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Bitcoin hard fork called off avoiding disruption in cryptocurrency
In recent months, the Bitcoin community has been in a bitter fight that escalated to an all-out war over the seemingly natural question of how to allow more transactions through the cryptocurrencies network. In May, two groups teamed up to force a compromise that would push past the stalemate but left out of a critical constituent [...]
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Bitcoin thieves are back – CryptoShuffler Trojan hunt for users’ cryptosavings
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new malware, CryptoShuffler Trojan, which steals cryptocurrencies from a user’s wallet by replacing their address with its own in the device’s clipboard. Criminals are targeting popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Dash, Monero and others. Indeed, criminals have already succeeded with bitcoin wallets, earning almost £105,923 overall, according to [...]
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Indonesia takes steps towards a digital Fiat Currency
eCurrency Mint Limited says that it has partnered with PayPro Indonesia to provide eCurrency’s digital fiat currency (DFC) solution in Indonesia. Through eCurrency’s solution, PayPro’s e-money product delivers a cryptographically protected, secure instrument that ensures no data manipulation, increasing security and trust for the consumers. The digital fiat currency solution initiative is to be part of Indonesia’s FinTech [...]
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Russia to launch national Cryptocurrency – CryptoRuble
Nikolay Nikiforov, Russia’s Minister of Communications has revealed that President Vladimir Putin has given the Go-Ahead for a new cryptocurrency dubbed CryptoRuble, reports CoinTelegraph, claiming local news sources. The Russian form of cryptocurrency won’t be as open as popular options like Bitcoin; the state would control it. However, they will use blockchain to enable decentralisation. Regarding cryptocurrency mining which is [...]
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Global non-cash transaction volumes record highest growth of past decade
According to the World Payments Report, global non-cash transaction volumes grew 11.2% during 2014–2015 to reach 433.1 billion, the highest growth of the past decade, and slightly above last year’s prediction. Two regions fuelled this increase: Emerging Asia with a growth rate of 43.4% and CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa), with 16.4% growth. [...]
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