A German-born programmer in San Francisco has now used up eight of 10 password attempts he has to unlock the hard drive containing the private…
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Law Decoded: The war of the wallets, 12/4–12/11
Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note Last week’s Law Decoded…
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What happens to your Bitcoin when you die?
As cryptocurrency investment becomes more and more popular, long-term investors are increasingly concerned with the uncomfortable question: what happens to your Bitcoin (BTC) when you…
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Simple steps to keep your crypto safe
As the cryptocurrency market is in the midst of a major bull run with Bitcoin (BTC) approaching its all-time highs, the security concerns of cryptocurrency…
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Unstoppable Domains Launches Decentralized Chat Protocol
Unstoppable Domains, a Tim Draper-backed startup focused on blockchain-based uncensorable websites, has launched a decentralized chat protocol. The so-called “Unstoppable Chat”, or simply “dChat” aims…
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Is Europe’s Experience in E-Signatures and Digital IDs Valuable for Australia?
Europe has been running a legislative framework for electronic signatures and digital identities since 1999. In 2014, the European Parliament introduced a significant upgrade by…
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Keyless Wallet Provider Zengo Now Holds SGA Stablecoin
Saga Monetary Technologies’ SGA stablecoin is now compatible with keyless wallet ZenGo, thanks to a recent partnership between the two companies. “ZenGo provides guaranteed access,…
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Ledger Wallet Warns of Fake Google Chrome Extension Stealing Crypto
Major cryptocurrency hardware wallet supplier Ledger has warned its users about another phishing attack trying to steal their crypto — this one using a Google…
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Irish Drug Dealer Tells Police That Keys to $56M in Confiscated BTC Are Lost
Dubliner Clifton Collins, who was recently imprisoned for drug trafficking, claims that robbers took the keys to the $56 million in Bitcoin (BTC) Irish High…
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New Web App Scans GitHub For Secrets Like Crypto Keys And Passwords
A new web app, called “Shhgit”, will scan the web-based GitHub code repository and search for sensitive secrets, such as private crypto keys. Scanning for…
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