Darknet bad actors work together to steal your crypto, here’s how — Binance CSO
05 Jul 2023
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Crypto hackers have turned their attention towards the crypto user and “security hygiene” is more important than ever, according to Binance’s Jimmy Su. Lurking in the shadiest corners of the dark web is a “well-established” ecosystem of hackers that target cryptocurrency users with poor “security hygiene,” according to Binance’s chief security officer. Speaking to Cointelegraph,…

Venture capital’s ICO gambits left Bitcoin ecosystem underfunded — Adam Back
05 Jul 2023
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Venture capitalists have favored ICOs in recent years, but Bitcoin-related startups are seeing renewed interest from investors. nitial coin offerings (ICOs) may have hampered the development of the Bitcoin ecosystem, with market research reflecting a massive slant toward non-Bitcoin investments by venture capitalists (VCs) over the past five years. Blockstream CEO Adam Back highlighted the…

Bitcoin ETFs: Even worse for crypto than central exchanges
05 Jul 2023
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Want some worthless “paper” Bitcoin? With the rise of Bitcoin ETFs, you might soon have the chance to invest in something as worthless as the U.S. dollar. Recent weeks have seen a surge in interest from traditional finance for crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). After the Securities and Exchange Commission took issue with its initial filing,…