Malaysian kidnappers abducted Chinese man for $1M USDT: Report

Electric Coin Company (ECC) has donated the Zcash trademark to the Zcash Foundation. ECC created and launched the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) in 2016, and will now own the trademark bilaterally with the corresponding foundation.ECC and the Zcash Foundation have been in negotiations since AugustUpon an agreement signed on Nov. 6, the Zcash Foundation will…

The number of active Bitcoin (BTC) wallets, many of which have long been dormant, has seen an uptick that could herald some major market movements, Bloomberg reports Jan. 11.Bloomberg bases its report on data and analysis from crypto analytics startup Flipside Crypto, which sealed the backing of major crypto exchange Coinbase and veteran crypto venture…

Bitcoin (BTC) remains below $40,000 for the third consecutive day and the most likely source of the volatility is the worsening condition of traditional markets. For instance, the S&P 500 is down 5% since April 20 WTI crude price dropped 9.5% in seven days, erasing all of the gains accrued since March 1.Meanwhile, China has…

In a recent presentation at the 3rd ZKProof Workshop, the Calibra research team presented Distributed Auditing Proofs of Liabilities, or DAPOL, protocol designed to make improvements to the existing distributed audit procedures.The team led by Konstantinos Chalkias, contends that their protocol builds upon and improves existing methods by introducing additional optimization and enhanced privacy. It…

Bitcoin (BTC) went on to hit its highest level since Jan. 2 on Monday's Wall Street open as its latest bull run kept up the pace.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBTC dip nonessential but "would be healthy"Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $47,900 on Bitstamp, just $100 away from a new…

The NFT market, which includes artwork, sports memorabilia, and trading cards, grew to more than $250 million last year. 857 Total views 7 Total shares Basketball legend Magic Johnson has a future with the bulls. No, he's not returning to play for the NBA, but joining a major sports licensing company that looks favorably at…

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear: The video games industry is thriving. As people around the world find themselves with more time on their hands thanks to government-mandated lockdowns and a partial economic shutdown, video game sales have skyrocketed.Despite being overshadowed by some of the more glamorous uses for blockchain technology, the gaming…

Sygnum debuted cryptocurrency staking about two years ago with Tezos staking, eventually expanding the service to ICP and Et2. 124 Total views 35 Total shares Cryptocurrency-friendly bank Sygnum Bank continues expanding its crypto services by launching support for Cardano (ADA) staking.Sygnum announced on Tuesday that the firm has expanded its bank-grade staking offering with Cardano,…

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said it would examine AI’s development, deployment and social impact. 153 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has turned its attention to artificial intelligence (AI) after announcing an examination of the impact of…