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Could Iran, Nigeria Bitcoin Crackdowns Bode Ill For Crypto?

Could Iran, Nigeria Bitcoin Crackdowns Bode Ill For Crypto?
Could Iran, Nigeria Bitcoin Crackdowns Bode Ill For Crypto?
February 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In Iran, power to the people – or at least to the bitcoin miners. Literally, and at the expense of everyone else. And in Nigeria, it’s not...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Arrests Hacker In Country’s Largest Theft of Crypto Wallets, Info; Iran Requires Crypto Exchanges To Be Licensed
Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Arrests Hacker In Country’s Largest Theft of Crypto Wallets, Info; Iran Requires...
May 19, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Security Service of Ukraine is reportedly holding a hacker for allegedly selling a database with 773 million email addresses and 21 million unique passwords,...

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Bitcoin Daily: OK Bill Would Create Blockchain Body; Central Asia Steps Up Crypto Mining; Crypto, RBI Case Back In Court
Bitcoin Daily: OK Bill Would Create Blockchain Body; Central Asia Steps Up Crypto Mining; Crypto,...
January 20, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Senator Nathan Dahm (R-OK) is sponsoring a bill that would establish a new state-chartered financial institution (FI) centered around blockchain technology, Cointelegraph reported on Saturday...

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US-funded VPNs, Apps See Increased Usage In Iran
US-funded VPNs, Apps See Increased Usage In Iran
January 20, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

U.S.-backed virtual private networks (VPNs) are working to help Iranians circumvent internet censorship from their own government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Security Group Warns Iranian Hackers Could Target US Electric Utilities
Security Group Warns Iranian Hackers Could Target US Electric Utilities
January 12, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Iranian hacking groups are targeting U.S. electric systems, and intelligence officials worry that escalating tensions between the two countries could only make things worse in...

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PayPal Deal, Connected Economy And Cyberwar Top Week’s News
PayPal Deal, Connected Economy And Cyberwar Top Week’s News
January 10, 2020  |  News

The first full work week of the new decade brought a gusher of payments and commerce news, and this latest edition of the PYMNTS Weekender...

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The Looming Long Fizzle Of Cyberattacks
The Looming Long Fizzle Of Cyberattacks
January 10, 2020  |  Exclusive Series

The new year is still new, and those on the front lines battling cybercrimes and the hackers who work from the shadows might be exhausted...

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What Iran Can – And Won’t – Do In A Cyberwar
What Iran Can – And Won’t – Do In A Cyberwar
January 07, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

A crippling cyberwar with Iran looms, but maybe not. In an interview with Karen Webster, Samuel S. Visner, director of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded...

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