Cryptography startup Fabric raises $33M for new data privacy chip

Black hat hacker group, Maze, claims to have used ransomware to compromise the systems of insurance giant, Chubb. They also claim to have stolen the firm’s data.Brett Callow, threat analyst at cybersecurity firm, Emsisoft, told Cointelegraph on March 27 that Maze published the claim on its website. While the website does not provide any direct…

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao is expected to be sentenced on April 30 after pleading guilty to money laundering in November 2023.

Telegram bots have been increasingly emerging as a new tool to get exposure to cryptocurrency markets and a number of related services.The cumulative crypto trading volume associated with Telegram bots exceeded $190 million as of early August 2023, according to a new report by Binance’s research arm Binance Research.Crypto activity facilitated through Telegram bots has…

It is Bitcoin ETF decision season once again for America’s securities regulator amid a changing of the guard at the commission. 2636 Total views 13 Total shares The United States Securities and Exchange Commission now has 45 days to deliver an initial decision on the VanEck Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund filing having officially published the…

On Jan. 10, news emerged that Chinese Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain’s co-founders, Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan Ketuan, will step down as co-CEOs of the company. The move follows a streak of reports suggesting that Bitmain has been facing mass layoffs, class action lawsuits and difficulties related to its initial public offering (IPO) during the last…

Dow Jones Risk & Compliance has teamed up with a company called EastNets to build a real-time blockchain-based watchlist feed. This watchlist identifies high-risk third parties for business deals and helps maintain a business’s regulatory compliance. This blockchain-based product currently lets users solve problems associated with manually updating these watchlists and protecting data from cyber…

An official from Russia’s central bank has revealed that the bank has recently conducted a "successful" experimental Initial Coin Offering (ICO), as cited by local news agency TASS Tuesday, September 11.Ivan Semagin, deputy director of the Financial Market Development Department for the Bank of Russia, told TASS:“Within a framework of the central bank’s sandbox, we…

Since launching its V3 iteration in October, PoolTogether has paid out more than $750,000 in risk-free lottery returns. 1609 Total views 15 Total shares Data published by crypto analytics provider Messari indicates that PoolTogether’s V3 no-risk lottery platform has amassed more than 6,000 users since launching in October.Messari asserts that PoolTogether’s user base ranks it…

The crypto community remains divided as Zhao attempts to clarify her past actions and emphasize her commitment to transparency and accountability in future endeavors.