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Aug 12, 2020 at 17:50 UTCTor Network Compromised by Single Hacker Stealing Users’ Bitcoin: ReportA single malicious entity controls nearly a quarter of all nodes used on the anonymous internet provider Tor Network and is using its position to steal bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. A cybersecurity analyst, using the pseudonym "nusenu," said in a report…

feature The Takeaway Bitcoin derivatives provider LedgerX announced it has launched the first physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts in the U.S. Wednesday. The contracts, which pay traders out in bitcoin, rather than U.S. dollars, will be available to both institutional and retail investors. Customers can deposit bitcoin, rather than dollars, when buying a contract. LedgerX has…

(FTT), the native token of defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has surged by 90% following comments from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler in relation to a potential reboot of the exchange.In response to questioning over whether Tom Farley, former president of the New York Stock Exchange, was looking to buy FTX, Gensler

NEWS Oct 30, 2018 at 01:30 UTC The two largest diamond producing groups on the planet are now jointly testing a blockchain platform to track assets. Alrosa, the second-largest diamond producer after manufacturing giant De Beers, announced Monday it was joining the Tracr pilot program, which De Beers is trialing to determine how it may…

news A Chinese central government agency in charge of formulating macroeconomic policies is labeling bitcoin mining as an “undesirable” industry in a draft proposal, recommending local governments to eliminate the sector in the country. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published a draft proposal on Monday for revising the existing Catalog for Guiding Industry…

news Ledger’s partnership with Japanese bank Nomura is still in full swing, but launching the institutional-grade custody solution for digital assets may take longer than expected, the crypto startup’s president said. Speaking to CoinDesk on Wednesday, Pascal Gauthier preemptively scotched rumors that the partnership was off. Without prompting, he said: “There is a fake rumor in the market that…

Christy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Christy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Camomile Shumba is a CoinDesk regulatory reporter based in the UK. She previously worked as…

Jul 20, 2020 at 12:08 UTCUpdated Jul 20, 2020 at 12:09 UTCBitcoin mining machines (PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock)First Mover: Bitcoin Miners Find Upgrade Financing Aplenty, Even as Prices LanguishEven as bitcoin prices languish below $10,000, North American cryptocurrency mining companies are tapping into a flurry of fresh financing from investors to pay for new equipment upgrades,…

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