Payment services giants Visa, Mastercard and PayPal don’t see the rise of the crypto industry as a threat, and both will continue to invest across the crypto ecosystem, New York-based research firm MoffettNathanson told clients in a note Wednesday. Source link … [Read more...] about Payment Services Giants See Crypto as Opportunity, Not Threat: MoffettNathanson
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Crowdsourced Threat Detector PolySwarm Goes Live on Mainnet
Here’s how it works: Users submit their URLs or files to PolySwarm to check for malicious code that could be embedded within such files. An automated engine then runs a search against several other “safe” codes, following which the user-submitted file is either deemed malicious or safe. Transactions for this service are done via nectar tokens, which are additionally rewarded to … [Read more...] about Crowdsourced Threat Detector PolySwarm Goes Live on Mainnet
Australian official who owns Ethereum says it is no threat to the country’s financial system
According to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) head of payments policy Tony Richards, cryptocurrencies are not posing a threat to the central bank operations.The soon to retire central bank official, who admitted owning a crypto wallet since June 2014, doesn’t see cryptocurrencies endangering the Australian dollar.Crypto is no threat to Australia’s monetary sovereignty“I … [Read more...] about Australian official who owns Ethereum says it is no threat to the country’s financial system
The FBI issues warning to cryptocurrency users over growing threat of cybercrime
Several mainstream outlets are pushing the narrative that cryptocurrency is facing a new wave of cybercrime. According to Forbes, this is happening due to the rising valuation of cryptocurrencies.However, with environmental and mining FUD fresh on people’s minds, is this something that deserves special consideration?FBI warns cryptocurrency users of cyber threatThe Federal … [Read more...] about The FBI issues warning to cryptocurrency users over growing threat of cybercrime
Bitcoin under threat, El Salvador rejected, Mark Cuban stung, McAfee ‘has nothing’
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This Week Hawkish Fed comments push Bitcoin price and stocks lower againThe crypto markets had started the … [Read more...] about Bitcoin under threat, El Salvador rejected, Mark Cuban stung, McAfee ‘has nothing’