LEGO removes crypto scam from homepage after being hacked: Report

Blockchain technology is one of the most promising technologies of our times, and the core concept of it is really simple. Essentially, it is a public ledger or database, and I think that public education about what blockchain actually is can be the key to its mass adoption.Lack of knowledge and perception from the general…

Ripple could launch a commercial version of its payment platform xRapid "in the next month or so," CNBC reported September 17. Head of regulatory relations for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East at Ripple Sagar Sarbhai told CNBC that Ripple has been making strides toward the launch of its product xRapid.The xRapid product is a real-time…

One of Centra Tech’s founders is entering into plea negotiations concerning the company’s fraudulent 2017 initial coin offering. 209 Total views 3 Total shares Robert Farkas is negotiating a plea bargain for his role in the fraudulent Centra Tech initial coin offering (ICO) that commissioned celebrity endorsements from Floyd Mayweather Jr and DJ Khaled.U.S. District…

Approximately 10 years ago, someone paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas, but what happened to those coins after the purchase? Coinfirm has found out. 1480 Total views 26 Total shares Today marks the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin's first official commercial purchase. On May 22, 2010, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz completed the first documented commercial Bitcoin purchase, paying…

The Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation stopped the illegal import of four crypto mining devices from Mongolia into Russia.Crypto mining equipment confiscatedOn Oct. 1 Coinspot reported that a Mongolian citizen was trying to smuggle the four mining devices with fans and connected microcircuits across the Russian/Mongolian border into Russian territory.The custom services explained…

The "Bitcoin Bubble Index" is heavily hinting that another BTC price local peak will come this year. 1955 Total views 4 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) is facing a “double bubble” and will see two price tops this year, fresh data suggests.In a tweet on Aug. 18, Charles Edwards, CEO of investment firm Capriole, highlighted 2021…

The trading app will adopt Chainalysis' monitoring compliance solution Know-Your-Transaction as well as the Chainalysis Reactor, its investigations software. 897 Total views 3 Total shares Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis will be partnering with Robinhood to provide data and tools for trading in advance of the app launching its crypto wallet.In a Monday announcement, Chainalysis said…

Beijing’s strategic vision is to use blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, big data and 5G in social assistance system reforms. The Chinese Communist Party has identified blockchain as a key tool for its innovation of nationwide social services.On Aug. 25, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General…

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Bitfi called claims their wallet had in fact been hacked a “disgrace” in comments to Cointelegraph August 2, as controversy around the company’s security prowess builds. In a statement to Cointelegraph, Bitfi CEO Daniel Khesin said that it had “absolutely no evidence” the wallet was insecure: “As of now, we have…