Say this for the computer kids who bought into the Great Crypto Scam: They (and others who dream of easy riches) are determined to tie themselves to the blockchain, no matter what. Even the recent $300 billion drop in value across the crypto economy (as calculated by the New York Times) hasn’t dissuaded them. The… Read More >>
Regulator Wants Social Media Controls After Twitter Hacks
“On July 15, 2020, a 17-year old hacker and his accomplices breached Twitter’s network and seized control of dozens of Twitter accounts assigned to high-profile users,” a recent report from the New York State Department of Financial Services specifies. That widely publicized hack also exposed private information about both regulated cryptocurrency firms and public figures… Read More >>
NY State’s Cryptocurrency Task Force to Consider Regulation
With Wall Street and other industries in mind, the New York state government has set in motion the creation of a digital currency task force that will investigate legislative and regulatory recommendations, among other issues, for the burgeoning cryptocurrency marketplace and the growing usage of blockchain technology. The task force got its final approval late… Read More >>