Russian hackers allegedly netted a profit of more than $400 million through crypto-ransomware in 2021. According to a new report published by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis on Monday, approximately 74%, or over $400 million USD, of ransomware revenue last year were funneled into high-risk wallet addresses that are likely to have been based in Russia.…
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The 2022 Super Bowl was inundated with crypto ads as four crypto trading platforms and one decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) aired ads promoting the nascent industry. Reactions varied widely, but the majority in the crypto community seemed to be impressed with the ads by major crypto exchanges Coinbase and FTX. … Read More: Super Bowl…
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Major crypto exchange Coinbase experienced a volatile weekend with a vulnerability reported, a service paused and re-started, and its site crashing following what seems to have been a successful Super Bowl ad. Tree of Alpha, a pseudonymous white-hat hacker, notified Coinbase of a “potentially market-nuking” vulnerability on Friday. The exchange was fast to…
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The government of Canada’s Ontario has obtained an order from the province’s Superior Court of Justice that allows freezing some USD 9.4m in funds collected through crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo for the ‘trucker protest’ — encouraging calls by some of the protest’s supporters to develop a bitcoin (BTC)-based strategy that could ensure continued funding for…
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In 2022, YouTube aims to roll out a number of new functionalities, tools, and products for the company’s creators, viewers, and partners — and per Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer at the platform, some of the features will also be related to the metaverse, blockchain, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), while looking at how these…
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The Turkish government is working on plans to get its citizens to hand in ‘under the mattress’ gold in its latest scheme to prop up the value of its national currency, the lira. But according to some, the country would have been much better off had it just embraced bitcoin (BTC)…. Read More: Turkey…
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The electronics giant Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone will have a new wallet function that will allow users to store digital documents – and, reportedly, crypto. The device, named the Galaxy S22 Ultra, will be able to store ID documentation, including student IDs, driver’s licenses, and national ID cards in digital form, as well as…
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American fast-food behemoth McDonald’s is the latest major brand to make a move into the metaverse by filing no fewer than twelve trademark applications on February 4, eleven of which make direct references to virtual restaurants, cafes, concerts, and other virtual services, goods, and events. Trademark attorney and founder of Gerben Intellectual Property Josh…
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