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The hacker behind private user data allegedly stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Binance is preparing to release further material.Hacker ‘warming up’ for leakIn a series of tweets on Aug. 16, the Twitter account known as Bnatov Platon published an outline of Binance Know-Your-Customer (KYC) records allegedly in his or her possession. “Warming up,” an accompanying commentary reads. While…

"Secret Tokens combine the programmability of ERC-20s with the privacy of coins like Zcash or Monero.” 913 Total views 6 Total shares An open-source blockchain protocol called the Secret Network is now offering privacy features for the Ethereum blockchain and 14 ERC-20 tokens.According to a Secret Network blog post, the protocol launched its Secret Ethereum…

This collaboration aims to collectively safeguard against actors, whether state-affiliated or not, who seek to misuse AI for their objectives. A group of influential members of parliament (MP) suggests that the UK collaborate with its democratic allies to address artificial intelligence (AI)'s potential misuse, emphasizing London's aim to be a key player in advancing this

Italian rivals Nexi and Sia have finalized a merger to create a fintech giant that can compete in an increasingly consolidated European market. Italy's largest payments firm Nexi has struck a deal with its rival, SIA, to create a digital payments behemoth with a market cap of 15 billion euros ($17.6 billion). It's estimated the…

A Vienna-based car-sharing service company has outfitted nearly half of its 200+ fleet of cars with blockchain-based self-sovereign IDs for tokenization purposes. The car-sharing service ELOOP and peaq, a Web3 network for the Economy of Things, announced on June 27th that 100 Teslas have been tokenized via the peaq network. The blockchain integration allows users to…

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GateHub is the latest crypto firm to announce the continuation of XRP support despite Ripple’s legal issues with the SEC. As Ripple faces serious legal charges over its associated token XRP, many crypto platforms have decided to drop support for the coin until things are settled.  However, GateHub, a United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency gateway service, has decided…

The team behind Ethereum Classic (ETC) has activated the Atlantis hard fork aimed at the improvement of the altcoin’s functionality and compatibility with Ethereum (ETH).The news was announced in a Twitter post by ETC Director of Developer Relations, Yaz Khoury on Sept 12. Khoury congratulated the project with the development, saying:“Congratulations @eth_classic on the successful…

Elon Musk is either the hero or the villian of the year after Tesla's Bitcoin purchase polarized opinion among institutional investors. 277 Total views 3 Total shares Not all analysts are convinced that Tesla’s recent acquisition of $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) will prove to be as beneficial for the tech giant as it…