Litecoin X account briefly hacked to promote a fake token
The compromised social media account is merely the latest in a string of hacking incidents on X over the last several months.
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Bitcoin ‘ascendant’ as GameStop saga unfolds, Bitfinex CTO says
The GameStop short squeeze and Bitcoin have a lot more in common than appears at the surface, according to Paolo Ardoino. 485 Total views 5 Total shares The sudden rise of stocks like GameStop (GME) have shined a positive light on Bitcoin (BTC), as more retail investors look to “rail against” the financial status quo,…

Bank of International Settlement calls the rise of decentralized finance ‘an illusion’ in latest quarterly review
Even though the total value locked in DeFi protocols has eclipsed $246 billion, it was not enough to please the BIS. 1219 Total views 9 Total shares On Monday, the Bank of International Settlement, or BIS, a financial institution owned by central banks worldwide, published a report scrutinizing the development of the decentralized finance, or…

Bitcoiner claims to have found ‘long lost Satoshi Bitcoin code’ with personal notations
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How Crypto Is Taxed in the US: A Taxpayer’s Dilemma
Last year was a bear market for cryptocurrencies. Many investors who did not know how to hedge their cryptocurrency investments saw these investments lose value from the market highs of 2017.Facing the deadline to report their taxes by April 15, 2019, United States individual taxpayers may wonder what their United States tax reporting obligations are…

What is NFT ticketing and how does it work?
NFT ticketing is revolutionizing event ticketing by providing a secure, transparent and efficient way of issuing and managing tickets. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are significantly harder to forge or duplicate than conventional tickets since they are stored on a blockchain. This lowers the risk of fraud and fake tickets by allowing event organizers to determine that…

Biden to discuss dangers of AI in San Francisco meeting with experts
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Verizon’s newsroom to use blockchain in bid for absolute transparency
News requires an element of trust. Blockchain may be able to help. 1217 Total views 15 Total shares Verizon unveiled "a blockchain-based, open-source newsroom product designed to raise the bar for corporate accountability," today according to a public statement. Called Full Transparency, the platform is meant to immutably document the company's own news releases on…