Coincheck’s $500m hack changed Japan’s regulatory stance on virtual assets, claims exchange’s President

The cryptocurrency ecosystem isn’t averse to cases of serious financial crimes, including hacks which have often plagued cryptocurrency exchanges around the world. One of the largest hacks in the crypto-ecosystem was recorded by Mt.Gox exchange back in 2014, with the exchange losing over $450 million worth of digital assets. However, the Mt. Gox episode was […]

Brave Accuses Google of Secretly Leaking Personal Data

Google’s woes continue, this time from across the pond as rival browser Brave brings a fresh set of personal data privacy allegations against the tech giant. In a statement via their website, Brave Chief Policy & Industry Relations Officer Dr. Johnny Ryan claims to have uncovered a way in which Google secretly feeds data to […] The post Brave Accuses Google of Secretly Leaking Personal Data appeared first on CCN Markets

Bitcoin payments to be accepted by PwC Luxembourg

One of the world’s largest audit and tax management advisory companies PwC Luxembourg has confirmed that it will start accepting Bitcoin payments from Oct 01. At a time when industry experts are engaged in heated debates over arguable Bitcoin adoption rate, several big corporations are taking the plunge and committing themselves to explore endless opportunities […]

Bitcoin [BTC] Mining Power Records New All-Time High, ‘Price Follows Hash’ Says Max Keizer

Bitcoin has been recording new All-Time Highs in its total hash rate almost every day. The beginning of September marks the 5th straight month of a surge in the total hash rate.  The price of Bitcoin [BTC] has witnessed more than 250{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940} rise since the beginning of the year. It reached a yearly high above […]

Blockstream Has 3x The Hashpower of Entire Bitcoin Cash Network

Forbes writer Kyle Torpey reported that Blockstream, a crucial company in Bitcoin Core development, has been hosting Bitcoin miners at two facilities for quite some time. Big Boy Mining Top clients include Fidelity’s Center for Applied Technology (FCAT). Fidelity is a financial firm which increasingly throws itself into the blockchain industry. Blockstream employs BetterHash, an […] The post Blockstream Has 3x The Hashpower of Entire Bitcoin Cash Network appeared first on CCN Markets