Bitcoin

Google research flags looming quantum threat to cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin vulnerable in minute

The Google-led study described its hardware assumptions as conservative while withholding full algorithmic detail for security reasons.

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Jordan Fried, ZOOZ Power ceo

Bitcoin is volatile, but that doesn’t change where it’s headed

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Rising again? Bitcoin breaks higher after weeks of stagnation

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"Real-time capital flight": In Tehran, no waiting for banks to collapse again


New crypto front emerges in Israel's fight to defund Iranian proxies

The Financial Action Task Force, a Paris-based G7 body that fights illicit finance, warned last month that terrorist organizations were seeking to further boost donor anonymity.

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Why is Israel pushing for blockchain-based real estate? - interview

A recent Lands Authority tender has called for blockchain experts — but what does Israel stand to benefit from real estate tokenization?

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This Israeli start-up wants to make it easier to use cryptocurrency - opinion

By making crypto – namely, Bitcoin – access as easy as PayPal or Bit, the ecosystem will attain new levels of functionality and usage without needing a million intermediaries in between.

Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum and DogeCoin are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken, June 29, 2021.

US charges two Russians in hack of Mt. Gox crypto exchange

The department in a statement said Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, were charged with conspiring to launder approximately 647,000 bitcoins from their hack of Mt. Gox.

 A representation of the cryptocurrency is seen in front of Binance logo in this illustration taken, March 4, 2022.

Hamas armed wing announces suspension of bitcoin fundraising

Hamas had endorsed crypto as a fundraising method for years, previously developing sophisticated tactics to solicit bitcoin donations.

  A representation of the virtual cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this picture illustration taken October 19, 2021.

Western Wall NFT creators suspected of large-scale tax evasion

The investigation revealed that the suspects have sold 1,700 works since 2021 and obtained 620 Ethereum in payment which is equivalent to approximately NIS 8m.

Women are seen walking across the Western Wall site in a photo taken February 9, 2023

Why are crypto wallets increasingly kept in vaults now?

While some crypto markets were crashing, there was a sharp increase in renting vaults to store Ledgers - "hardware" wallets for keeping digital currencies.

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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance suffers $570 million hack

The hacker had taken around two million of the cryptocurrency BNB, Binance’s own digital coin, with a value of around $284 each.

 The bear market in crypto erased $2 trillion in market value and led to several bankruptcies among crypto firms like Celsius, Voyager Digital and Three Arrows Capital, among others.

Bitcoin's climate damage profiles closer to gasoline than gold

Study reveals Bitcoin's concerning impact on the climate and economy.

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How does Altcoin Rocketize measure up to Ethereum and Litecoin