Coinbase is the most impersonated crypto brand by scammers: Report

In the civil case against him, Abramoff owes $55,000, but the judgment in the criminal case remains to be seen. 2754 Total views 22 Total shares Per a July 15 judgment in the case of the SEC v. Abramoff, Jack Abramoff will pay $55,000 in disgorgement and interest for his involvement in promotion for AML…

According to a report released on July 23 by the International Energy Agency Bitcoin (BTC) mining is likely responsible for 10‑20 Metric tons (Mt) of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year or 0.03-0.06% of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions.Bitcoin consumed more in 6 months than Ireland in 12Per the report, the recent price and hash rate…

The Litecoin (LTC) Foundation has partnered with software development firm Beam to explore the implementation of a new protocol that would improve privacy and scalability. The news was reported in a Beam Medium blog post Feb. 7.The new protocol, dubbed “Mimblewimble” — a fictional tongue-tying curse from the popular Harry Potter novels — is reportedly…

Around 41% of Robinhood’s quarterly revenues were generated by crypto trading. 282 Total views 152 Total shares Popular retail trading app, Robinhood, has revealed crypto trading surged in popularity on the platform and now represents 41% of its revenue.According to its second-quarter financial results published Aug. 18, the firm generated $233 million from crypto trading…

Researchers have developed a new algorithm for distributed ledger protocols, which reporters claim could achieve security without the high power consumption of Bitcoin (BTC) mining.The algorithm, “Scalable Byzantine Reliable Broadcast,” was outlined in a paper first published this August and being presented today, Oct. 16, at the International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2019) in…

The United States Federal Reserve has been “too heavy-handed” in taming inflation, said pro-Bitcoin (BTC) Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk.In a Twitter debate on March 29, Musk directly criticized U.S. macroeconomic policy, including “excess government spending.”Musk: Fed policy is a “serious issue”Bitcoin and crypto markets remain extremely sensitive to Fed cues on interest rate…

Global investment bank Nomura, hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, and digital asset manager CoinShares, have released an institutional-grade custody platform to the wider market. 165 Total views 9 Total shares Global investment bank Nomura, digital asset manager CoinShares, and hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, have finally launched their institutional-grade custody platform Komainu to the wider market.They’re billing…

Signal has published user feedback from its beta integration with Mobilecoin, which saw users complain about the volatility and transaction fees related to MOB. 1203 Total views 19 Total shares Privacy-focused messenger app Signal has posted early user feedback from the UK-based beta launch of its payments integration with Mobilecoin’s MOB token. A blog post…

New money transmitter licensing promises to roll 40 states into a single exam and license. An organization of state regulators in the U.S. has announced a new streamlined process for money transmitter licensing that will save crypto firms from getting separate licenses in 40 states.The Sept. 15 announcement from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors…