BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF hits 6-week inflow high amid early-week BTC rally

Alipay and its parent company Ant Financial announced a partnership with local Chinese authorities to use blockchain for ensuring the authenticity of rice, local media report August 28. A major player in the Chinese market, Alipay boasted 400 million users in August 2017. The company is owned by Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial. According to Global…

Jesse Powell, Kraken co-founder, backs Trump with $1 million in Ether, supporting pro-crypto policies against regulatory crackdowns.

A goodwill impairment from ErisX significantly hurt the company's GAAP earnings, but otherwise, business results improved from last year. 300 Total views 25 Total shares On Friday, Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the largest options exchange in the United States, announced its second-quarter earnings results. Of particular interest was its total operating expenses, which soared…

A new survey conducted in Turkey reveals how the perception of cryptocurrencies evolved over the last year. 264 Total views 7 Total shares Turkey’s crypto userbase grew more than 11 times over the last year, a new survey from Turkish crypto exchange Paribu shows. The “Cryptocurrency Awareness and Perception Survey 2021” was conducted by Akademetre Research,…

United States Senate Agriculture Committee chair Debbie Stabenow and ranking member John Boozman introduced the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act bill on Wednesday. The bill has been expected for several months. Like the Digital Commodities Exchange Act (DCEA) introduced into the House of Representatives by members of the House Agriculture Committee in April, the new…

Ransomware gang REvil strikes a US-based robotics firm, leaking their sensitive data on the dark web. 1859 Total views 36 Total shares Ransomware gang REvil, known for launching stolen data auctions on the dark web, is now leaking sensitive documents stolen from a US-based robotics company.According to an official blog post from REvil on June…

“Few tangible uses for Bitcoin (BTC) and its underlying blockchain technology have emerged,” according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article published Jan. 1.According to WSJ, in 2017 actual crypto development “took a back seat to getting rich.” The article also states that “at the beginning of 2018, the question was whether Bitcoin could live…

The Maze ransomware group appears to be behind a recent cyberattack launched against Canon. Multinational corporation Canon reportedly fell victim to a ransomware attack launched by Maze group against its email and storage services and it’s U.S. website on July 30th. Maze has threatened to leak the pics and data if a crypto ransom is…

Elliptic, the firm which Wall Street Journal sourced the data from, said it was “pleased” to see the news outlet acknowledge its mistakes. 175 Total views 2 Total shares The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has partially corrected an article whic mischaracterized the extent to which Hamas and other militant groups have been funding its terrorism