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MEXC Global lists $MYST by Mysterium Network, a cryptocurrency to fight growing internet censorship worldwide

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Time Stamp: July 14, 2022 12:10 PM - Modified On: July 14, 2022 - Published By:
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Switzerland, 14th July 2022 Major cryptocurrency exchange MEXC Global has listed $MYST token by Mysterium Network, the Swiss-based Web 3.0 company challenging the $30 billion VPN industry with its next-generation anonymity network. Trading of the MYST-USDT pairs opens at 12pm UTC on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. The VPN market is estimated to reach more than $77 billion by 2026. With increasing censorship, shutdowns and surveillance online, over a quarter of the world’s internet users depend on a VPN for daily internet access. Most recently in Sudan, authorities cut off access

Pledge: NFT-based fixed lending protocol announces successful Fundraise

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Time Stamp: September 14, 2021 4:15 AM - Modified On: September 14, 2021 - Published By:
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Pledge Finance, an algorithm-driven, multi-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, is announcing the launch of an NFT-powered structured collateralized lending platform targeted at the traditional financial sector. The Binance Smart Chain (BSC) based platform will be fully interoperable with other public chains, meaning other DeFi platforms will be able to interact with Pledge’s numerous product and service offerings.  Pledge Bridges the Gap Between DeFi and Finance Pledge Finance will include liquidity pools which will act as money markets so that users can exchange cryptocurrencies without the need for a centralized exchange.

MetaMask Beefs Up Security and Improves Gas Prices

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Time Stamp: December 15, 2020 1:35 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Cryptocurrency wallet and browser extension MetaMask has been busy beefing up its security as hacks and exploits continue to plague the industry. In its latest monthly report, MetaMask has detailed ongoing efforts to improve the platform for its users and increase security. There are a few tweaks for dApp developers to be aware of but they will not affect users. The wallet provider has been developing ‘LavaMoat’ which is a set of tools for generating dApp bundles with enhanced security in the form of Secure EcmaScript (SES) containers. It added

NFT Floodgates Open With Impressive Lineup of Blockchain Games in 2020

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 10:50 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Blockchain in the gaming industry is one of the space’s hot topics of 2019. This year is catching the interest of both young independent developers and large corporations. Conferences and hackathons are periodically held around the world for developers to search for new ideas for integrating blockchain into games.The main advantages of blockchain are its decentralization and open-source nature, which can significantly change the gaming market. The technology is taking trust between developers and players to a new level, and users can now own and freely exchange in-game assets without

Sophisticated Mining Botnet Identified After 2 Years

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Time Stamp: April 5, 2020 8:03 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Cybersecurity firm, Guardicore Labs, revealed the identification of a malicious crypto-mining botnet that has been operating for nearly two years on April 1.The threat actor, dubbed ‘Vollgar’ based on its mining of the little-known altcoin, Vollar (VSD), targets Windows machines running MS-SQL servers — of which Guardicore estimates there are just 500,000 in existence worldwide.However, despite their scarcity, MS-SQL servers offer sizable processing power in addition to typically storing valuable information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.Sophisticated crypto-mining malware network identifiedOnce a server is infected, Vollgar “diligently and