June 2020

Ransomware Gangs Are Teaming Up to Form Cartel-Style Structures

June 9, 2020 boss

Recent ransomware attacks from well-known cybercriminal groups have been suggesting that gangs are forging cartel-style alliances to pressure their respective victims to pay the ransom requests. Cointelegraph has obtained access to what seems to be a darknet site that belongs to the Maze group. On the site, Maze has been leaking stolen data beginning sometime after Sunday. The central feature to highlight is that the gang notes that Ragnar Locker, another ransomware group, provided the info, as the title of the blog post says: “MAZE CARTEL Provided by Ragnar.” Some of…

Voyager Digital Stock (VYGR) Doubles, Surpassing Bitcoin Growth Rate

June 9, 2020 boss

Voyager Digital stock is showing great results this year. It means that it can become a good choice for investors who are interested in the crypto industry. Cryptocurrency broker Voyager Digital Canada Ltd (CNSX: VYGR) has seen a doubling of its stock from last year. This brings the heavily regulated company into the spotlight as an example of a company that is set to change things. Sources say that Voyagers Digital stock doubled to reach C$0.56 cents a share. The stock prices fell by 18% on Monday. The drop occurred…

No, Blockchain Technology Cannot Solve Everything

June 9, 2020 boss

The crypto community was rightly aghast at the “Bitcoin Will Save Us” poster donned by a protester against racial injustice in Dallas last week. Christ pic.twitter.com/BmRmlZnMWa — Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) June 1, 2020 It was a tasteless and inappropriate — albeit well-meaning — attempt to impose a crypto narrative onto a decidedly non-crypto, and much larger, story. The crypto community’s heart is in the right place The United States protests against racial discrimination that erupted after George Floyd’s tragic killing at the hands of police have also garnered broad support…

Last Time This Happened BTC Gained $4k

June 9, 2020 boss

June 8, 27,000 more Bitcoins (BTC) were withdrawn from the exchanges than deposited, the last time there was such a significant outflow, Bitcoin appreciated 88%. The trend towards users withdrawing their assets from centralized exchanges has gained momentum since the Black Thursday. However, the amount of Bitcoin they removed yesterday is outstanding even within the context of this trend — $265 million worth. Bitcoin Daily Exchange Net Flows. Source: Glassnode. Hodling logic explained On March 19, users withdrew 31,000 BTC (worth $198 million), and then on March 24, another 27,000…

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June 9, 2020 boss

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Over 2,000 Coca-Cola Machines Now Accept Bitcoin in Australia and New Zealand

June 9, 2020 boss

Over 2,000 Coca-Cola vending machines in Australia and New Zealand have started accepting bitcoin, thanks to an agreement between Coca-Cola Amatil and Centrapay. Coca-Cola Amatil is a major bottler and distributor in Asia Pacific, supporting 140 brands. Buy Coke With Bitcoin The bitcoin payment option is now live at more than 2,000 Coca-Cola vending machines across Australia and New Zealand. The machines are in Coca-Cola Amatil’s network. To pay with bitcoin, users must have Centrapay’s Sylo Smart Wallet and scan the QR payment code using their smartphones. The team at…

South African Solar Energy Blockchain Startup Raises $3 Million, Plans to Expand Across Continent

June 9, 2020 boss

South African blockchain peer-to-peer renewable energy platform Sun Exchange obtained a $3 million investment from ARCH Emerging Markets Partners, thereby closing its $4 million Series-A funding round, according to a statement issued today. Sun Exchange allows international clients to buy remotely-located solar cells — either with Bitcoin (BTC) or South African Rand — and then lease them to power businesses and organisations in emerging markets. Abe Cambridge, the startup’s CEO and founder, told Cointelegraph: “Solar cell owners earn income from the electricity that’s generated, while schools, businesses, clinics and other…

Blockchain Bites: ‘Bitcoin Billionaires’ and Buying a Coke With Crypto

June 9, 2020 boss

The possibility of mass adoption, or at least mass awareness, of crypto was on the agenda today with the integration of a crypto payment option for vending machines in Australia and New Zealand and the announcement of a coming feature film looking at the Winklevoss twins’ involvement with crypto. Elsewhere, Chainalysis added tracking for two privacy coins while the U.S. Marshalls hunt for a contractor to help manage the cryptocurrency it seizes in operations against criminals. Here’s the story: You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain…

Bitcoin News Roundup for June 9, 2020

June 9, 2020 boss

With the price of bitcoin again struggling to breach $10,000 and volatility falling to recent lows, CryptoX’s Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup. Store of value? Bitcoin has outperformed gold and trounced U.S. equities so far this year. The war game was designed in 2018 to prepare troops for future conflicts fought on computers rather than on the battlefield. Blockchain media startup Civil is shutting down after three years, with its team pivoting to building decentralized identity tools at parent firm ConsenSys. Cryptocurrency-focused media startup BlockTV has…