DBS Bank launches blockchain-powered treasury tokens pilot

“I like to call myself a future, or aspiring, cult leader,” Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer of CoinShares — a publicly listed investment firm managing around $5 billion in assets — told Cointelegraph. Demirors, who first entered the Bitcoin (BTC) space in late 2012, further mentioned that it has been “fun to see how big the…

ESPN’s first NFT collection is based on its "Man in the Arena: Tom Brady" documentary and magazine issue. 135 Total views 2 Total shares ESPN and Autograph, the nonfungible token (NFT) platform co-founded by Tom Brady, announced a multi-year partnership on Wednesday that kicks off with a documentary release and an NFT collection. A 10-part ESPN+ documentary…

In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano explained why Bitcoin is the best asset to preserve wealth in the upcoming future. Pompliano reconfirmed his bullishness on Bitcoin, revealing he bought more if it right after the latest market crash, when most investors sought refuge in the U.S. dollar. When asked whether there may be more…

Emsisoft launched a free tool that decrypts files affected by a variant of the Tycoon ransomware attack. 1141 Total views 34 Total shares Malware lab, Emsisoft, released a free decryptor tool on June 4. The tool enables victims to recover files encrypted by Tycoon ransomware attacks without needing to pay the ransom.Researchers from the BlackBerry’s…

An Elliptic report commissioned by Nikkei says Asian countries account for over 60% of losses to North Korean hacker and ransomware users; lax security played a role. 110 Total views 1 Total shares Japan is the biggest loser of cryptocurrency to North Korean hackers, according to a study by blockchain analyst Elliptic. Asian countries make…

Bitcoin (BTC) addresses holding 1 BTC are on the rise — but only a maximum of 800,000 people currently own a whole coin.That is according to data released on March 28, which put the total number of wallets containing at least 1 BTC at all-time highs.Are “Wholecoiners” multiplying?The figures from monitoring resource Glassnode claim that…

Zurich-based blockchain startup B3i Service AG has increased its capital by $16 million in February, according to recently published filings from the Swiss commercial register.B3i Service AG — a blockchain initiative formed by “Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative” B3i in 2018 and run by several international insurance companies including Munich Re and Swiss Re — has…