Crypto shows how powerful tokenizing private stocks would be — Robinhood CEO

The Central Bank of Myanmar has urged consumers to stop trading cryptocurrencies amid fears that inexperienced users could lose money, Southeast Asian news outlet The Irrawaddy reported on May 3.In a statement obtained by the website, the central bank said it had received reports of several scams targeting those who lack understanding about virtual currencies.Authorities in Myanmar,…

Chainalysis launched Operation Spincaster in April, which targets “approval phishing” scams through education, tools, and training.

Avaddon ransomware is exploiting Excel 4.0 macros to deploy an attack against users. 1531 Total views 35 Total shares Microsoft Security Intelligence alerted users to a type of ransomware, called Avaddon, that uses Excel 4.0 macros to distribute malicious emails. These emails contain attachments which deploy an attack when opened in any version of Excel.Avaddon…

Bitcoin’s price continues to correct, but BTC options markets reflect traders’ interest in the $62,000 level.

The next BTC bull market will last longer than previous ones due to the latest banking crisis, according to Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten. 590 Total views 9 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe latest banking crisis could lead to “the first-ever extended duration bull market” for Bitcoin…

Facebook’s own cryptocurrency, if launched, could potentially generate $19 billion in additional revenue by 2021, CNBC reports on March 11.Barclays internet analyst Ross Sandler wrote in a client note that a cryptocurrency could establish a new revenue stream for Facebook, aiding its share price that tanked amid a series of high-profile scandals last year.In his…

The United States Army Contracting Command (ACC) of New Jersey has issued a pre-solicitation notice for cryptocurrency investigation service providers. As a pre-solicitation, posted on July 25, the notice and the ACC’s responses do not bind ACC to solicit or award a contract.For use in criminal investigationsAccording to the ACC, the cryptocurrency analytics solution is being…

A Chinese investor has sued a prominent Israeli crypto entrepreneur and his blockchain firm Stox (STX) over alleged fraud, English-language newspaper The Times of Israel reports Jan. 25.The investor, Zhewen Hu, is suing Stox and its founder for $4.6 million, according to the report. Hu allegedly invested a total of around $3.8 million worth of…

The lending platform responded by pausing all markets and assuring its community that no additional funds were at risk. 184 Total views 3 Total shares Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sturdy Finance has lost 442 Ether (ETH), worth almost $800,000 when writing, to a security exploit. The attacker exploited a vulnerability that eventually manipulated a faulty…