Ransomware attackers are increasingly asking for payments in privacy coins like monero (XMR), while still mostly accepting bitcoin (BTC) payments but with a premium, per a new report. According to the report by CipherTrace, a crypto intelligence company, demanding ransomware payments in XMR has been a trend among attackers in 2021. … Read More: Monero…
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On average, blockchain-powered games attracted 1.22m daily unique active wallets (UAWs) this past March, or 2,000% more than a year ago, per dapp (decentralized app) market data provider DappRadar. However, a total of 1.17m UAWs connected daily to blockchain games on average during Q1, or 2% less than in the last quarter of 2021,…
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The Basel-based Financial Stability Board (FSB) has echoed sentiments expressed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with both bodies warning that in the wake of the war in Ukraine, an “acceleration of cryptoization in emerging markets” could be on the cards…. Read More: Financial Stability Board, IMF Warn of ‘Cryptoization’ Risks in Wake of…
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The former governor of the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has reiterated claims that the forthcoming digital yuan has been designed primarily for retail use by domestic and even international users – not for cross-border trade purposes. China has loosely pegged the value of its yuan fiat to the USD for years, and…
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Yet more big-hitting South Korean companies from outside the crypto sector are beginning to branch out into crypto-related business – with the e-commerce giant TMon and the KOSDAQ-listed hotel chain Ananti making moves on the token issuance front…. Read More: More Big-hitting South Korean Non-crypto Firms Eyeing Token Launches Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy…
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Quantum computer simulations conducted by researchers at quantum computing startup Multiverse Computing and the Bank of Canada have shown that crypto adoption among merchants can spread in “cliques of firms”, as individual firms generally base decisions on what their partners do…. Read More: Quantum Simulations Predict that Merchant Crypto Adoption Could Spread in ‘Cliques’…
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Argentinians are very interested in cryptocurrencies, according to a survey made by Americas Markets Intelligence. According to data sourced from the study, more than one in ten Argentinians have made some kind of crypto investment. Furthermore, 18% of the surveyed stated they had an interest in buying cryptocurrencies in the future.
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Square Enix, the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed gaming giant and the firm behind the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games, has said that focusing on traditional forms of games would be “not be enough” for the company in the future – hinting that user-created content such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and play-to-earn crypto titles could…
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As the usage of the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network is growing rapidly, now more than 80m users are estimated to have access to this network, compared with 100,000 users last summer, a new report from Arcane Research has found. The main driver of growth for the Lightning Network this year has been Jack Dorsey’s…
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