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Prometei malware mines Monero as it steals data from target systems
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13 August, 2020

Prometei malware mines Monero as it steals data from target systems

The botnet uses a complex, extensive modular system and a mixture of techniques to compromise systems and hide its presence...
OKEx CEO: P2P platform an ‘important fiat on-ramp’ in India
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13 August, 2020

OKEx CEO: P2P platform an ‘important fiat on-ramp’ in India

The platform will allow the users to buy digital currencies in the Indian rupee at zero fees, OKEx CEO Jay...
South Korea’s largest bank to store and manage digital assets
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13 August, 2020

South Korea’s largest bank to store and manage digital assets

Kookmin Bank’s move into digital currency custody comes at a time when regulators have progressively taken a positive approach towards...
Australian XRP hacker sentenced to 2 years in jail
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13 August, 2020

Australian XRP hacker sentenced to 2 years in jail

An Australian court has sentenced a woman to two years in prison over charges of stealing 100,000 XRP tokens in...
Top Picks from CoinGeek Conversations: Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia and blockchain
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12 August, 2020

Top Picks from CoinGeek Conversations: Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia and blockchain

For the next few weeks, CoinGeek producer Natalie Mason is introducing her own Top Picks from CoinGeek Conversations, giving us...
Libra co-founder spearheads Facebook’s ‘all things payments’ group
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12 August, 2020

Libra co-founder spearheads Facebook’s ‘all things payments’ group

Facebook Financial—to be known internally as F2—aims at making the social media giant a big player in the payments industry.