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Symantec Spots Attacks On West African Financial Institutions

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Hackers are targeting financial firms in the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea, using commodity malware and living off the land tools, reported Symantec, the cybersecurity company, in a new blog post. Once in the networks, hackers infected computers with Cobalt Strike, a commodity malware. ”

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Exchange Paxful Sees Usage Up 350 Pct In Russia; Nonprofit Says Bitcoin Not Totally Banned From China

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the Zcash maker, has rolled out an effort called “Crypto in Context,” which links industry leaders with up-and-coming and underserved groups of people geared toward financial knowledge and digital currencies, according to a blog post. But the legislation that prohibits digital currency as money also sees it as a virtual commodity.

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Applies For Singapore Crypto License; CFTC Files Charges In Digital Ponzi Scheme

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Google’s role on the governing council will involve running a node and making an analysis available alongside their other public DLT datasets, according to Google Cloud developer advocate Allen Day in a blog post. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged a Colorado resident with fraud in an alleged Ponzi scheme.

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Bitcoin Daily: Square May Bring Bitcoin To The Big Apple, IMF Calls For Bitcoin Crackdown

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And the Winklevoss twins – the founders of Gemini – are proposing a self-regulatory body for the cryptocurrency industry, they announced on their company blog. The group, which they propose to call the Virtual Commodity Association, would be “an industry-sponsored self-regulatory organization for the U.S.

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Bitcoin Daily: IBM Eyes Blockchain For African Agriculture; CFTC Goes Back To School On Ethereum

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that is seeking public comment and feedback so it can learn more about ethereum. The RSI, which swings between zero to 100, is currently at 29.80. An asset or a crypto is considered oversold if the RSI is below 30.

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Bitcoin Daily: Partnership To Create Blockchain Solution For European Shipping; CipherTrace’s New Mobile Tool Flags Suspect Crypto Tokens

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VAKT , a specialist in commodity post-trade processing via blockchain, revealed that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with essDOCS , a provider of paperless trade solutions, according to Coin Telegraph. Two firms are teaming up to create a blockchain solution for the European shipping market.

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Crypto Exchange BitMEX to Buy 268-Year-Old German Bank to Deliver ‘Banking 2.0’

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The purchase of Munich-based Bankhaus von der Haydt, established in 1754, is a vital step in its goal of creating “a regulated crypto products powerhouse in the heart of Europe,” said BitMEX Group CEO Alexander Höptner in a blog post.

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