Ether ETFs on the move, Messi promotes memecoin, and more: Hodler’s Digest, July 7-13

Data from Etherscan shows that some crypto scammers are targeting users with a new trick that allows them to confirm a transaction from the victim’s wallet, but without having the victim’s private key. The attack can only be performed for transactions of 0 value. However, it may cause some users to accidentally send tokens to…

What’s a better way than combining the world’s most popular sports with Web2’s most socialized aspects to introduce new users to Web3 through gaming? Association football, or soccer, boasts the largest fan base among sports enthusiasts, with over 3.5 billion estimated people rooting for their favorite teams. Built mainly for football fans, the fantasy sports

Avraham Eisenberg faces civil lawsuits from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and Mango Markets and criminal charges from the DoJ. 49 Total views 2 Total shares The criminal case against the crypto user allegedly behind a multimillion-dollar exploit of decentralized exchange Mango Markets will be moving forward in the United…

Sber was initially planning to launch its blockchain-enabled digital asset platform and the Sbercoin stablecoin by spring 2021. 117 Total views 1 Total shares Russian banking giant Sber — formerly known as Sberbank — is preparing to soon complete its first digital currency deal involving the bank’s proprietary digital asset platform.The bank will conduct its…

The Bitcoin (BTC) price has almost reached its bottom for 2019, but the threat still remains for markets to hit $4,500, according to one expert.Well-known statistician and analyst Willy Woo delivered his analysis in a live YouTube discussion about Bitcoin’s future with trader Tone Vays on Nov. 20. Woo: time running out for Bitcoin price dropAs…

Bitcoin rises above $48,500 in a show of strength as over $6 billion of options expires. 2079 Total views 10 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) put in an early end-of-year flourish on Dec. 31 as an upward boost saw BTC/USD retake $48,000.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewOptions expiry fadesData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed…

A number of cryptocurrency-related conferences across Asia are being delayed in response to the regional coronavirus outbreak.TOKEN2049, a major crypto event held annually in Hong Kong, is the latest one to postpone its conference. Originally scheduled for mid-March 2020, TOKEN2049 will now instead be taking place on October 7-8, 2020.The TOKEN2049 team announced:“Over the past…

Wednesday, Oct. 24: crypto markets have continued trading sideways today, remaining relatively stable over the past 10 days, according market capitalization data from CoinMarketCap.Most of top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap have seen insignificant fluctuations over the past 24 hours, with many slightly in the green.Market visualization from Coin360Bitcoin (BTC) is slightly up by 0.24…

Beijing's rail transit service now accepts digital yuan for subway rides through an integration with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. China continues expanding the scope of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) by debuting digital yuan payments for transport services.According to an official Wednesday announcement, the Beijing subway has launched a pilot program…