Cryptocurrency is a hidden, secure form of token that carries a monetary value. Bitcoins, Ethereum, Litecoins and various other similar terms that you hear, fall under the broad umbrella of Cryptocurrencies. Most of the cryptocurrency trades are recorded on a blockchain that forms a decentralized system. This is one of the reasons why it has become so popular in recent times.
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According to security researcher Troy Mursch from Bad Packets Report, close to 50,000 websites are infected with various cryptocurrency mining malware, Coinhive being the most popular.
Scammers creating fake celebrity accounts to scam innocent people off their cryptocurrencies are now being banned by Twitter, as the social media platform goes strict on scammers.
Universities of Chicago are among the first institutes to educate their students on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Courses dealing in finance and tech are witnessing large student turnouts for these classes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a deadline of 1 July 2018 for setting up a proper legislation regarding cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and other crypto-assets in Russia.
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Grayscale Investments, the company behind the Bitcoin Investment Trust has now announced that they will be starting off with four new trusts - one each for Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.
The company that owns the Kakao Talk messaging app, Kakao Corp, is looking forward to developing their own blockchain system and cryptocurrency - the Kakao Coin.
Reports from South Korean media indicate that North Korea has gathered a total of 11,000 Bitcoins which they are using to fund their nuclear program.
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Chinese authorities are now monitoring offshore cryptocurrency exchanges, as well as websites used by Chinese traders to facilitate P2P cryptocurrency transfers.
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