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COVID-19 — more commonly known as the coronavirus — has unleashed massive shock waves among the worldwide health, science, government and business communities as societies are trying to contain the virus. At the moment, the scale and velocity at which the coronavirus is spreading are proving difficult to manage because the regional clustering of the outbreak has moved beyond the...
Facebook is scaling back its ambitious plan to upend the global financial system with a new digital currency. Succumbing to pressure from regulators, Facebook has decided to offer its users digital versions of government-backed currencies, including the U.S. dollar and the euro, in addition to the proposed Libra token, according to three people familiar with the matter. Facebook still plans...
Decentralized derivatives exchange Digitex has fallen victim to a significant data breach believed to have exposed the email addresses and possibly other information of more than 8,000 users. A former employee stole private information for more than 8,000 users, Christina Comben, who heads Digitex's communications, said Friday. Comben told CoinDesk the exchange was "aware of a leak of confidential data,"...
The sharp correction that has rocked the crypto market since Feb. 23 continued through Feb. 27 as Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped nearly 8% to a daily low at $8,531. Markets pricing in Coronavirus impact At the opening bell, equities markets recovered some of the losses of the previous two days but at the time of writing Dow Jones futures, S&P...
New Jersey just became one of the first states to propose legislation around crypto companies. According to a new bill, cryptocurrency businesses must now obtain a proper license to operate. Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez proposed the Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Act on Feb. 20. The legislation would establish new requirements for virtual currency businesses and create consumer-friendly protections by requiring...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, recently announced its conquest over yet another unregistered ICO from 2017. The SEC went after Enigma for its 2017 ICO, labeling the capital raise as an unregistered securities offering, the governing body said in a statement on Feb. 19. Enigma settled with the SEC, agreeing “to return funds to harmed investors via...
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Spanish soccer powerhouse FC Barcelona, or Barca, has teamed up with fintech platform Chiliz to create a blockchain-based token for the sports franchise. As part of the partnership with FC Barcelona, Chiliz created Barca Fan Tokens (BAR) for use on its social mobile app called Socios, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph. “We are really proud to launch...
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The North Korean hacking team Lazarus Group targeted several crypto exchanges last year, Chainalysis reports. One of the attacks involved the creation of a fake, but realistic trading bot website that was offered to employees of DragonEx exchange. In March 2019 the hackers stole approximately $7 million in various cryptocurrencies from Singapore-based DragonEx exchange. Though a relatively small sum, the...