Telegram users can now buy, sell, and send bitcoin, as the leading cryptocurrency has been integrated into the Wallet bot on the popular messaging application. The bitcoin support follows the wallet’s recent tether integration, which enables users to transact with the stablecoin as well. Over a Billion Telegram Users Can Now Transfer Bitcoin in Chats…
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The phishing message on Discord offered “the opportunity to re-claim an additional stake in Arbitrum DAO Governance” while citing issues during the initial token claim drive. The crypto community’s warning against fake Arbitrum (ARB) airdrops materialized as hackers managed to drop a phishing link into Arbitrum’s official Discord server. On March 25, blockchain-focused security firm…
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The former FTX CEO’s bail restrictions will remain in place until Feb. 21 following the judge’s ruling to extend a ban on using certain messaging apps. A federal judge has reportedly denied oral arguments proposing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried be allowed to use certain messaging apps. According to a Feb. 9 Reuters report, Judge…
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The judge did not provide a reason for denying the motion “without prejudice” but added the matter would face oral argument in a Feb. 9 hearing. A federal judge has denied a joint agreement between Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried’s legal team and prosecutors that would have allowed the former FTX CEO to use certain messaging apps.…
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Centralized communication apps share one crucial feature: They crash often. Cointelegraph investigates to see if decentralization can offer a solution. Since the introduction of ICQ — the progenitor of online chat applications — the expectation from instant messaging (IM) services has never changed. Users simply want them to work, which apparently turned into a tall…
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LINE Pay said it was considering adding other cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ether to its payments options in the future Users of Japanese messaging giant LINE will soon be able to use the app’s native token for payments at select online merchants in a limited trial. In a Tuesday announcement, the LINE Corporation said that…
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While blockchain messengers stand to mitigate many of the privacy issues posed by their centralized counterparts, they still have their fair share of unignorable issues. As people all over the globe have become increasingly aware of their privacy rights and how they are constantly being violated by various prominent social media platforms, the need for…
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The new feature will allow Discord users to actively participate in upcoming crypto initiatives such as NFTs, Web 3.0 and token adoption. Instant messaging platform Discord may soon launch support for MetaMask and WalletConnect integrations as evidenced by a pre-release screenshot shared by the platform’s CEO, Jason Citron. However, a portion of the Discord community…
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The messaging app project was aimed at avoiding third-party data harvesting. Make Sense Labs, a decentralized application firm backed by venture capitalist Tim Draper, now allows users of its social messaging app to earn rewards in crypto. According to an announcement from Make Sense, the technology company launched the crypto rewards feature on Monday on…
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Rumors are circulating in Iran that authorities already have access to messages on WhatsApp, one of the few unblocked platforms in the country. Signal is reportedly under attack from Iranian authorities as interest is surging amid speculation the government already has access to users’ information on other popular messaging apps. According to Al Jazeera, many…
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