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Friend.tech SIM-swap scourge continues as scammer nets $385K in Ether

DIGIT — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 05:08:41 +0000

Leaked mobile phone numbers have given scammers an easy way to drain Friend.tech user accounts.

Telegram Introduces No-SIM Sign-ups With Blockchain-Powered Numbers

DIGIT — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:30:53 +0000

Popular messenger Telegram now allows users to open accounts without the need to provide their mobile phone numbers. With the app’s latest update, they can log in using blockchain-based numbers instead, and they can be purchased with cryptocurrency on the Fragment platform. Telegram Promises ‘New Era of Privacy’ With Accounts That Don’t Require Phone Numbers […]

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A Look at the First Phone-to-Phone Bitcoin Transfer Using a Nokia N900 Smartphone

DIGIT — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:30:16 +0000

When Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin, the full node client came with a wallet often referred to as Bitcoin-Qt. Nakamoto’s simplified payment verification (SPV) concept was not available until two years later, after the former Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearn published BitcoinJ in 2011. However, prior to the first SPV client or optimized lightweight bitcoin wallet, […]

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Study Shows 36% of Nigerian Adults Are Financially Excluded — Digital Financial Services Bolsters Inclusion

DIGIT — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 12:30:28 +0000

Nearly 36% of Nigeria’s 106 million adults lack access to both regulated and unregulated financial services, according to the findings of the Enhancing Financial Innovations and Access (EFIA) study. In addition, while the findings do suggest a marginal drop in the percentage of financially excluded adults in the past few years, overall “the actual number […]

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Bitangels Co-Founder Sues AT&T for $224 Million Over Cryptocurrency Hack

DIGIT — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 04:25:21 +0000

The cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin is suing the large telecom firm AT&T because his mobile phone was compromised by hackers who stole $24M USD worth of digital assets. Terpin says he was hacked twice in less than a year and employees at AT&T participated in a SIM swap fraud. Also read: Fivebucks.com: Meet the Freelancer’s Marketplace […]

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Bitcoin Cash-Focused Centbee Launches Open Alpha Wallet

DIGIT — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 21:49:06 +0000

There’s a new bitcoin cash (BCH)-focused wallet called Centbee that recently launched its alpha testing version on the Google Play store. The Johannesburg-based Centbee’s wallet is a bit different than most light clients as it offers a simplistic user interface, with plans to provide an in-wallet buy and sell feature, and merchant payments service that […]

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HTC to Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency-Focused Smartphone, Exodus

DIGIT — Wed, 16 May 2018 16:40:28 +0000

With HTC entering the race, a second cryptocurrency supporting smartphone created by a major electronics manufacturer is now on its way to the market. Could this be the start of a trend by all device makers to embed features such as hardware wallets into phones to help increase sales among more tech savvy consumers? […]

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Details Emerge on Foxconn-Manufactured Ultra-Secure Crypto Phone

DIGIT — Wed, 09 May 2018 05:42:12 +0000

Bitcoin paranoids rejoice. The technical details have emerged about Sirin Finney, an ultra secure mobile device promising to keep your cryptocurrency transactions private. The phone will feature an embedded cold storage wallet, and will be build by the same company that builds the iPhone. Also Read: Elon Musk Takes on Bitcoin-Bashing Warren Buffett Secure Element […]

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