BRD CEO Adam Traidman was won over by Bitcoin after overhearing a conversation at Andreessen Horowitz. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Adam Traidman, the co-founder and chief executive of BRD, formerly Breadwallet, shared the story of his journey into crypto. BRD was founded in 2015, quickly rising to prominence as a popular wallet in the…
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Crypto community members have donated 0.7 BTC to the victim of a phishing scam who lost his entire Bitcoin savings. The crypto community has rallied in support of the victim of a phishing scheme who lost 12 Bitcoins (BTC) — the entirety of the investor’s holdings that had been accumulated over seven years. On June…
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A 20-year-old has been charged for his role in dozens of SIM-swap attacks, including an attempt to extort a physician out of 100 Bitcoin. Californian Richard Yuan Li, 20, has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in SIM-swap attacks targeting at least 20 individuals, as well as the attempted extortion…
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Japanese crypto firm Freessets announced a new technology that enhances Bitcoin wallet privacy. Japanese crypto firm Freessets has announced a new technology to enhance Bitcoin wallet (BTC) privacy. According to a June 8 announcement, Freessets has created a system that allows wallets to request their addresses’ Bitcoin balances without revealing it to the servers from…
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Last week, the Gemini crypto exchange unveiled their collaboration with Samsung, harnessing the outfit’s wallet. Crypto exchange Gemini announced compatibility with the Samsung Blockchain Wallet last week, allowing users to interact with the exchange through the wallet. U.S. and Canadian “Samsung Blockchain Wallet users can buy, sell and store crypto on their phones through the…
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There are now 30.4 million Bitcoin addresses with a balance, but those with even a whole coin form a tiny minority. Bitcoin (BTC) wallets with a positive address have crossed 30 million for the first time — but less than 1% contain even 10 BTC. According to the latest data from monitoring resource Bitinfocharts, a…
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Blockchain.com follows Binance in listing the Russian ruble, while local government considers strict regulations for the industry. Blockchain.com, a major cryptocurrency wallet and blockchain data provider, plans to support Russia’s national currency, the ruble (RUB). Although some big exchanges like Binance have introduced the Russian ruble, there is still no law authorizing circulation of crypto…
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Celo founder Rene Reinsberg discusses entering the early phases of mainnet and The Celo Foundation’s recent $10 million auction. The Celo Foundation raised $10 million for its blockchain platform Celo in a dutch auction on CoinList on May 12. The auction sold out within 12 hours, with Celo Gold (cGLD) tokens selling for roughly $1…
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Binance froze ETH previously stolen from Upbit immediately after the suspicious transaction was reported. An address associated with the $50 million hack of South Korean crypto exchange, Upbit, has moved some of the stolen Ethereum (ETH) to Binance. The world’s biggest exchange immediately froze these funds on its platform, and has initiated an investigation. On…
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The XRP ledger network now has the ability to delete wallets, thanks to a community vote. XRP users can now delete their wallets on the XRP network if they so desire — an update put in place after the community majority voted in favor of the change. “After maintaining an 80% consensus during the mandatory…
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