SECP begins operation against Pakistani cryptocurrency companies

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has started legal proceedings to ban at least nine companies offering cryptocurrencies and fraud schemes. SECP has…

Malware alert! Crypto trading firms are under attack

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A Trojan-style malware is attacking Israeli fintech and cryptocurrency trading firms in an attempt to get revenge. This Cardinal RAT malware was also spotted several…

Asad Umar denies claims of legalization of Cryptocurrency

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 7 min read

Update: Asad Umar has categorically denied the claims of the Business Recorder that legalization of cryptocurrencies might be in order and said that the update…

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Opera has announced a new cryptocurrency oriented web browser

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Opera is now ready for Web 3.0 which will be decentralized based on peer-to-peer networks rather than the traditional server networks we have nowadays. The…

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415,000 routers worldwide were hacked to mine cryptocurrency

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

More than 400,000 routers around the world have been hacked using crypto-jacking scripts run using Omine software. This breach was first discovered back in August and…

Businesses in Ohio can now pay taxes with Bitcoin

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a first, Ohio is now allowing businesses to pay their taxes using Bitcoin. It is the first ever state to allow companies to pay…

Despite the crypto ads ban, Coinbase ads are back on Google

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In March, this year, Google announced its plan to ban online advertisements promoting cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). The ban was to be effective…

Bitcoin’s growth expected to mark $8,000 after investors’ sell-off

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Bitcoin is back in action! The turbulent cryptocurrency is holding its ground amidst a sell-off from investors Bitcoin is now building a momentum to mark…

$1.5 billion worth of World Cup crypto-gambling ring busted in China

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

As the football fans are eagerly anticipating the final match between Croatia and France this coming Sunday, Chinese police in southern Guangdong province has busted…

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Opera becomes the first browser to offer a native crypto-wallet

By Shehryar Ahmed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Opera has expanded its portfolio of crypto tools with the addition of a built-in Ethereum Web3 API tool. The addition of the tool means that…

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Israeli crypto-company Bancor loses $23.5 million tokens in a hack

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An Isreali crypto company, Bancor, has lost around $23.5 million tokens in a hack. The cryptocurrency tokens majorly belonged to its users. The hack occurred…

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Female investors in Indian crypto market are rising up

By Muniza Imran ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

South Asia has majorly been a male-dominated region, however, the past few years have seen a rise in active participation from females in business, technology,…

Andreessen Horowitz announces a $300M fund for cryptocurrency and blockchain projects

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Andreessen Horowitz, Silicon Valley’s popular private Venture Capitalist firm, has launched a $300 million crypto fund, called a16z. They are also bringing in their first…

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