RMIT to make Blockchain Hub a part-time gig, hints at resource crunch

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora warned that "bad actors are getting faster" and stressed that companies need to beef up cybersecurity defenses. 145 Total views 1 Total shares Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora has urged companies to modernize their cybersecurity systems, cautioning that bad actors have become much faster at breaching company defenses…

Ripple-powered payments app MoneyTap has now gone live, according to an official tweet October 3. The consumer-focused service was co-developed by Ripple and Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings.According to the product’s website, MoneyTap will use Ripple’s blockchain solution xCurrent to enable domestic bank-to-bank transfers in “real time.” Account holders at three participating Japanese banks…

Bitcoin price dropped nearly 5% after rejecting at a key resistance level again, is it a buy the dip opportunity? 525 Total views 14 Total shares Within the last hour Bitcoin (BTC) price abruptly dropped 4.9% from $9,800 to $9,324. The sharp correction came after the top ranked digital asset on CoinMarketCap failed to push…

Since recovering from this week’s drop to $8,900, Bitcoin (BTC) price has struggled to gain above $9,600 and this level needs to flip from resistance to support before further upside can occur. The largest digital-asset on CoinMarketCap has been gradually decoupling from stocks but some short-term correlation to traditional markets remains. This was observed on June…

Expectations for Paris Blockchain Week were relatively low considering the downbeat market conditions. However, Paris can always surprise you. Indeed, conference halls at the event were not nearly as empty or depressing as Consensus after the big crypto meltdown of 2018. People were present, and conversations were fruitful. (And yes, the croissants were, as always,…

This week’s headlines from Japan included Taotao exchange revealing positive first year numbers, the Japan Crypto Trading Association unveiling crypto asset market rates, Coincheck announcing recent positive fiscal year totals, and Cointelegraph diving into the scene around several exchanges in Japan. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan.Taotao exchange sees…

Boosting financial inclusion is one of crypto’s strongest value propositions. Yet, ironically, the banking crisis has effectively de-banked the crypto industry itself, at least in the United States.How things panned out with Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature — the three crypto-friendly U.S. banks — reeks of what Nic Carter called “Operation Chokepoint 2.0.” There’s…

The growth has been primarily driven by memecoin mania on the Coinbase L2 blockchain Base.