, experts are failing to pay attention to the fact that it could have the complete opposite effect. In fact, Meta recently warned that hackers appeared to be taking advantage of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in…

Winners of the city's lottery will have 10 days to spend their gifted digital currency, at any of 10,000 supported merchants. Programs to pilot and encourage widespread adoption of China's central bank digital currency, known as DC/EP or the digital yuan, are continuing apace. As a New Year's offering, the city of Shenzhen is offering its…

The number of infected Electrum bitcoin (BTC) wallets has reached 152,000 following an ongoing Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack on its servers. The development was reported by anti-malware software firm Malwarebytes in a blog post on April 29.Malwarebytes discovered that the number of infected machines in the botnet has amounted to as high as 152,000, with the…