Author: coinmaker

In the time of DeFi boom, how will Beam’s confidential DeFi stand different from others? Beam CEO Alexander Zaidelson spoke to Cointelegraph. On June 29th, major privacy cryptocurrency Beam underwent a hard fork to enable “Confidential DeFi” on Beam. In…

The price of Bitcoin is consolidating below $9,300 but this isn’t necessarily bearish as a major breakout may be in the works. The price of Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has been ranging between $8,600 and $10,500…

“Open Source Money,” about the investigation of Dragonchain’s ICO, is both an intro to crypto and the current state of U.S. regulation. The concept of Vision Tree’s “Open Source Money” series was always an intriguing one. A documentary-cum-reality TV show…

“You own your money, but you have to be aware of the responsibilities of owning your own money. You have to be careful with that freedom.” Helicopter parents. They never let their kids out of sight. They fret at the…

Industry stakeholders say the crypto and blockchain space is becoming more racially diverse as the technology spreads across the world. Financial inclusion is often cited as a reason for the pursuit of crypto and blockchain innovation. With gatekeepers monopolizing the…

Crypto itself has only been around for a decade, and the space has already gained its top Ponzi scheme actors. Here are three of them. In addition to the obvious advantages in the form of anonymity, accessibility, ease of use…

As tech advances, so too, do the malware attacks. Amid a pandemic, ransomwares are turning to privacy-centric coins to get away with crime. As interconnectivity turns the world into a global village, cyberattacks are expectedly on the rise. According to…

Gemini looks at regulation as a good thing, with the recently suggested conditional BitLicense as a move in the right direction. Last week, the New York State Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, proposed changes around its state-wide BitLicense legal…

Avaddon ransomware is exploiting Excel 4.0 macros to deploy an attack against users. Microsoft Security Intelligence alerted users to a type of ransomware, called Avaddon, that uses Excel 4.0 macros to distribute malicious emails. These emails contain attachments which deploy…

Kraken Head of Business Dan Held explains why he believes Bitcoin could reach $1,000,000. Kraken’s head of business, Dan Held, has been involved in crypto since 2013. In his latest interview with Cointelegraph, he dives into the early crypto meetups…