OKX selects Malta as MiCA hub for EU crypto compliance

South Africa’s national cricket organization briefly fell victim to scammers on Twitter and began offering a fake Bitcoin (BTC) lottery, Indian daily news outlet Indian Express reported on Jan. 14.Cricket South Africa (CSA), which has over 1 million followers, tweeted its alleged participation in the scheme in the early morning.Staff claimed the organization had begun…

Avaddon ransomware is exploiting Excel 4.0 macros to deploy an attack against users. 1531 Total views 35 Total shares Microsoft Security Intelligence alerted users to a type of ransomware, called Avaddon, that uses Excel 4.0 macros to distribute malicious emails. These emails contain attachments which deploy an attack when opened in any version of Excel.Avaddon…

XRP gains from the month of February were erased over the past two weeks as the altcoin returned to its late January price at $0.23 today. The majority of the losses appear to be caused by the massive correction in traditional markets, which caused a sharp downturn for Bitcoin and many altcoins.As reported by Cointelegraph,…

Bitcoin (BTC) is enjoying what some are calling a "bear market rally" and has gained 20% in July, but price action is still confusing analysts.As the July monthly close approaches, the Puell Multiple has left its bottom zone, leading to hopes that the worst of the losses may be in the past.Puell Multiple attempts to…

Mike Novogratz, a former Goldman Sachs partner and founder of crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, has argued that Bitcoin (BTC) occupies a unique place in the cryptocurrency landscape. Novogratz made his remarks during an interview with Bloomberg TV on Feb. 13.Reflecting on the proliferation of crypto assets, many of which have attempted to vie with…

In response to a reported increase in the illicit use of cryptocurrencies, Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) plans to introduce new software which can track cryptocurrency transaction history, Japan's national public broadcasting organization NHK reported August 30.In 2019, the National Police Agency will reportedly put special software into service to track the history of virtual…

Just when it seemed like the economic and political situation in Venezuela couldn't get much worse, it has. Back in December, the Venezuelan bolívar witnessed its peak annual inflation rate for 2018, with this rate coming in at a dizzying 80,000 percent, according to the calculations of Steve Hanke of John Hopkins University. However, with…

Ethereum-based sports tokenization venture Chiliz is partnering with the UFC to release digital fan tokens through the Socios.com platform. UFC fighters worldwide will soon see fans holding their likenesses on digital tokens thanks to a new partnership with Ethereum-based sports tokenization platform Chiliz.According to a May 7 announcement from Chiliz (CHZ), the platform plans to…