Florida CFO wants Bitcoin to be included in state pension funds

Encrypted messaging app Telegram will launch its Gram digital currency in October, investors have told mainstream media. Telegram tokens due in two monthsAs The New York Times reported on Aug. 27, three anonymous investors in Telegram’s $1.7 billion private initial coin offering (ICO) said the company had confirmed it would issue the first tokens in two months’ time.The…

There is more to Tron’s bounty on the Twitter hackers than the company is willing to talk about.An anonymous source contacted this Cointelegraph reporter, asking to be put in touch with Tron to collect the company’s $1 million bounty for identifying the people responsible for last week’s Twitter hack. Cointelegraph extended the courtesy of connecting…

The new debit card builds on technology already in place in the existing Bit2Me crypto card, but this time, card holders are eligible for up to 9% crypto cashback. 288 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe merger of Web2 and Web3 tools continues as crypto-backed…

Major United States crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase has given a $30,000 reward for reporting a critical bug on its system, according to data from Coinbase’s vulnerability disclosure program on HackerOne.The bug, which was reported on Feb. 11, earned the largest reward ever given out by Coinbase on HackerOne.The vulnerability report is not publicly…

The head of Russia’s central bank, the Bank of Russia, has said that while the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is being explored, it is not a matter for the near future.The news was reported by Russia government-backed media agency TASS on June 15.A CBDC is a digital currency issued by a…

HTX was drained of 5,000 ETH in late September, and moved swiftly to get the funds back from the hacker. 92 Total views 2 Total shares Huobi Global’s crypto exchange HTX has confirmed the return of the funds stolen by a hacker in late September and issued a 250 Ether (ETH) bounty after resolving the

Malta’s plan to become a"‘blockchain island" appears to have stalled, with few retail banks indicating a willingness to work with crypto firms. 1075 Total views 8 Total shares Malta’s Finance and Employment Minister, Clyde Caruana, has revealed that the nation’s plan to become a “blockchain island” is floundering due to the unwillingness of local banks…

Privacy is a complicated topic. Few would argue that privacy is not important. It’s generally more interesting to talk about things that are disputable. So, the limited arguments against privacy actually make it somewhat boring to discuss and easy to take for granted. As Edward Snowden famously said: “Arguing that you don't care about privacy…