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Secreteum: A decentralized encrypted messaging app

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2021 5:00 AM - Modified On: October 6, 2021 - Published By:
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Messaging apps are ubiquitous – more than 3.6 billion people worldwide use them, with the average person sending up to 72 messages every 24 hours. Every day WhatsApp alone channels over 100 billion messages, while WeChat transmits 205 million video messages. With this popularity has come a darker side: that of hacked personal data, cybertheft, and government violations of privacy. The way messaging apps are designed, work, and are managed exposes them by default to many risks: Most messaging apps require the user to input sensitive personal data, including name,

Bitcoin staying above $50K can strengthen these market trends

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2021 4:30 AM - Modified On: October 6, 2021 - Published By:
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Over the past few weeks, the crypto-market has failed to sustain a particular trend for too long, especially when it comes to Bitcoin. So, when the discussion comes to profitability, it is important to note who’s profitable and for how long. Right now, looking at the spending behavior of investors, it looks like they will begin to… What you should know about profitability This week saw a hike in overall profits across the market and at the same time, a decline in losses too. Presently, Bitcoin’s price action is supporting

White hat hacker paid DeFi’s largest reported bounty fee

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 8:55 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Belt Finance, an automated market maker (AMM) protocol operating a yield optimization strategy on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), claims to have paid the largest bounty in the history of decentralized finance (DeFi) to a whitehat hacker who averted a $10 million bug crisis. Industry whitehat programmer Alexander Schlindwein discovered the vulnerability in Belt Finance’s protocol this week and reported the news to the team. For his efforts, Schlindwein received a generous compensation of $1.05 million, the majority of which ($1 million) was granted by Immunefi, with the additional $50,000 offered by

Crypto Job Hiring Sees Huge Demand as Industry Grows

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 8:50 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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The number of jobs related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have skyrocketed, according to data from several job listing websites.Sponsored Sponsored While crypto searches more than doubled on Indeed.com in the past year, US job postings with “cryptocurrency” and “blockchain” as keywords were up over 600% on LinkedIn. Additionally, growth in paid listing at CryptocurrencyJobs.co increased nearly 1,500% since last year. “Everyone is hiring right now” Daniel Adler, founder of CryptocurrencyJobs.co, provided some insight into the growth that’s occurred. He noted that some teams who were looking to double at

Your September Newsletter for All Things BitPay and Crypto

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Time Stamp: September 23, 2021 9:26 AM - Modified On: September 23, 2021 - Published By:
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We have another month of crypto news and BitPay happenings, including an exciting new partnership, a product integration and more updates around global crypto adoption. Don’t forget to check out what ‘swap’ means and learn more about BitPay Reload in our product highlight.In This Issue:BitPay in the SpotlightUATP, a global payment network owned and operated by the airlines, has partnered with us to start accepting crypto payments and attract new business. Read the announcement here.Our CEO, Stephen Pair discusses why it’s important for the approach to crypto regulation to go

Crypto industry can grow to $15 trillion, former Binance.US CEO says 

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Time Stamp: September 21, 2021 4:51 PM - Modified On: September 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In the recently held SALT Conference, former Binance.US chief executive officer Brian Brooks said that the crypto industry could be a $15 trillion industry in the future. He added that with the current trend and phase of crypto adoption, this size is not an impossible feat.  The conference was attended by hedge fund managers and officials from banks, asset management companies, and compliance entities.  According to Brooks, the current size of the crypto industry has already reached $2 trillion, and while this may sound already huge, he said that this

The correlation between Bitcoin and S&P 500 has these implications

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Time Stamp: September 15, 2021 10:30 PM - Modified On: September 15, 2021 - Published By:
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The on-going corrections being witnessed in the U.S. stock market has managed to fuel in fear amongst people from the crypto space too. Even though they represent completely different spectrums of the financial landscape, both the markets have historically, maintained an on-and-off relationship. Source: TradingView Altering dynamics Interestingly, both markets have witnessed major bull and bear phases in synchronization. Earlier in March this year it was proved that the crypto space is not immune from big crashes witnessed in the traditional financial world. Right after that in April, it was

Altseason or not, here’s what separates and makes Bitcoin ‘better than the rest’

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Time Stamp: September 7, 2021 8:30 PM - Modified On: September 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin remains unbeatable as far as adoption is concerned. However, over the years, many competing blockchains have surpassed Bitcoin on the fronts of network functionalities and scalability. This has even lead to many youngsters terming it as the “boomer coin” since it is now invested in more by institutions, big-ticket players, and seasoned investors. On the other hand, altcoins, although speculative and risky, have the potential to offer greater returns with their exponential surges. Ergo, it’s no surprise that these are being preferred by many young risk-takers. That is not

Litecoin: Is it time for the market’s buyers to take a breather yet

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 9:30 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Like most of its counterparts, Litecoin noted an increase in value on the back of Bitcoin’s push above $50k. The alt, which historically shares a strong correlation with the king coin, lined up seven straight green candles on the 4-hour timeframe. This was last seen in late May after Litecoin rallied from a near 4-month low. However, a resistance zone seemed to have the potential to trigger the next

Bitcoin Depot Among Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest Growing Companies

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 6:30 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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For the second year in a row, Bitcoin Depot appeared in Inc. Magazine’s list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies.Sponsored Sponsored The world’s largest and fastest-growing crypto ATM network, ranked No. 357 on the list, after its spot at No. 1,103 last year. President and CEO of Bitcoin Depot Brandon Mintz highlighted that the recognition coincided with the five-year anniversary of the company.  “Given last year’s unexpected circumstances and the pandemic environment, we were fortunate that we were able to continue building our brand while serving the underbanked community on a