Timeline: Trump’s first 30 days bring remarkable change for crypto

The South Korean Supreme Prosecutors' Office (SPO) has announced the establishment of a task force to fight cryptocurrency-related fraud and crimes. The development was reported by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), one of the largest national public broadcasters, in an article published on Tuesday, March 5.The new task force will be responsible for the investigation…

The millionaire profits put NetWalker as one of the most profitable pieces of ransomware during 2020. Cybersecurity firm McAfee released a study showing the activities of NetWalker, a ransomware first known as Mailto that was initially discovered in August 2019.According to the report, the operators of NetWalker have collected over $25 million from ransom payments…

Over the last several months, a number of people claiming to be Cointelegraph staff have paraded around LinkedIn and Telegram, as well as through email. These efforts often attempt to lure unsuspecting victims into sending payments in exchange for stories written about them or their companies and posted on Cointelegraph.Through work with blockchain analytics and…

Bitfarms’ stock price on the Nasdaq has increased more than 56% in the last 30 days amid Riot Platforms’ attempt at a takeover.

Founding managing partner of HCM Capital, the private equity arm of electronics manufacturer Foxconn, Jack Lee, says China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is ready and expects it to launch in two to three months. During an interview with CNBC published on Nov. 11, Lee also suggested that the People's Bank of China (PBoC) will use…

With Acting Comptroller Brooks on his way out the door, the OCC has given its first digital bank charter. 1468 Total views 12 Total shares Custody pioneer Anchorage is the first crypto firm to see a charter from the U.S. national bank regulator.Per a Wednesday announcement from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,…

Publishing the ETF applications in the official journal of the U.S. government gives the SEC up to 240 days — until March 2024 — for final approval or denial. 415 Total views 5 Total shares Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications from several firms have been published in the Federal Register, moving them one step along…

A cyber security and blockchain forum with leading Australian experts and government officials has identified blockchain technology as a direct response to an increase in cyber attacks targeting the integrity of systems through manipulating data.Recently appointed Blockchain Australia CEO Steve Vallas held a panel discussion on July 30 regarding blockchain’s use-case in cyber security with…