Christopher Eve, widely known for demanding that the police come and arrest himself for crypto donations to the Snowden Foundation, is awaiting trial on charges of cybercrime and attempted extortion, as well as theft of credit card data.
Tim Draper, an American billionaire who has invested in the Internet, bitcoin, Skype and Tesla, told CNBC his predictions for the future of bitcoin and blockchain technology. He believes that in five years no one will use fiat, other types of cryptocurrencies will also fade into the background and bitcoin will become the main means of payment.
Last week, Blockchain.info partnered with the United Nations to jointly explore the use of blockchain technology in various industries. As part of the cooperation, a white paper has already been developed, from which you can learn about the details of future work and how the UN and the crypto startup will interact.
Cybersecurity experts at Palo Alto Networks discovered a virus called ComboJack while monitoring an email phishing campaign that targeted customers in Japan and the United States.
Bloomberg reports that only investors accredited in the United States will have access to the Coinbase index fund in the first stage. They must have an income of $200 thousand per year, or a total wealth of $1 million. The minimum investment amount will be $10 thousand.
Chinese regulators have blocked the accounts of cryptocurrency exchanges and exchangers that continue to offer services to the country's clients on social media.
Illinois lawmakers are planning to allow state residents to pay taxes in cryptocurrency. Illinois will be the third US state to file a cryptocurrency tax bill.
The new MoneyTap smartphone app, developed by SBI Ripple Asia, will allow customers of 61 banks to make instant money transfers within Japan 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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