NYSE proposes rule change to allow ETH staking on Grayscale’s spot Ether ETFs

Google recently removed 49 phishing Google Chrome web browser extensions after receiving reports about their activity.Harry Denley, director of security at cryptocurrency wallet startup MyCrypto, explained in an April 14 Medium post how he got the extensions removed from Chrome’s store within 24 hours with the help of phishing-specialized cybersecurity firm PhishFort. The removed extensions include…

Behind the Bogdanoff meme: Looking at the lives of the twins whose looks were used for the famous “Pomp Eet” and “domp eet” memes. 361 Total views 20 Total shares Raise a glass today to the twin characters behind the famous “pomp eet” cryptocurrency meme. The French television presenters died within one week of each…

Blockchain startups RepuX and JoyToken have reportedly pulled a joint initial coin offering (ICO) exit scam, according to an exposé by Hard Fork of The Next Web (TNW) on May 16.RepuX and JoyToken reportedly ran their ICO promotions during March and April of 2018, and are now walking away with $4.7 million and $3.3 million,…

Ransomware hackers initially demanded $10 million to restore access to travel firm CWT’s computers and delete any stolen data. 504 Total views 15 Total shares U.S.-based corporate travel firm CWT paid $4.5 million in a Bitcoin ransom to hackers who stole sensitive files from the company.According to a July 31 report from Reuters, representatives from…

Bakkt's CEO did not mention whether the company decided to stay away from XRP due to Ripple’s ongoing legal issues. 3447 Total views 12 Total shares Bakkt, one of the biggest cryptocurrency companies in the United States, will not support XRP as part of its further product development, according to the CEO.On Jan. 11, Bakkt…

File this one in the “stranger than fiction” category. A resident from Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, was accused by local authorities of attempting to blackmail the supermarket chain, Tesco.According to The Yorkshire Post, Nigel Wright, a sheep farmer, allegedly wrote Tesco a series of letters claiming that he had planted contaminated baby food in their supermarket…