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A Cryptojacking code was found in 11 open-source code libraries written in Ruby, which have been downloaded thousands of times.Industry news outlet Decrypt reported on Aug. 21 that cryptojacking code has been added to 11 open-source Ruby libraries distributed on the RubyGems platform. Per the report, the infected libraries
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Binance is expected to launch its upcoming exchange platform in the United States by the end of the year, with the company’s executive estimating that the platform will launch within “a month or two.”In the interview, Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ), the CEO of Binance, predicted the launch despite acknowledging
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American cryptocurrency exchange Kraken will add support for Basic Attention Token (BAT) and Waves (WAVES). According to an announcement on Aug. 21, the exchange’s users will be able to deposit and withdraw the aforementioned coins starting tomorrow, Aug. 22, as well as trade with both assets. Kraken will roll out
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Bitcoin has destroyed the altcoin market in 2019, but one contrarian crypto trader believes BTC is about to suffer a reckoning. | Source: ShutterstockBy CCN Markets: It's easy to miss just how badly bitcoin has clobbered altcoins since the crypto market's latest bull run began.From Ethereum all the way
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The United States District Court for the Central District of California has issued a summons to video-game virtual good company OPSkins Group and Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX) in response to a complaint filed by Crypto Asset Fund.The allegationsOn Aug. 15, the court issued a summons to OPSkins Group, WAX
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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has arrested power plant operators for mining cryptocurrency in the Yuzhoukrainsk nuclear power plant facility. English-language Ukrainian news site UNIAN reported the details of the arrest on Aug. 21. According to the report, the crypto miners compromised the nuclear facility’s security via their mining
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Opening a fresh long position in Monero at current levels may not be a wise decision for non-experienced traders. | Source: ShutterstockBy CCN Markets: Monero has been trapped in range accumulation for over a year now. Since August 2018, the cryptocurrency has been range trading in a wide range between
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In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on August 2019, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made it clear that the U.S. must regulate bitcoin and altcoins just like other digital payment systems and electronic financial transactions in the state, to make it harder for bad actors to
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has registered Securitize, a digital securities platform backed by crypto exchange Coinbase, as a transfer agent, according to a press release published on Finextra on Aug. 21.Securitize — which claims to be the first transfer agent with a working blockchain protocol
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Professional services firm Grant Thornton claims that it is progressing in securing and preserving the cryptocurrencies of hacked cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia.In a press release published on Aug. 21, Cryptopia’s liquidator claims to “have made good progress towards securing and preserving Cryptopia crypto-asset holdings for the benefit of those entitled
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