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Visitors to the Etherscan.io website were panicking on Monday when faced with a pop-up indicating that the site had been hacked. The popular Ethereum blockchain-explorer quickly fixed the breach and no data was compromised — this time. “1337” The hacker was apparently able to implement the attack via code input into the comments section of the site. This security vulnerability allowed the hacker to display a pop-up window to site-visitors bearing the message “1337” — hacking shorthand dating from the 1980s indicating Read more …

  Former Ivory Coast captain and current Phoenix Rising striker Didier Drogba enjoyed a long and illustrious football career so far. Now he is set to become an ambassador for a cryptocurrency platform called all.me, which pledges to share advertising revenue with users. Didier Drogba has taken on many roles both on and off the pitch. The two-time African Footballer of the Year was once the captain of Ivory Coast’s national football team. His country also asked him to serve Read more …

While supervisory special agency Kyle Armstrong says the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sees cryptocurrencies in a neutral light, he mentioned at a conference that the agency currency has 130 open cases related to virtual currency. Armstrong made his remarks at Wednesday’s Crypto Evolved conference in New York. He said the cases are a “small sliver” in the FBI’s workload, which equates to thousands of cases. However, he noted the agency has seen a rise in both cryptocurrency payments facilitating Read more …

As the price of Bitcoin struggles to stay above $6000, the eyes of the cryptocurrency world remain firmly fixed on the market leader.  ‘There is Nothing Preventing $2500 from Being the Bottom’ Various analysts and experts have weighed in on Bitcoin’s current woes, providing their opinions on what the future holds for the first and foremost cryptocurrency. One such expert is Luis Carranza, the founder of London Fintech Week, who told Express.co.uk that — despite reaching yearly lows — there Read more …

To quantify, ADA is down eight percent and this means sellers have since reversed all of April gains. At current prices, bears are one cent away from 12 cents, a key support line marking the last three months support. From the News It’s no doubt that blockchain is here to stay and it’s because of this sole reason that many think platforms using blockchain advantages will follow suit and be here through time immemorial. Some proponents like Charles Hoskinson, whom Read more …

Key Points Bitcoin price failed to recover above the $6,750 and $6,800 resistance levels against the US Dollar. There is a key bearish trend line formed with resistance at $6,700 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair traded below the $6,500 support, which is a bearish sign in the near term. Bitcoin price declined further below $6,500 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD could recover a few points, but upsides are likely to be Read more …

Cryptocurrencies have been steadily gaining popularity in Moldova, a former Soviet republic that is economically and politically on a crossroad between East and West. The local crypto community has recently announced developments reflecting this trend – a new exchange and a new token have been presented, both labeled “Made in Moldova”. Add to that an indirect permission from the central bank. 10 Cryptos, 8 Currencies Drachmae Market will be trading 10 digital coins initially, including leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin Core Read more …

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s prohibitive policies regarding India’s cryptocurrency industry has reportedly comprised the catalyst for a migration of Indian cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in search of more amenable regulations. RBI Crackdown Drives Crypto Businesses Overseas The crackdown on cryptocurrencies initiated by the RBI has reportedly comprised a catalyst for the migration of numerous Indian cryptocurrency companies and ICOs seeking favorable regulatory jurisdictions. With India’s banking sector prohibited from providing financial services to businesses dealing in cryptocurrencies, many of India’s Read more …

In our Expert Takes, opinion leaders from inside and outside the crypto industry express their views, share their experience and give professional advice. Expert Takes cover everything from Blockchain technology and ICO funding to taxation, regulation and cryptocurrency adoption by different sectors of the economy. If you would like to contribute an Expert Take, please email your ideas and CV to george@cointelegraph.com Since 1971 and the end of the gold standard, fiat currencies have ruled the world. Economies learned how Read more …

Over the last few weeks, bitcoin has had its fair share of ups and downs. The volatility has chopped up many of the public bulls and bears alike as the market has struggled to find a consistent direction for more than a couple of weeks at a time. The market is currently in an interesting space as many macro trends have been broken. One major trend that was broken last week was the macro demand line shown below: Figure 1: Read more …

Blockchain-based, equity fundraising platform Neufund, whose technology allows tokenization of shares and fundraising on the blockchain, is announcing that it will establish a strong presence in Malta and support Malta’s rapidly expanding blockchain ecosystem. Neufund, a startup headquartered in Berlin, is the latest of many blockchain companies that have established a presence in the Mediterranean island nation, attracted by the promise of crypto-friendly regulations. Last week, cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced that it is expanding its operations to Malta. In late Read more …

Finding new use cases for blockchain technology will always remain a challenge. For CryptoAnime, it seems the options are rather clear. Their latest venture brings Zunda Horizon anime collectibles to the blockchain through a new partnership with Zunda World Partners. A remarkable venture, and one that also has a charity angle to it. A New Type of Zunda Horizon Collectibles Fans of the Zunda Horizon anime will be quite pleased with this new development. This series is Japan’s 4th most Read more …