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CBDC Collaboration: Australia, Malaysia, Singapore & South Africa Launch 'Dunbar' Platform

The reserve banks of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Africa are set to test the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for international settlements in the hopes that it will reduce
PayPal Acquires Curv to Enhance Cryptocurrency Security

PayPal has announced its plans to acquire Curv, an Israeli provider of cloud-based infrastructure for cryptocurrency security.The Tel Aviv-based company, which was founded in 2018, is set to join PayP
Z0Miner Malware Targets Vulnerable Elasticsearch & Jenkins Servers

A malicious mining botnet discovered last year has moved on to target unpatched Jenkins and Elasticsearch servers to mine for Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency.According to security researchers at Qihoo 360
Sovryn Launches $1.25M Bug Bounty Program for Smart Contract Security

Bitcoin trading and lending platform Sovryn has announced its biggest bug bounty program. The announcement comes after the company raised an equivalent of $10 million in bitcoin through its governance
Tesla's Bitcoin Investment: Environmental Impact & Carbon Footprint - Bank of America Report

Higher bitcoin prices lead to more carbon emissions, analysts from the Bank of America's research team have warned.There has been a “relatively linear relationship between bitcoin prices and bitc
Ziggy Ransomware Gang to Refund Victims' Payments as Operations Cease

The prolific Ziggy ransomware gang has announced that it will start refunding ransom payments to its victims, following the group’s decision to cease operations.The administrator of the gang’s operati
Visa Partners with Crypto.com to Enable Cryptocurrency Payments

Visa has announced that it will allow customers to settle transactions on its payment network in USD Coin – a stablecoin cryptocurrency linked to the US dollar.The announcement follows similar decisio
PayPal Adds Bitcoin Checkout: Pay with Crypto on PayPal

PayPal has launched Checkout with Crypto, a new feature that allows customers with cryptocurrency to check out using this option on the company’s platform.The cryptocurrencies supported by PayPal are
Turkey Bans Cryptocurrency Payments: Bitcoin & Digital Assets Restricted

Turkey’s central bank has issued a ban on the use of cryptocurrencies and other crypto assets for purchasing goods and services, including Bitcoin.The Central Bank of Turkey published legislation decl
HackBoss Telegram Scam: Cryptocurrency Malware Targeting Hackers

Hackers are distributing cryptocurrency-stealing malware over a Telegram channel to would-be hackers in a scam that has racked up $500,000, according to security researchers.According to cyber securit
UK CBDC: Government Taskforce Explores Central Bank Digital Currency

The government is establishing a special taskforce that combines expertise from the Treasury and the Bank of England to explore the launch of a UK central bank digital currency (CBDC).The state-backed
NatWest Restricts Crypto Businesses: Bank Clarifies Policy

A NatWest board member has suggested that the bank would refuse business customers who accept virtual currencies as payment, although the bank has since rejected this position.Morten Friis, a NatWest
Microsoft and Intel Partner to Combat Cryptojacking with Enhanced Threat Detection

Microsoft’s Defender for Endpoint is expanding its use of Intel’s Threat Detect Technology (TDT) to activate CPU-based crypto-mining machine learning detection.The two companies have partnered to comb
Cryptocurrency Regulation: A Potential Weapon Against Ransomware Attacks

Tech companies and industry groups are urging governments to act against the rising threat of ransomware by regulating cryptocurrency.The Ransomware Taskforce has released a report urging governments
New York Considers 3-Year Ban on Bitcoin Mining Due to Energy Concerns

New York lawmakers have submitted a bill banning cryptocurrency mining operations for three years.Introduced on Monday, bill S6486 seeks to put a moratorium on the operation of cryptocurrency mining c
Tesla Ends Bitcoin Vehicle Payments Amid Environmental Concerns

Elon Musk caused the price of Bitcoin to fall last night after announcing that Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to the huge amount of energy required to power the cryptocurrency
Binance Under Federal Investigation: Money Laundering & Tax Violations

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is under IRS and US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation, following allegations of money laundering and tax violations, according to reports.
Bitcoin Price Plummets to 3-Month Low Amid Market Volatility

Bitcoin has fallen to a three-month low following a promising surge in value that created a number of opportunities for its investors.Dropping more than 9% on Monday to just under £30,000, the cryptoc
FTC: Cryptocurrency Fraud Soars – A Warning for Investors

Cryptocurrency scams have escalated dramatically in the last six months, according to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report. The FTC's Cryptocurrency Spotlight report, published Monday, warned
DarkSide Ransomware: $90M in Bitcoin Extorted from 47 Victims

The DarkSide ransomware group, which is thought to be behind the attacks on the Colonial pipeline, has made around $90 million in Bitcoin from 47 victims.According to cyber security firm Elliptic

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