A Redditor has discovered an apparent imposter website for Bitcoin hardware wallet Trezor. A Redditor has apparently spotted an imposter website for Bitcoin (BTC) hardware wallet Trezor. “Imposter site trying to steal your Bitcoin” On Oct. 4, Reddit user castorfromtheva posted about the website, stating that they conducted a test to confirm that it was…
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In a recent interview, Tim Cook stated he believes money should remain a matter for governments, not businesses. Apple has no intention to follow Facebook in creating its own digital currency, the company’s CEO Tim Cook has said. Cook “not comfortable” about firms creating money Speaking in an interview with French media magazine Les Echos…
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Following cannabis supply chains, Æternity blockchain will also be applied to Uruguay’s internal democratic processes and voting. Open source decentralized application (DApp)-focused blockchain Æternity will team up with the Uruguay Digital Party to optimize the country’s democratic processes and internal voting. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Oct. 3, the partnership aims…
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Ethereum venture production studio ConsenSys announces that it has fully acquired Infura, a blockchain infrastructure provider that the firm previously backed. Ethereum (ETH) venture production studio ConsenSys has announced that it had fully acquired Infura, a blockchain infrastructure provider that the firm previously backed. According to the blog post published on Oct. 4, Infura will…
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Stablecoins could pose “regulatory challenges,” says Randall Quarles, chair of the Financial Stability Board. Randall Quarles, chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), has claimed that the potential scale of stablecoins such as Facebook’s Libra could present future “regulatory challenges.” Quarles voiced his opinion during a presentation at the European Banking Summit in Belgium on…
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A hacker who received 17 Ethereum domain names during the Ethereum Name Service’s auction returned them for hefty compensation. The hacker who stole 17 Ethereum domain names during the Ethereum Name Service’s (ENS) auction decided to return them all. The promise of hefty compensation On Oct. 4, digital-collectibles marketplace OpenSea said that all of the…
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United States retail giant Walmart will use blockchain technology to track its Indian-sourced shrimp. United States retail giant Walmart, in collaboration with IBM, will use blockchain technology to track its shrimp supply chains. On Oct. 4, Indian business publication LiveMint reported that Walmart will use blockchain technology to track its Indian-sourced shrimp to select locations…
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Japanese messaging app Line has signed a final agreement with financial giant Nomura Holdings to form a blockchain alliance. Japanese messaging app Line has entered into a final agreement with financial giant Nomura Holdings to form a blockchain alliance. Focus on blockchain technology On Oct. 4, Line, together with Line Group company LVC Corporation and…
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A few altcoins are looking strong. Is it a good time to buy or is this only a dead cat bounce? Let’s study the charts. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he is not comfortable with private companies creating their own cryptocurrencies. Therefore, he ruled out plans of Apple releasing its own currency token. Though…
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The launch of the Crypto Rating Council (CRC) has seemingly been met with a lot of positivity across the global crypto landscape. At the end of September, a number of established crypto firms (including Kraken, Bittrex and Coinbase) that are currently operating in the United States came together to establish a new governance body called…
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