Long-term Bitcoin holder buys hit $10B mark as price slips below $60K

The Lazarus hacker group, which is allegedly sponsored by the North Korean government, has deployed new viruses to steal cryptocurrency.Major cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reported on Jan. 8 that Lazarus has doubled down its efforts to infect both Mac and Windows users’ computers.The group had been using a modified open-source cryptocurrency trading interface called QtBitcoinTrader to…

Bitcoin community removes $200M worth of BTC from exchanges the first day after the halving. 2376 Total views 42 Total shares Following Bitcoin’s third block halving on May 11, users removed 23,540 Bitcoins (BTC) from online exchanges. This appears to indicate heightened levels of confidence in the asset.It also continues the recent trend of users…

Bitcoin (BTC) price witnessed a sharp dump to $50,900 on April 18, which some analysts attribute to a drop in hash rate and rumors of possible action by United States regulators against unnamed “financial institutions” alleging crypto-related money laundering.While it is difficult to pinpoint a single reason, the sale of roughly $5 billion worth of COIN…

LayerZero is a communication method that facilitates cross-chain applications. Its low-level messaging capabilities enable the development of omni-chain functionalities on top of it, such as decentralized exchanges, money market protocols and numerous other DeFi applications that can benefit from cross-chain liquidity provisions.The LayerZero platform was launched in September 2021 with Stargate Finance, a cross-chain bridge,…

Zoom decides to provide limited encryption despite numerous security issues, while blockchain developers move ahead with privacy-focused solutions. 2196 Total views 32 Total shares Zoom, the video conference app whose popularity has rocketed on the back of the global lockdown, won’t be encrypting calls for free users. This way, the company hopes to create space…

“The schools say he didn’t graduate from undergrad. Also, he has said multiple times, including in our interview, that he dropped out from a PhD program,” claimed crypto-journalist Laura Shin. 1301 Total views 11 Total shares A debate has surfaced online following claims that Cardano founder and Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson may have fudged the…

The Dogecoin-funded payload appears to be on track for launch in the first quarter of 2022 on board SpaceX’s Falcon 9. 484 Total views 5 Total shares DOGE-1, the first crypto-funded mission to the moon, is set to launch early next year following a new partnership between two blockchain companies and manufacturer Geometric Energy Corporation,…

Ultra gains momentum as the popularity of NFTs and cross-chain interoperability help propel UOS token to new highs. 3398 Total views 17 Total shares Video games and online gaming have become some of the largest industries on the planet over the past thirty years as digital technology and the internet have interconnected people from around…