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Massive Ledger Data Leak Increases SIM Swapping Threat

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Time Stamp: December 21, 2020 2:10 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has suffered another massive data breach for the second time this year. The exposure of thousands of clients’ personal information has increased the threat of SIM swapping as an attack vector. For the second time this year, personal data from Ledger wallet buyers has been dumped online. The leak was posted by several members of the crypto community who found files allegedly containing the ‘full database’ of Ledger customers containing emails, phone numbers, and even physical addresses. Ledger Data Leaked (Again) Ledger played down the data

Uncomfortable Truths of Trading And What to Watch Out For

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Time Stamp: December 5, 2020 4:17 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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There are some uncomfortable truths about trading crypto, which many people refuse to acknowledge. For instance, everybody — no matter how they play the market — is part of an emotional scheme. That means you, too. Thierry Gilgen, CEO of MachinaTrader, takes a deeper look into how social media channels dominate information about cryptocurrencies. The market is not purely mathematics. Raw human emotions play a big role, and that includes you potentially getting played. It is easy to be carried away while trading and make an emotional-based decision that results

How to Restore Your Faith in Government

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 5:47 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Images courtesy of MIT Video Productions Here’s the announcement of the new blockchain education program with the Massachusetts state government. It’s a big deal. We have a vision for where this kind of partnership can go, when governments begin educating themselves on the power of bitcoin and blockchain. That vision can be summed up in two words: Kendall Square. Kendall Square, then. The Kendall Square neighborhood lies next to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, stretching along the Charles River that separates Cambridge from Boston. (Here’s a map.) Although you’d think

Questions Remain Around The OCC Decision To Allow Banks To Custody Crypto

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 1:26 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The recent Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) ruling that national banks and savings associations can provide cryptocurrency custody services to clients is one of the biggest milestones in the short but spectacular lifetime of digital currencies. Now that U.S. banks have the green light to begin custodying crypto, everybody knows that the rules have changed — we just don’t yet know exactly how.  As the dust begins to settle, there are a number of important questions we need to ask. What is the thinking behind the OCC’s letter? Why now? And

Coinbase‌ ‌to‌ ‌Offer‌‌ ‌Bitcoin-Backed‌‌ ‌‌Loans‌‌ ‌to‌ ‌US‌ ‌Customers | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 17, 2020

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Time Stamp: August 17, 2020 1:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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 Coinbase will allow U.S. retail customers to borrow fiat loans against as much as 30% of their bitcoin holdings. One of the largest and most regulated crypto exchanges is capping credit lines at $20,000 per customer and offering an interest rate of 8% for bitcoin-backed loans with terms of one year or less. Yam, a DeFi token, suffered a fatal Code flaw which saw about $750,000 worth of tokens get locked up permanently and irretrievably. The project launched on Tuesday and had already accumulated over half a billion Dollars