IMF staff propose REDI framework to catalyze CBDC adoption

The price of Bitcoin rose more than 2% in two hours as poll workers in US states began to count ballots. 1094 Total views 16 Total shares The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose by more than 2% in two hours to briefly top $14,000 as the polls were starting to close across many U.S. states…

North Korea-backed hackers are reportedly preparing a massive phishing campaign to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis. 257 Total views 6 Total shares A study by cybersecurity vendor, Cyfirma, warned about a massive phishing campaign that will be launched by the North Korean hacker group, Lazarus, on June 21. The campaign will allegedly target six…

Australian blockchain energy startup Power Ledger has launched its first trial of peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading technology in rural areas.Energy monetization for outlying settlementsAccording to a blog post on Sept. 9, Power Ledger has launched pilots outside of a metropolitan area in Western Australia, intending to help outlying commercial settlements and farms improve the efficiency…

Friday, Oct. 18 — Bitcoin (BTC) is suffering from further downward selling pressure and continues to trade below the $8,000 price mark.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360Bitcoin traded below the $8,000 price mark for most of the day. The world’s largest cryptocurrency traded at an intraday high of around $8,135, with a sudden dip toward…

Up to 800,000 internet-connected databases could be vulnerable to crypto-mining malware that will use their computing capacity.

Bitcoin bulls are trying to push the price back inside the range, indicating that the markets have rejected the breakdown.

Neal Stevenson’s Snow Crash, a techno-dystopian science-fiction novel that has become a legend among Silicon Valley tech bros, predicted the rise of a future Metaverse all the way back in 1992. Despite Stephenson saying that he was “just making sh*t up”, the eerily accurate predictions and worldbuilding of Snow Crash have been long-revered by tech entrepreneurs…

Hodl Law sued the SEC in 2022, claiming it could face the regulator’s ire for using Ethereum and wanted a court to force it to decide if ETH is a security.

It is not the first time Celsius' customer emails have been exploited and leaked online.