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JP Morgan Adopts a New Take on Blockchain with Quorum

  • The bank’s new Quorum project has commenced and is being built off the publicly accessible Ethereum network code.
by Finance Magnates Staff
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"Bitcoins are Funds" Proclaims US Federal Judge in Coin.mx Exchange's Case

  • The trial of the operators of the accused “unlawful Bitcoin exchange” Coin.mx bring unexpected recognition to cryptocurrency.
by Avi Mizrahi
Bloggers

The Effects of the DAO and Bitfinex Hacks on Bitcoin Exchanges

  • First Global Credit’s CEO sees a growing market resilience as evidenced by behavior following the recent DAO and Bitfinex hacks.
by Guest Contributors
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BitFury Fights Anonymity on the Bitcoin Blockchain in the Name of Security

  • BitFury reveals breakthrough analysis on tackling Bitcoin mixing, which it says is used by ransomware developers and hackers.
by Avi Mizrahi
Education Center

BitGo CEO Promotes Cryptocurrency Standard as Bitfinex Hack Response

  • Mike Belshe says a new security standard will enable mainstream financial institutions to enter the Bitcoin market.
by Avi Mizrahi
News

NSA Hackers Demand One Million Bitcoin ($565m) for Cyber Warfare Secrets

  • “The Shadow Brokers” appear to have hacked an NSA-linked group and are auctioning the spies' tools for Bitcoin.
by Avi Mizrahi
Bloggers

Who Should Be Held Responsible for the $70m Bitfinex Bitcoin Hack?

  • "It wasn’t the customer’s fault that permitted an automated, unchecked process at BitGo to release funds to points unknown."
by Guest Contributors
Exchanges

Bitfinex Offers 5% Bounty for Information on $70m Bitcoin Hack

  • Do you know who stole over 100,000 Bitcoins from Bitfinex? You could earn $3.5 million for turning him in.
by Avi Mizrahi
Exchanges

Bitfinex Might Compensate Clients With Shares for Stolen Bitcoin

  • Bitfinex exchange decided to give all clients a 36% haircut across the board to cover for the affected bitcoin wallets.
by Avi Mizrahi
Exchanges

Bitcoin Price Drops Over $100 After $65m Stolen from Bitfinex

  • The Hong Kong based cryptocurrencies exchange revealed that it suffered a data breach in its bitcoin wallets.
by Avi Mizrahi
News

Steemit Suffered Minor Cyber Attack, Bittrex Suspended Steem Transactions

  • Hacking attacks on cryptocurrency related ventures don't seem to ever slow down.
by Avi Mizrahi
Regulation

BIS Releases Report on Cyber Guidance Amid Global Security Risks in Finance

  • Published by IOSCO and CPMI, the guidance supplements prior standards on cyber risks.
by Steven Hatzakis
Bloggers

DAO You See It, DAO You Don’t: the Aftermath of the DAO Hack

  • Looking critically at the next steps following the great DAO heist of 2016.
by Guest Contributors
Trading

The DAO Falls Victim to Cyber Attack Leading Ethereum to Crash Over 20%

  • The event is still ongoing as hackers have already stolen over 3.5 million ETH from the DAO's coffers.
by Avi Mizrahi
Payments

Hacking Threat Imminent? US Sees Interbank Payment Network Vulnerability

  • US regulators have issued a number of warnings since an attempted heist of $1b attempted through SWIFT systems.
by Jeff Patterson
News

33% of UK Firms are Buying Bitcoin in Anticipation of Cyber Attacks

  • Large firms in the UK say they are willing to pay £50,000 in Bitcoin to hackers in order to unlock their files.
by Avi Mizrahi
Exchanges

Gatecoin Lost $2m Worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum In Hot Wallet Cyber Hack

  • The Gatecoin exchange is offline following a hot wallet breach that saw hackers running off with 15% of its cryptocurrencies.
by Avi Mizrahi
Payments

SWIFT’s Client Network Compromised, Resulting in $81m Heist

  • The Bangladeshi central bank had $81 million stolen after malware compromised SWIFT's client software.
by Jeff Patterson
Exchanges

CoinWallet.co Throws in the Towel after Suffering a Data Breach

  • Hackers continue to disrupt the normal operations of cryptocurrencies businesses with cyber attacks.
by Avi Mizrahi
Exchanges

Cryptsy Stops All Withdrawals and Trading, Claims to be Under Cyberattack

  • After not responding for over a month to withdrawal complaints, Cryptsy founder Paul Vernon breaks his silence.
by Avi Mizrahi
Education Center

How We Fared in Our 2015 Crypto Predictions

  • We anticipated the evolution of 'Bitcoin 2.0', but had no idea that 2015 would become the year of the blockchain.
by Leon Pick
News

2015: The Year of the Blockchain and Bitcoin’s Unexpected Comeback

  • Despite Bitcoin’s growing pains and blockchain technology’s stealing the spotlight, traders fell back in love with bitcoin as an asset.
by Leon Pick
News

Insurer Who Refused BitPay Claim Responds to Suit

  • MBIC has formally defended its rejection of BitPay's claims demanding compensation for a hacking in which the startup lost 5,000 BTC.
by Leon Pick
News

Charges Unveiled in Massive JPMorgan Hack, Illegal Bitcoin Exchange

  • "By any measure, the data breaches at these firms were breathtaking in scope and in size."
by Leon Pick
Regulation

NFA’s New Cybersecurity Guidance: What In-House Counsel Need to Know

  • The NFA is signaling that it expects either compliance with the “guidance” or an explanation as to why alternative methods are sufficient.
by Guest Contributors
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