As the blockchain space becomes more extensive, cybersecurity becomes a more crucial requirement for many. Because of this, PolySwarm CEO Steve Bassi argued that there is a need to leverage blockchain for cybersecurity. Bassi told Cointelegraph that while the awareness of blockchain technology and security is on the rise, the use of blockchain within cybersecurity is still in its early days.…
A probe into possible illegal activity behind the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) and the affiliated LUNA token has deepened with a raid on the Seoul home of the firm’s co-founder Daniel Shin, according to a Bloomberg report citing local media. Investigators also reportedly visited the office of the mobile payment app Chai, which was founded by Shin in 2019. Chai…
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), a chief financial regulator, issued a note to the banking industry, indicating that they should not grant the virtual assets providers (VASPs) the status of merchant in operations with credit card holders. That means a de-facto ban on buying crypto with a credit card on the island. As the local media reported on Thursday, July…
On July 21, 2022, at 2:14 p.m. (ET) at block height 745,920, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped by 5.01% outpacing the last two epoch changes. The latest downward shift makes it 5% easier to find blocks than it was during the past two weeks, and roughly 8.77% easier since June 22. It’s Now 11.39% Easier to Find a Bitcoin Block Since…
Bitcoin (BTC) recovered above $23,000 into July 22 as attention increasingly focused on the upcoming weekly close. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC price needs to preserve at least $22,400 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD finding renewed strength after briefly dipping towards $22,000. The pair traded in a critical zone for bulls on the…
Curve DAO Token (CRV), the native token of Curve protocol, has rallied more than 21% over the past 24 hours. CRV, the 60th-largest token with a market capitalization of nearly $760 million, is changing hands at $1.41. The primary driver behind today’s bullish price action is the upcoming launch of Curve stablecoin. The launch of an over-collateralized stablecoin by Curve…
A Saudi Arabia-based chemical manufacturer has said its recently launched blockchain pilot is expected to uncover the possibilities of the technology “in supporting end-to-end digital traceability of circular feedstock in customer products.” The benefits expected to accrue from using blockchain include reduced costs and time as well as improved data integration. End-to-End Digital Traceability A Saudi Arabian chemicals manufacturer, Saudi…
There are many more things that can be built within the blockchain space, and the good news is that members of the community know what they are, said Tegan Kline, the co-founder at Edge & Node, the initial team behind The Graph (GRT). In a Cointelegraph interview, Kline discussed the crypto winter and made suggestions on what the community members…
Centralized crypto lender BlockFi disclosed that as of the end of Q2, it had $1.8 billion in outstanding loans from institutional and retail investors and $600 million in “net exposure.” The disclosure came from its July 21 Transparency Report for Q2 where the firm outlined its risks relating to liquidity and credit, and shared details on its institutional and retail…
Mere weeks after announcing staff lay-offs and salary cuts, Compass Mining has unveiled expansion plans in the form of a 75 megawatt (MW) hosting partnership with Compute North for its data center in Granbury, Texas. The announcement on July 21 comes only a two weeks after the company retrenched 15% of its employees and implemented salary cuts for its top…
