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• Breaking: CBOE Not Adding New Bitcoin Futures Contract This Month

  14-03-2019 23:45
  The Chicago Board Options Exchange announced today that it will not be adding any new Bitcoin futures of any kind this month. They went out of their way to announce as much, likely to tamp down the rowdy crypto press, who have a tendency to latch onto stories and run with them. CFE is not adding a Cboe Bitcoin (USD) (“XBT”) futures contractfor trading in March 2019.CFE is assessing its approach with respect to how it plans to continue to offer digital asset derivatives for trading. W
  
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• Cboe Puts Breaks on Bitcoin Futures Listing

  14-03-2019 23:34
  Cboe said it would not add a new bitcoin futures market for March, citing a need to review how it approaches the space.
  
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• Cboe Exchange Puts Brakes on Bitcoin Futures Listing

  14-03-2019 23:34
  Cboe said it would not add a new bitcoin futures market for March, citing a need to review how it approaches the space.
  
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• Report: Over 40 Bugs in Blockchain and Crypto Platforms Detected Over Past 30 Days

  14-03-2019 23:15 via cointelegraph.com
  Researchers have reportedly detected over 40 bugs in major blockchain and cryptocurrency platforms over the past month
  
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• Snap Stock Surges 12%: Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Trust This Rally

  14-03-2019 23:11
  Snap. Inc shares are soaring after analysts at BTIG have turned bullish on the outlook for Snapchat. Up more than 12% on the day, there were a couple of notes from BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield that got volumes surging in the fledgling tech company. In my view, the logic of his reasoning could be sound in the near term, but his $15 price target looks a stretch, and he could potentially be misunderstanding what is really going on with SNAP. BTIG Upgrade Snap Inc. Price Forecast to Bullish from
  
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• SEC chairman makes comments about bitcoin ETF, on Fox News

  14-03-2019 23:06
  Over the past year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been quite active in its involvement in the choppy waters of the bourgeoning crypto space. A recent article reveals insights that SEC chairman Jay Clayton has expressed on bitcoin and its ties to a BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF).
  Jay Clayton on bitcoin
  Fox Business was able to snag an exclusive interview with the SEC chair, detailed in a March 14 article from the outlet. The editorial piece pointed out that Clayton’s
  
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• SEC chairman makes comments about bitcoin ETF, on Fox Business

  14-03-2019 23:06
  Over the past year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been quite active in its involvement in the choppy waters of the bourgeoning crypto space. A recent article reveals insights that SEC chairman Jay Clayton has expressed on bitcoin and its ties to a BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF).
  Jay Clayton on bitcoin
  Fox Business was able to snag an exclusive interview with the SEC chair, detailed in a March 14 article from the outlet. The editorial piece pointed out that Clayton’s
  
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• QuadrigaCX Imbroglio Takes a Turn After Widow Claims CEO Mixed Personal and Company Funds

  14-03-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  The crypto community has been sitting at the edge of their seats watching the complex and nuanced situation surrounding the now defunct QuadrigaCX exchange unfold. Recently, news broke that Big Four Auditing Firm, Ernst & Young (EY), had discovered that the exchange’s cold storage wallets were nearly entirely empty, which came as a surprise to many hopeful victims of the exchange.
  Now, however, the situation has grown in complexity after the widow of QuadrigaCX’s now deceased co-
  
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• Senate Republicans Mutiny, Deliver Devastating Rebuke to Lawless Trump

  14-03-2019 22:15
  The U.S. Senate voted today to block President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration at the United States-Mexico border. Following a weeks-long government shutdown and stalemate with House Democrats over funding to reinforce barriers on the southern border, Donald Trump invoked the Nixon-era National Emergencies Act of 1976. Under the old law, Trump claimed the power to direct funding to barrier construction at his own discretion without a line item in a legislative appropriation. I look fo
  
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• Tom Lee: Bitcoin Price on Verge of Racing into Bull Market

  14-03-2019 22:05
  Tom Lee made an extraordinary prediction in December, one that turned out to be false. He said Bitcoin would go way back over $10,000, which was an adjustment from an earlier prediction. Now, while Bitcoin trades sideways within a tight range but altcoins are experiencing a resurgence dubbed by Mati Greenspan as “alt-season,” Lee says another bull run is on the way. 2019 Will Be ‘Year about Repair’ for Bitcoin Speaking to CNBC, Lee said today: ” I think 2019′s
  
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• Financial Commission Unveils Warning List for Blockchain Firms

  14-03-2019 22:02
  The entries in this list includes crypto exchanges and wallets suspected of conducting illegal activities.
  
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• Tom Lee of Fundstrat: Bitcoin Bulls to Return in 2019

  14-03-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Tom Lee of Fundstrat Global Advisors has once again given cryptocurrency market predictions. The long-term Bitcoin bull stated earlier that sentiment will once again turn positive during 2019.
  Lee draws on technical, macro, and fundamental indicators to make these conclusions. However, we all know that he has been wrong on more than one occasion when it comes to Bitcoin price.
  Tom Lee: Bitcoin Cash “Fork Wars” Terrible for Investor Confidence
  Tom Lee, the co-founder of Fundstrat Glob
  
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• Some Altcoins Make Mild Gains, Crude Oil Futures See Four-Month High

  14-03-2019 21:59 via cointelegraph.com
  Cryptocurrency markets are experiencing mixed signals, with some of major coins reporting minor gains
  
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• Digital Asset Loses Another Exec and a High-Profile Board Member

  14-03-2019 21:45
  Wall Street superstar Sallie Krawchek has quietly left the board of Digital Asset, and the manager of the firm's DAML product has returned to banking.
  
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• Digital Asset Loses a Manager and a High-Profile Board Member

  14-03-2019 21:45
  Wall Street superstar Sallie Krawchek has quietly left the board of Digital Asset, and the manager of the firm's DAML product has returned to banking.
  
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• Republican Leader Claims Blockchain Can Make US Government More Efficient

  14-03-2019 21:14 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain technology will make the U.S. Congress more efficient and transparent, says Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
  
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• Expert: Renewable Energy Not Enough for Bitcoin's Sustainability Problem

  14-03-2019 21:02 via cointelegraph.com
  A study from a PwC blockchain expert states that renewable energy is insufficient in addressing Bitcoin’s sustainability problem
  
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• Crypto Analyst: April Is the Last Month to Buy Cheap BTC, Bitcoin Price Never Again $3K

  14-03-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  As Bitcoin’s current trading range tightens and price consolidates ahead of the next major trend-defining move, the entire crypto community is speculating on whether or not Bitcoin price may have bottomed or if there is more pain to come for BTC investors.
  One prominent crypto trader and analyst is confident that Bitcoin price will never again trade in the $3K range, and that April will be the last month to buy “cheap BTC.”
  Bitcoin Price Bottoming Pattern Suggests Cheap BTC End
  
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• IBM Scores Nationwide Blockchain Deal With France’s Commercial Court Clerks

  14-03-2019 20:45
  Court clerks across France will soon be recording changes in companies' legal status on a Hyperledger blockchain built by IBM.
  
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• MakerDAO Weighs Fourth Fee Hike as DAI Stablecoin Remains Below $1

  14-03-2019 20:15
  MakerDAO token holders could soon be voting on another proposal to increase fees on the loans that issue new holdings of the stablecoin DAI.
  
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• Florida Teenagers Planned Dark Web Terrorist Attack on Jacksonville School

  14-03-2019 20:10
  Grant Shirley, 17 and Matthew Guey, 15, have been arrested following a plot to create a napalm bomb which was allegedly to be used to kill or maim classmates at a Jacksonville private school campus. One of the teenagers reportedly accessed the dark web to research how to create a firebomb that would cause severe burns as well as death, causing flaming material to stick to the skin and flesh of victims as it burned. Fistfight Led to Arrest at Jacksonville School The plot was foiled only because t
  
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• Litecoin (LTC) Bulls Have the Upper Hand, Sights at $70

  14-03-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Litecoin prices stable and bullish
  QuadrigaCX founder had the best interests in mind and cared for his customers
  Transaction volumes low but revival depends on LTC demandCotten’s window now says his husband had the best intentions and interest for QuadrigaCX users as the search of $190 million worth of Bitcoins and other assets continue. At spot rates, Litecoin is bullish, and trading above $50 meaning buyers have a chance in days ahead.
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• SEC Chairman Highlights Investor Protection in Regard to Bitcoin ETF

  14-03-2019 19:43 via cointelegraph.com
  U.S. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton shared his concerns over the potential for manipulation vis-a-vis a Bitcoin ETF
  
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• House GOP Leader McCarthy Says US Govt Must Go All-In on Blockchain

  14-03-2019 19:35
  Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is sounding a lot like a tech entrepreneur these days. In a plea before a select committee on March 12 introducing ideas for Congress to prioritize in the 21st century, the GOP leader made his case for integrating blockchain technology into the government’s day-to-day operations. Kevin McCarthy: U.S. Government Should Dive Head-First into Blockchain McCarthy fell short of proposing that they use a public crypto network such as Ethereum
  
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• GRIN Privacy Cryptocurrency Coin Developer Gets Approval from Community to be Funded for Efforts - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  14-03-2019 19:29
  GRIN Privacy Cryptocurrency Coin Developer Gets Approval from Community to be Funded for Efforts  Bitcoin Exchange GuideCryptocurrency Grin Will Be Providing Financial Support To Developer To Work Full Time On The Project. The Grin developer Ignotus Peverell will be receiving ...
  
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• Phishing Campaign Targets Users of Crypto Exchange GMO Coin

  14-03-2019 19:13
  Crooks attempted to trick users into accessing a phishing site through clone ads on the search site "Yahoo! JAPAN"
  
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• Mammoth Facebook Outage Sends 3 Million Users Piling into Telegram

  14-03-2019 19:01
  Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced that 3 million new users signed up to his encrypted messaging service in just 24 hours. The sudden, massive influx is likely due to the service outages affecting Facebook and WhatsApp on Wednesday. Facebook & WhatsApp Go Offline Facebook, its two messaging apps, and Instagram, its image-hosting app, suffered from their worst ever service outages yesterday. The social media platforms went through 14 hours of disrupted service, and it may have cost them big t
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Set For $4,500 With Tether (USDT) Reserve Doubts

  14-03-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin prices stable and bullish
  Suspicion around Tether reserves will likely benefit Bitcoin
  Participation levels low but could increase as demand picks upTether is making headlines thanks to their latest update touching on their reserves. While Bitcoin prices are unresponsive, it is likely that BTC will react as investors get edgy liquidating their USDT.
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  By rolling a service with the express purpose of sheltering crypto traders during times of uncertainty,
  
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• OceanEx Announces the AI Powered Cryptocurrency Trading Platform, OceanEx Atlantic - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  14-03-2019 18:48
  OceanEx Announces the AI Powered Cryptocurrency Trading Platform, OceanEx Atlantic  Bitcoin Exchange GuideAfter 3 months of waiting, OceanEx announces the release of the actual exchange after a successful beta test period. The OceanEx 1.0 Beta released in ...
  
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• Wells Fargo CEO ‘Earns’ Major Raise as Bank Racks up Billions in Fines

  14-03-2019 18:41
  The day after his Tuesday appearance on Capitol Hill to answer questions from the House Financial Services Committee, banking empire Wells Fargo disclosed it would be giving the company’s CEO, Tim Sloan, a 5 percent raise for 2018. To repeat, this is the day after Sloan testified before Congress to convince the government that the San Francisco-based, global finance, mega-corporation has turned a corner. That’s after a string of major scandals starting in 2016 and rocking investor co
  
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• QuadrigaCX Prompts Regulators to Move: Will Canada Clampdown on Crypto?

  14-03-2019 18:30 via newsbtc.com
  The QuadrigaCX debacle that has gripped the crypto space so far this year has evidently not gone unnoticed by Canadian financial regulators. In a consultation paper, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) appealed for the input of various crypto market participants to help with a proposed regulatory framework to address investor protection in the space.
  The paper seeks input on areas including custody, asset verification
  
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• Canada: Regulatory Bodies Call on Crypto Industry to Participate in Securities Law Review

  14-03-2019 18:05 via cointelegraph.com
  Cryptocurrency needs adapted securities rules, say Canadian regulators in new joint consultation paper
  
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• Ripple (XRP) Drops But Quick Recovery Reveal Strong Demand

  14-03-2019 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple prices temporarily drop but recover
  Streams of bullish fundamentals would help build momentum
  Activating triggers at 34 cents must be a wide-ranging bull bar with volumes above 61 millionMomentum is building in lower time frames. Since technical indicators are favorable and the streams of bullish fundamental prop prices, odds are Ripple (XRP) will trend above 40 cents in weeks ahead.
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  The crypto winter may be biting, but that is not stopping major market
  
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• Report Shows Cryptojacking Is Prime Example of Shift Towards Discreet Cyberattacks

  14-03-2019 17:50 via cointelegraph.com
  Cybercriminals are reportedly favoring “low and slow” approaches in attacks made for financial gains, and cryptojacking is a prime example of this shift, the report notes
  
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• Exclusive: Tether Claims ‘100% USD-Backed’ But Crypto Community Remains Skeptical

  14-03-2019 17:48
  On Wednesday, investors in Tether, the most dominant stablecoin in the crypto market, pointed out a change in the stablecoin’s Terms of Service and Risk Disclosure which described that its USD reserves will be composed of loans issued by Tether, not solely by cash. “Every tether is always 100% backed by our reserves, which include traditional currency and cash equivalents and, from time to time, may include other assets and receivables from loans made by Tether to third parties, whic
  
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• Breaking: Bittrex Int’l Scraps ‘IEO’ amid Controversy over Crypto Startup RAID

  14-03-2019 17:43
  European cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex International has scrapped its first “initial exchange offering” (IEO), just hours before the RAID crypto token sale was scheduled to commence. RAID Crypto Token Sale Called off Hours Before Launch The cryptocurrency exchange announced the halt to the sale on Twitter, explaining that it made the decision to boot RAID from its platform after the project made “significant, last minute changes.” Trust and integrity are the most valuab
  
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• Launch a Crypto Exchange in 30 Days: German Firm Offers White-Label Products for Startups

  14-03-2019 17:41 via cointelegraph.com
  A service that helped startups collect more than $250 million allows blockchain businesses to cut costs when developing new products with its technologies #SPONSORED
  
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• Thailand’s Stock Exchange Plans to Roll Out Digital Asset Platform in 2020

  14-03-2019 17:36 via cointelegraph.com
  The Stock Exchange of Thailand has announced its plans to release its digital asset platform in 2020
  
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• Paxos Launching (Yet Another) Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency - BeInCrypto

  14-03-2019 17:33
  Paxos Launching (Yet Another) Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency  BeInCryptoPaxos — a blockchain company looking to help "mobilize" money — has announced plans to launch its own gold-backed cryptocurrency this year.
  
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• Spanish Stock Exchange to Go Live With Blockchain Collateral Pledge Certificates

  14-03-2019 17:29
  Spain's largest stock exchange expects to go live by the end of 2019 with a blockchain-based system for certifying collateral pledges.
  
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• Timechain is Satoshi’s Original Vision for Blockchain and Bitcoin

  14-03-2019 17:28
  In the year 2019, the term blockchain is so ubiquitous that the Oxford dictionary has felt compelled to include its definition, and text processors no longer highlight it as a typo. However, as presented in the 2008 pre-release source code of Bitcoin (which circulated on the cypherpunk mailing list), the first name of blockchain was actually “timechain”.
  Prominent Canadian bitcoiner Francis Pouliot has recently highlighted a series of lesser-known facts in a Twitter thread, and it&rs
  
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• Cross-Platform Blockchain Project Cosmos Launches First Hub After $17 Million ICO

  14-03-2019 17:24 via cointelegraph.com
  Tendermint has officially launched interoperable blockchain ecosystem Cosmos Network
  
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• Enterprise Blockchain on the Rise Despite Criticisms

  14-03-2019 17:09 via cointelegraph.com
  Depending on the goals of the network, both enterprise and public blockchains have their place in the industry
  
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• Illinois Judge Blocks Mt Gox CEO’s Bid to Weasle out of Bitcoin Trader Lawsuit

  14-03-2019 17:06
  For Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of the shuttered Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange, the hits just keep on coming, this time from more than 6,000 miles away. An Illinois court in a Memorandum Opinion and Order issued on March 12 has denied Karpeles the chance to make a class action complaint in which he is named as a defendant go away, despite the fact that the infamous cryptocurrency exchange was based in Tokyo. Judge Gary Feinerman ruled that the class action complaint, which was introduced by former
  
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• Dow Slams on Brakes While Boeing Careens Toward 8th Straight Decline

  14-03-2019 16:42
  The Dow and broader U.S. stock market slammed on the brakes Thursday as Boeing headed for its eighth consecutive decline and China’s economy showed a further cooling trend. A delay in U.S.-China trade negotiations also raised the specter of a prolonged tariff war that would further undermine global economic health. Dow Stalls as US Stock Market Fails to Extend Gains All of Wall Street’s major indexes traded mixed-to-lower through the morning, reflecting a tepid pre-market session for
  
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• “This Is No Way to Run a Country!” Businesses Rage at Brexit Economic Suicide as $1 Trillion Exits UK

  14-03-2019 16:41
  Britain is running head-first into economic suicide. That’s the verdict from furious business owners in the UK as we enter the third day of shambolic Brexit votes. The latest voice to join the backlash is Carolyn Fairbairn, the head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which represents 190,000 companies. Speaking of the last-minute trade scenario for Brexit, she said the proposed rules are: “ sledgehammer for our economy… This is no way to run a country. What we pot
  
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• Tether Spotlight Once Again: Controversy Over 100% Peg to USD

  14-03-2019 16:32 via newsbtc.com
  Popular stablecoin Tether (USDT) – the world’s 9th largest cryptocurrency by means of market cap, has once again attracted the attention of the crypto community.
  As noticed by existing Tether investors, the project has removed previous claims that the stablecoin was entirely backed by US dollars.
  A new update, the date of which is unknown, to the website of Tether, has raised more than just a few eyebrows. The updated terms on the website suggest that the project’s USD holdings
  
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• Bitfury Integration to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to More Merchants

  14-03-2019 16:30
  The Bitfury Group has partnered with business payments processor HadePay to bring lightning network-based bitcoin payments to merchants.
  
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• US Stock Market Wobbles as China Trade Talk Sentiment Sours

  14-03-2019 16:00
  The US stock market has been riding a wave of optimism stemming from optimism about a swift resolution to the ongoing US-China trade talks. However, President Donald Trump’s comments are now swinging from a “good chance” of an immediate deal to claims that he is “not in a hurry” to make one. Meanwhile, reports are breaking that further meetings between Washington and Beijing won’t happen until April, at the earliest, and the US stock market is not taking the n
  
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• Cryptocurrency mining attacks still major security risk, despite closure of Coinhive - TechRepublic

  14-03-2019 15:58
  Cryptocurrency mining attacks still major security risk, despite closure of Coinhive  TechRepublicCryptojacking attacks can be executed in more ways than JavaScript files in browsers, and cryptocurrency mining is moving to cloud services, according to AT&T ...
  
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