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A subsidiary of Canadian financial institution VersaBank confirmed it had finished beta testing of a “digital vault” for storing cryptocurrency in a press release Nov. 8.VersaVault, which announced its so-called “digital safety deposit box” in February, is aiming to attract crypto exchanges and funds as clients for the new tool.The product provides cryptocurrency storage on…

XDEFI will challenge MetaMask’s dominance of the browser wallet space by offering a new user experience for decentralized finance and nonfungible tokens. 632 Total views 18 Total shares XDEFI Wallet, a browser-based wallet service for decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible token (NFT) users, launched its public version on the Chrome Store.Similar to the widely-used browser…

In a lawsuit against Sarah Silverman and other authors Meta claims its AI system does not create copyright infringing material. Meta has refuted claims that its artificial intelligence (AI) model Llama was trained using copyrighted material from popular books.In court on Sept. 18 Meta asked a San Francisco federal judge to dismiss claims made by

Israeli Bitcoin (BTC) investors are unable to pay their taxes as banks do not accept deposits obtained from cryptocurrencies.Israeli banks freeze up the minute they hear “Bitcoin”Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports on Aug. 6 that local crypto investors are unable to deposit the returns of their Bitcoin investments into bank accounts due to money laundering and…

PayPal continues expanding its digital asset services, integrating new methods to sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. 404 Total views 15 Total shares Global payment giant PayPal continues expanding its digital asset services, integrating new methods to sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).PayPal on Sept. 11 officially introduced new on and off ramps for Web3 payments, allowing users

Bitcoin miners have earned less than 2 Bitcoin combined from Runes transactions over the last six straight days — an enormous drop from its record 884 Bitcoin on April 24.

The company is following the steps of Prometheum, which now treats four cryptocurrencies as securities.

Billion-dollar investment firm Rothschild Investment Corp quadrupled its exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) since April, new records show.In a filing with the United States' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 17, Rothschild confirmed that it now owns 141,405 shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Rothschild GBTC shares near 150,000A quiet but nonetheless substantial player among…

A crypto mining botnet called Lemon Duck is spreading through Windows 10 computers, infecting users through fake Covid-19 emails. 1892 Total views 16 Total shares Since the end of August, cybersecurity researchers have identified increased activity on a crypto mining botnet called “Lemon Duck”.The botnet has been around since December 2018, however a big jump…