CryptoCurrency News: Bad Ravencoin Code Allows Attackers to Generate Coins Without Mining

“The vulnerability does not allow the stealing of RVN or assets that you own and control, but the minting did create RVN that should not exist,” said developer Tron Black.

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CryptoCurrency News: Here’s How to Expand Who Contributes to Bitcoin Core

A Bitcoin Core dev and her exchange partner discuss Bitcoin and privacy and how to incentivize more developers to contribute to the protocol.

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CryptoCurrency News: Irish Charity Receives $1.1 Million Grant to Build Blockchain Platform for Aid Distribution

The grant will also allow Oxfam to scale the project across the Pacific region and explore its potential in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.

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CryptoCurrency News: Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Expects ‘A Ton of Innovation’ Around Stablecoins

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers praised stablecoins last week, saying he sees use cases in cross-border transactions as one example.

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CryptoCurrency News: Search For Yield Drives Ether’s Put-Call Ratio to One-Year High

Ether's put-call open interest ratio has jumped to 12-month highs. However, this increase is not necessarily a bearish signal.

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CryptoCurrency News: Russian Courts Can’t Agree on Whether Crypto Is Property

A Russian court convicted two men for extortion, but did not force them to return over $900,000 in crypto since they have no legal definition as property. Other courts have taken a different view.

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CryptoCurrency News: Money Reimagined: Bitcoin and Ethereum Are a DeFi Double Act

With bitcoin increasingly riding on Ethereum's rails, we're about to see greater complementarity between the top two blockchains.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase Custody to Support Secure Cardano Staking This Year

Cardano users will be able to securely stake their ADA tokens from inside Coinbase's cold storage.

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CryptoCurrency News: German Regulator Had Just 1 Person Checking Wirecard’s $3.1B Books: Report

Germany's finance and accounting agencies seem to have missed their chance to spot a $2.1 billion black hole in Wirecard's accounts.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s Price Correlation With S&P 500 Hits Record Highs

Bitcoin's correlation with the S&P 500 is somewhat erratic, but the relationship has just got stronger. That may not be bad news.

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CryptoCurrency News: E-Gold Claims US Officials Buried Key Report in 2008 Landmark Crypto Ruling

A court filing alleges federal government suppression of an OFR review led to crypto businesses being defined as money transmitters.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Investment App B21 Expands to India

The Gibraltar-based company said the move was prompted by rising consumer interest and trading volumes in the nation after a ban on banking services for cryptocurrency firms was lifted.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cardano Developer IOHK Launches $20M Fund for Ecosystem Startups

The cFund will invest anywhere between $250,000 and $500,000 into startups and small businesses using Cardano or IOHK tech initiatives.

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CryptoCurrency News: Singapore Man Fined $72K for Promoting Crypto Ponzi OneCoin

Police said the man is the first to be charged under the Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act.

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