Tag: Cryptocurrencies
FTX scandal: cryptocurrencies, revolution or illusion?
Cryptocurrencies appeared during the financial crisis of 2008. They have since been presented as a decentralized and disintermediated alternative to traditional currencies. Their popularity exploded during the Covid-19 crisis. Driven…
Sam Bankman-Fried said he was ‘deeply sorry’ for FTX’s bankruptcy
Sam Bankman-Fried does his my culpa. The former boss of cryptocurrency exchange FTX gave his first public interview since his company filed for bankruptcy less than a month ago. He…
Cryptocurrencies, Visco: back on rules, global response needed
(Finance) – On the regulation of crypto assets “we are behind, yes. However, we are proceeding on a path marked out for a long time. I imagine there will be…
a sign of a systemic crisis for cryptocurrencies?
The debacle of FTX, one of the main cryptocurrency exchanges, could lead to losses of tens of billions of dollars for customers of this “exchange”. The company is bankrupt, its…
BitDefender security experts have spotted a hacking campaign that installs malware to mine cryptocurrencies on their victims’ PCs. Their front door: OneDrive, Microsoft’s storage service!
Malware on OneDrive: beware of cryptocurrency miners! BitDefender security experts have spotted a hacking campaign that installs malware to mine cryptocurrencies on their victims’ PCs. Their front door: OneDrive, Microsoft’s…
Merger accomplished for Ethereum, the greener cryptocurrency
It is a revolution in the world of cryptocurrencies. Ethereum, the second largest digital currency after Bitcoin, drastically changed its operating protocol on Thursday, September 15. An operation that specialists…
Veenendaler arrested for laundering tens of millions of euros in cryptocurrencies
Further investigation revealed that the man was performing tricks that made the cryptocurrencies harder to track. He did this through the anonymous online network Bisq. His home was searched when…
the Constitutional Court rejects the Sango cryptocurrency project
In the Central African Republic, it is a blow for the government. The Constitutional Court rejects certain provisions of the Sango project launched by the Head of State last month.…
Cryptocurrencies, ECB intervenes on banks involvement
(Finance) – The European Central Bank wants to harmonize the ways in which the banks offer cryptocurrencies to ensure that they have ccapital and sufficient skills in a sector that…
He hires robots to find his hard drive with millions of dollars in Bitcoins in it!
A man who accidentally threw away a hard drive containing nearly 8,000 bitcoins wants to search his local dump to find it. For this, he plans to buy two robot…