Transak hit by data breach, 92K users exposed

DeFi token Ren surges as tokenized BTC grows in popularity. Wrapped Bitcoin competitor, renBTC, has made massive gains over the past week as the project’s token’s price, and the total amount of Bitcoin tokenized using the protocol surges.Ren is in second place behind Wrapped Bitcoin, or wBTC, which is currently the most popular method of…

How seriously are American corporations committed to blockchain technologies? Are blockchain technologies materially significant yet? One place to find the answers to these questions is Form 10-K, a report the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires corporations to file annually. Some of the information a company is required to disclose in the 10-K…

Polygon (MATIC), a layer-two network designed for scaling and application infrastructure development on Ethereum (ETH), has been making the rounds among blockchain enthusiasts as of late. From its $1 billion investment into zero-knowledge technology to co-launching a $200 million Web 3.0 social media initiative up to integrating with Opera's web browser to make its decentralized apps accessible…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.Cryptocurrency prices are plunging across the board. As of press…

As Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been consolidating in recent weeks, many other crypto assets started to show strength. This was largely expected since altcoins generally do better once BTC cools down. Lower volatility in Bitcoin means higher volatility for altcoins as the money flows from Bitcoin to altcoins. Ether (ETH), for example, is now looking to break its…

In June, the SEC updated its regulations to better oversee cryptocurrency platforms and exchanges and improve monitoring of digital asset trading.

Momentum trading driven by retail investors seems to have taken on a new life since the onset of the global standstill occasioned by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Where celebrity challenges used to dominate viral trends on social media, issues relating to personal finance and investments seem to be as popular these days.This increasing interest in…

Gold gains more than 5% in a fortnight, reaching a record high driven by rate cuts and geopolitical tension.