Hacked crypto exchange DMM seals deal with SBI, accounts to open March

Bitcoin buyers step in as US jobless claims fall short of estimates, with Binance buy orders helping fuel a BTC price trip to week-to-date highs.

United States seafood trade association National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is working with IBM’s blockchain supply chain solution Food Trust to trace seafood, food-related news outlet FoodOnline reports on June 11.Per the report, this is the first effort to track multiple seafood species jointly pursued by multiple companies. Furthermore, NFI members representing harvesters, importers, processors, cold…

U.S senators voiced their opinions on the matter of cryptocurrency's use in ransomware attacks. 1157 Total views 3 Total shares United States lawmakers have deliberated on the prospect of banning cryptocurrencies as a solution to the ransomware attacks that befell U.S. institutions in the past month, and opinions appear to be mixed.The largest fuel pipeline…

MicroStrategy is competing with Grayscale in a Bitcoin acquisition race, according to Barry Silbert. MicroStrategy acquired 16,796 more Bitcoin (BTC) for $175 million, adding to its previous purchase of 21,454 BTC. Now, it owns 38,250 Bitcoin, according to its latest disclosure to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This occurred on the same day that its…

Security researchers have discovered a new cryptocurrency-related macOS malware believed to be the product of North Korean hackers at the Lazarus Group.As tech-focused publication Bleeping Computer reported on Dec. 4, malware researcher Dinesh Devadoss encountered a malicious software on a website called “unioncrypto.vip,” that advertised a “smart cryptocurrency arbitrage trading platform.” The website did not…

A spokesperson reportedly hinted the closure was aimed at the company evaluating its “global office footprint." 444 Total views 18 Total shares Major United States-based payment processor PayPal will reportedly be closing its office in San Francisco, while the headquarters in nearby San Jose will remain available to employees.According to a Wednesday report from TechCrunch,…

American asset management firm Franklin Templeton Investments has filed a preliminary prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a government money market fund with a focus on blockchain-based shares.According to a Sept. 3 SEC filing, Franklin Templeton’s fund will make investments in a range of products such as U.S. government securities,…

Cryptocurrencies have been around for more than 10 years, but the legal status of Bitcoin (BTC) and most other cryptocurrencies remains unclear and has different definitions in various jurisdictions. Are they money, an asset, a product, property or something else? Should they trade freely or must be tightly regulated? In the absence of a clear…