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Someone or group stole users’ personal information from Canada-based cryptocurrency exchange and intends to use it to carry out a wave of SIM swapping attacks. The pseudonymous hacker spoke to media outlet Vice in an online chat on June 2. Based on a report by Vice, the perpetrators said they originally had the intention of selling the data but discovered that more money would be made by SIM swapping the accounts When it comes to SIM swapping, it has to do with cloning someone’s…

In recent times, the Bitcoin (BTC) markets incurred volatility that led to the liquidations of long and short positions which affected both buyers and sellers remarkably. It is such that there was about $223 million in 24-hour margin calls on BitMEX platform being evenly spread between Bitcoin shorts and longs. As at press time, long positions liquidated were worth somewhat more than $111.5 million, while short positions worth $111.3 million. Long positions represent 50.04 percent of the total liquidation, while…

According to Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso, he is not willing to demand the reduction of tax rate on cryptocurrencies in the country to 20 percent due to the difficulty of numerous households investing in digital assets. On June 2, the minister attended a meeting of the House of Councillors Committee on Financial Affairs, and answered a question by Japan Restoration Association member. According to Aso, about 900 trillion yen (8.4 billion USD) of the 1900 trillion yen (17.6 billion USD) financial…

Leading financial services platform Bitrue has lowered the interest rate on their loan service to 5.84% This announcement is in line with Bitrue's mission to level the financial playing field by offering liquidity and improved rates on crypto loans The company is committed to function as a one-stop platform for crypto services On June 2, 2020, Singapore-based exchange Bitrue announced the launch of its latest crypto lending service that allows users to pledge their cryptocoins to receive loans in BTC,…

The price of Ethereum has dipped by almost 80 percent from its lifetime high of $1.4k. This is due to the ICO bubble collapse and the history of a shift from altcoins to Bitcoins. However, by comparison, Bitcoin has only declined by 50 percent from its lifetime high of almost $20k. Numerous cryptocurrency market participants believe that Bitcoin will keep outperforming altcoins while a renowned investor is throwing his weight behind Ethereum. It is clear that the performance of Bitcoin…

Many people consider Bitcoin a store of value and they look for opportunities to buy when its price declines. This is one of the reasons it is called digital gold. Bitcoin is likewise hard money with a limited supply and despite being digital, it does not encounter the challenges faced by gold. The cryptocurrency is becoming scarcer every day even as its inflation has declined after the completion of its block reward halving. Additionally, hodlers’ attitude shows that they have…

It seems the revolution of cryptos and digital assets in the mainstream finance space is a disruptive force. Various flaws associated with traditional financial institutions and traditional forms of money were revealed during the economic troubles that ensued in 2008 and it appears that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin responded to them. Issues related to cryptos in the time of digital money were expatiated in a research paper published recently by Stanford Graduate School of Business. The paper also discussed whether or not regulatory bodies are necessary…

Get the weekly summary of cryptocurrency market trends, news, and forecasts! This Week’s Summary The Crypto Market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $269 billion Bitcoin slumped to almost $8,700 but surged back to $9,500 over the weekend Ethereum is flying high on a 10% increase during the week XRP finally climbs above the $0.20 mark and stays there for more than a day Argentina defaults on $65 billion worth of foreign debt Crypto Trends 25th -…

Trading, holding, transferring and generation of digital assets is now possible for Incore Bank in Switzerland due to the authorization received from Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). The local bank announced the launch of access to digital assets on May 29, representing a critical step towards the creation of a blockchain-friendly environment across the EU banking sector. This makes the bank the pioneering business-to-business bank in Switzerland, approved for operation within the cryptocurrency space. Incore Bank is now allowing institutional clients to…