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On Saturday, February 10 a new bitcoin cash (BCH) wallet was announced called, Handcash, an SPV client that enables Near Field Communication transactions. The wallet’s initial release is still in beta form but is available to download for experimentation on all compatible Android devices. Also read: Trading Tip `the Wall´ – Disappearing Premiums Signal Bearish Mid-Term […]
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Users are reacting with suspicion and confusion to a sudden decision by one of MyEtherWallet’s original developers to launch her own competitor project, MyCrypto #NEWS
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With the popularity surge that the crypto domain has seen in the past year, it is not unusual to meet casual investors who have purchased a small amount of BTC. Most of these individuals leave their holdings in an online wallet that is hosted by an exchange, thereby leaving their funds susceptible to hacking. The hacking of the Mt. Gox exchange is a recent example that springs to mind immediately. In that particular incident, hackers stole over 850,000 Bitcoin, worth nearly half a billion dollars even back then. Thus, when dealing with larger sums of money, it is best to make use of aPowered by WPeMatico
When starting out with cryptocurrency, it is essential for users to set up a crypto wallet that both is secure and allows for financial flexibility (ease of exchange, streamlined transfers, and so forth). Today, there are wallets that can be hosted online, procured in the form of a hardware entity, or accessed on a computer. However, most users have been found to make use of wallets that are hosted by the exchange that they tend to most often use. With the recent surge of interest in the crypto domain, it is now recommended that investors store their alt-currency holdings in a personal wallet. This is primarilyPowered by WPeMatico
The Moscow bankruptcy court has ordered a bankrupt debtor to provide information about his cryptocurrency holdings. The trustee has requested that his cryptocurrencies be included in the bankruptcy estate. The court will decide if the coins can be used to pay creditors. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Court Orders […]
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Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, which sold over one million devices last year, has alerted its users to a major attack vector that’s recently been discovered. Although there are no reported cases of the attack being successfully deployed, the threat itself is very real. Today, Ledger urged users of its cryptocurrency wallets to take steps to […]
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A South Korean court has ruled that bitcoin has an economic value for the first time. This overturned an earlier court ruling which did not recognize the digital currency. The case involves the confiscation of 191 bitcoins. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin’s Status Re-Examined The Suwon District Court […]
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Changelly, an instant cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with Mycelium, one of the most reliable and prominent Bitcoin wallets that now goes global with multicurrency support and integrates Changelly’s API into the mobile wallet application.
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Japan’s largest consumer electronics retailer Yamada Denki has partnered with the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Bitflyer to trial bitcoin payments. Initially, bitcoin will be accepted at two of Yamada Denki Labi stores in Tokyo, but the company plans to roll out the digital currency payment option nationwide in the future. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange […]
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Coincheck press conference: the company explains $534 mln in NEM were stored on a hot wallet, hackers have stolen private keys. Company expresses regret to customers, plans to try to refund the lost money. #NEWS
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