Mac users warned over malware ‘Cthulhu’ that steals crypto wallets

The Supreme Court of India has this week listened to further hearings in the landmark case against the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on banks’ dealings with crypto-related businesses.On Jan. 22 and Jan. 23, proceedings continued with arguments presented by Ashim Sood, the legal counsel for the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). In the…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) problems are only solvable by departing from a proof-of-work (PoW) system, according to research published by the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) on Jan. 21.According to the paper, when in the future Bitcoin’s block rewards fall to zero — given that only a limited number of new Bitcoin will ever be created —…

The team behind the viral decentralized social media platform friend.tech has refuted a report which claimed that the personal information of more than 100,000 of its users was “leaked.” The now-amended report, first posted by The Block, suggested that data posted by Banteg, a pseudonymous developer for Yearn Finance, was “leaked” information.The friend.tech team however clarified…

Australia’s opposition Labor party is facing criticism over its lack of formal policy regarding the cryptocurrency industry just days before a national election is expected to be calledPrime Minister Scott Morrison, from the Liberal Party, is expected to fire the starters pistol for a Federal election this weekend. However, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) is…

Bitcoin falls below $67,000 in an abrupt change of trend after initially hitting $70,000 for the first time in nearly two months.

Stablecoin firm Tether and its affiliate exchange Bitfinex anticipate a lawsuit alleging that Tether token (USDT) is involved in market manipulation as the result of an unpublished paper.Tether and Bitfinex to defend its positionOn Oct. 5, both Tether and Bitfinex published statements claiming that they had become aware of an unreleased paper “falsely positing that…

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Market data from Skew shows investors in the Bitcoin (BTC) options market are cautiously bearish in the short term as of Sep. 8. The shift in sentiment comes after BTC’s abrupt 17% drop in seven days.The daily chart of Bitcoin. Source: TradingView.comBitcoin fell below the $10,000 support level for the fourth consecutive day. Some analysts…