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Hackers targeted about 20 crypto company executives with a sophisticated attack in September in order to steal their Two-Factor Authentication codes. Cybersecurity publication Bleeping Computer revealed that the attackers managed to intercept two-factor authentication codes. This was achieved by exploiting a telecom protocol from 1975 called SS7. https://twitter.com/BleepinComputer/status/1318226443747401729?s=20 This vulnerability in the protocol, allowed the […]

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Payment processing giant PayPal announced that it will enter the crypto market in 2021.According to the press release, PayPal users will be able to perform crypto transactions on its platform and make payments to merchants using digital currencies. Earlier there were some speculations about PayPal accepting cryptocurrencies. The PayPal services are being used by over […]

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Binance exchange suffered from a temporary issue in the last 24 hours as users were unable to access its web platform. Binance had initially given a generic response saying that they were working on the difficulties experienced. Rest assured, our team is working on it. In the meantime, please use the desktop app.However the problem has […]

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Coinbase Custody, the research arm of the crypto exchange Coinbase has revealed that it is exploring the addition of 37 new cryptocurrencies.This latest development was announced in a blog post on October 16 where it detailed an extensive list of cryptocurrencies.The list included some popular and well-established cryptocurrencies like VeChain and Tron, as well as […]

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The popular crypto exchange and debit card issuer Crypto.com updated their interesting rates. Users on their platform could earn an interest rate up to 18% p.a. via the app and up to 20% via the exchange. This was a big unique selling point to attract a lot of users. A Reddit user noticed three days […]

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Popular cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has suspended cryptocurrency withdrawals on its platform. According to OKEx one of the exchange’s key holders has been out of touch and currently cooperating with the public security bureau in a series of investigations.The exchange further said that they had decided to suspend withdrawals citing terms of service, but asserted that […]

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Fidelity Digital Assets the crypto arm of financial giant Fidelity has revealed in a report that Bitcoin has performed uniquely to other investments in the past five years. According to the research the report was compiled after interviewing key investors and crypto experts within the space.https://twitter.com/DigitalAssets/status/1316008044833234944?s=20Fidelity says that Bitcoin is a distinct financial asset from […]

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VeChain has revealed that its first decentralized exchange (DEX) is live on its blockchain.They announced this in a tweet, and this signifies a huge milestone within its ecosystem. VeChain and Vexchange announced their partnership last year to connect VeChain to the world of DeFi.https://twitter.com/VexchangeIO/status/1315632603328851971?s=20Vexchange launched yesterday and users can swap VET, VTHO and other tokens […]

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Belgian financial regulatory body FSMA has warned citizens about the dangers of investing on fraudulent platforms. FSMA, which stands for Financial Services and Markets Authority, revealed this in a detailed report released on October 5. Scammers stole about $12 million from investors in the country.According to the report, scammers used fake advertisement on social media […]

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A vulnerability has been discovered in the Bitcoin Lightning Network node software. It is understood that the flaw was recently discovered with Lightning developer Conner Fromknecht disclosing this in the project’s mailing list on October 9 in which node operators were advised to upgrade their software as soon as possible.Details regarding the vulnerability have been […]

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