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A series of ransomware attacks over the past week affected medical care, hundreds of thousands of parcel deliveries during the pandemic — and even a lingerie manufacturer. Attackers are threatening to leak sensitive data if companies fail to make the required payments.ITNews reported that the Australian logistics giant Toll Group suffered its second ransomware attack…

Blockchain platform TRON has hired a former United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) supervisory attorney as its first chief compliance officer. The company has revealed this to Cointelegraph in a press release on Jan. 9.David Labhart, who previously worked as an attorney for the U.S. regulator, will also take on the role of co-general…

Kuala Lumpur-based Bursa Malaysia, the country’s stock exchange, is working on a blockchain-enabled security borrowing and lending proof-of-concept (PoC). English-language local media Bernama reported on the developments on May 6.Per the report, the initiative aims to develop greater transparency and address other challenges of borrowing and lending securities in Malaysia.More precisely, the exchange’s CEO, Datuk…

Audited or not, DeFi DApps present risks Andre Cronje, the creator of Yearn.Finance, has recently made security audits of his project publicly available. He explained to Cointelegraph that he had been previously withholding these audits, which were completed months ago, so as to not give users a false sense of security:I always refused to publish the audits…

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekIncreasing stock market volatility drags Bitcoin and altcoin prices lowerBitcoin has had…

After two arrests in one week, John McAfee says he wants to run for President of the United States and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom simultaneously.McAfee: ‘I am one of the few’On July 26, the same day when McAfee revealed his “record” second arrest in a week, the U.S. presidential candidate expressed his intention…

Cramer is known for giving his investment expertise as the host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” but has developed a reputation in the crypto community for missing the mark. 508 Total views 12 Total shares Twitter-famous crypto trader AIgod has brought a smile to the community after announcing he’s doubled his "Inverse Cramer" portfolio in just…

Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $3,700 for a brief period on March 12, ending the day at $4,970. By March 13, the price recovered from the major downtrend, ending the day at $5,563 and showing an impressive return of over 11%.Cryptocurrency market daily performance. Source: Coin360The recent market turmoil, whether in traditional markets or the…

The United States Treasury Department has almost completed tests of a blockchain-based grants payment capability as part of the exploration of how the tech can improve such operations.As the Business of Federal Technology reported on Jan. 10, the Treasury Department launched a program designed to discover whether blockchain could provide more efficiencies into the operations…