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Ethereum is now the third largest blockchain by stake committed, and has plenty of room to grow. 2603 Total views 13 Total shares Little more than a month after launching, the Ethereum 2.0 blockchain now holds 2.7 million Ether (ETH), worth $3.8 billion.The combination of the Ether price rally and an ever increasing amount of…

Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, will be extradited to France, according to a new decision from Greece.Following years of disagreement on what jurisdiction should care about the alleged Bitcoin (BTC) laundering suspect, the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights has reportedly decided to finally extradite the Russian citizen…

The crypto security firm has launched officially its new key backup for crypto hardware wallets, Ngrave Graphene. 1985 Total views 28 Total shares Digital asset security firm Ngrave announced the launch of a recoverable, encrypted private key backup engraved on a steel plate for cryptocurrency hardware wallets.According to the announcement on June 10, Ngrave Graphene…

Could a new, coordinated effort to digitalize the Japanese economy be strong enough to compete with residents' persistent use of cash? 1182 Total views 4 Total shares Japan's three largest banks, as part of a group of 30 private sector actors, are set to collaborate on an experiment with a digital yen. The group consists…

Two different books published under Satoshi Nakamoto’s name have recently appeared on Amazon.According to Amazon, both of the books — Wave and Ripple Design Book and The Official Bitcoin Coloring Book — are scheduled for release on June 28. The profile of the author makes it clear that he indeed claims to be the same…

Trading giant BitMEX is at the center of attention after unexpected downtime sparked rumors of foul play as Bitcoin (BTC) fell as low as $3,700.According to a tweet from the company, problems arose during frenzied trading activity on the evening of March 12.BitMEX “hardware issue” sparks delaysAs a result, BitMEX was offline for around 25…

Two new patents from Microsoft reveal that the tech giant is looking to bolster its blockchain solutions with the use of trusted execution environments (TEEs), according to two filings published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) August 9. Both applications outline how the use of TEEs could further improve security within a consortium…

We’re living today “amidst an explosion of risk related to fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and data privacy,” said United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in February — and she specifically cited cryptocurrencies as a “tool to finance terrorism.”Yellen appeared to be flagging an important new turn in the war against terror, and it begged…

Crypto and land are the best assets to protect against currency debasement, advises contrarian investment firm, Horizon Kinetics. 1057 Total views 50 Total shares Contrarian investment firm, Horizon Kinetics, is advising investors to seek exposure to crypto assets amid mounting global economic challenges.Speaking to the Financial Times, Horizon’s co-founder Peter Doyle warned that the coronavirus…