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An analytical review of cryptocurrencies to date
Key Insights for 2018: Although 11 bitcoin forks were scheduled for December they are already losing steam and it is unlikely that any of them will claim greater than 5% of bitcoins value. A Fork Generator for cryptocurrencies has been created that allows non developers to fork bitcoin, its hope is to make it so [...]
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Criminal underworld dropping Bitcoin for other cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin, despite its stratospheric price, is losing its allure with some of its earliest and most avid fans, the criminals, giving rise to a new breed of cryptocurrencies. Privacy coins such as monero, designed to avoid tracking, have climbed faster over the past two months as law enforcers adopt software tools to monitor people using [...]
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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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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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IMF chief gives serious backing to digital currencies going mainstream
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned central bankers that digital currencies are rising. Lagarde told them not to discount digital currencies, because they are gaining more adoption and traction. Lagarde addressed this issue in a conference in London, saying digital currencies might give existing currencies “a run for their money.” Global usage of [...]
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